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Album Review

Hamid Drake/Albert Beger/William Parker: Evolving Silence Vol. 1

Read "Evolving Silence Vol. 1" reviewed by Jeff Stockton

by Jeff Stockton
October 16, 2005

The Wyman and Watts of jazz, bassist William Parker and percussionist Hamid Drake, traveled to Israel to perform with Roy Campbell in the Pyramid Trio in February, 2005. The next day, after having sat in with the band, Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger recorded his own trio session with Parker and Drake in the studio. The resulting Evolving Silence Vol. 1 is just a taste: four tracks across 42 minutes. But each composition stands individually to represent a different aspect of ...

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Fred Anderson: Blue Winter

Read "Blue Winter" reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

by Kurt Gottschalk
September 16, 2005

If it wasn't one already, Fred Anderson's trio with Hamid Drake and William Parker can rightly be considered a supergroup. Anderson was named the first Vision Festival Lifetime Recognition honoree last month, and if such awards were given, Drake and Parker would surely have shared the MVP trophy. While the three have worked together before--notably in quartet with Kidd Jordan--this is their first trio recording.Blue Winter also may be Anderson's definitive release, at least thus far. He's made ...

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Fred Anderson: Blue Winter

Read "Blue Winter" reviewed by Michael McCaw

by Michael McCaw
August 23, 2005

Listening to Fred Anderson can sometimes be akin to listening to a sage or prophet. Wordless history and wisdom simply pour from the bell of his horn, allowing him to communicate with listeners on a different level than most other musicians. Recorded on December 12, 2004, this two-CD, nearly 150-minute complete performance with William Parker and Hamid Drake speaks on many levels.Since Anderson's decision to return to music full time in the nineties (and still run ...

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Interview

A Fireside Chat With Hamid Drake

by AAJ Staff
February 26, 2003

I make no bones about the fact that Hamid Drake is a personal favorite of mine. But my argument is a substantial one. No other drummer has worked with as many heavy hitters as Hamid (a list that includes Peter Brotzmann, Fred Anderson, George Lewis, Don Cherry, Misha Mengelberg, Pharoah Sanders, Jemeel Moondoc, William Parker, Roy Campbell, Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark). And no drummer works as much as Hamid. Han Bennink, Paal Nilssen-Love, and Tony Oxley are killing, but my ...

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Hamid Drake & Sabir Mateen: Brothers Together

Read "Brothers Together" reviewed by Derek Taylor

by Derek Taylor
December 4, 2002

Few drummers can tackle the stresses and challenges laid bare in a setting with reeds as sole partner and still hold onto their share of the proceedings. Perhaps the historical role of drums as time-keeper and rhythmic stanchion is the culprit, or possibly it’s the reluctance of most jazz percussionists to stray beyond the historical strictures placed on their kits that’s to blame? Whatever the reason there aren’t may players that can thrive in such a partnership. At the forefront ...