Jazz Articles about Hamid Drake

William Parker: Corn Meal Dance

by James Taylor
December 2, 2007

William Parker's Corn Meal Dance showcases the enigmatic figure's best attributes--not as bassist but, instead, as band leader and poet. The release finds Parker again working with his Raining On The Moon Quintet, first featured on Raining On The Moon (Thirsty Ear, 2002). An overall more pop and blues-oriented record than some of Parker's more eclectic excursions, Corn Meal Dance is refreshing and Parker's words thought provoking.Joining Parker is Rob Brown (alto sax), Hamid Drake (drums), Lewis Barnes ...

William Parker / Raining On The Moon: Corn Meal Dance

by Glenn Astarita
October 19, 2007

New York bassist/composer/poet and bandleader William Parker stands tall among the crème de la crème of great musical minds and instrumentalists. Corn Meal Dance, featuring his group Raining On The Moon, further instills a mystical framework that seems to yield notions of a sense of oneness, regardless of ensemble size or musical direction. These qualities ring loud and clear on this downright beautiful jazz recording, designed with lyrical content that touches upon existentialism, spirituality and sociopolitical musings.

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William Parker / Raining On The Moon: Corn Meal Dance

by Troy Collins
September 17, 2007

Bassist, composer, Vision Festival organizer and all-around Renaissance man William Parker is a man of many talents, from solo bass recitalist to big band leader. Raining On The Moon, his lyrical group, features the vocal talents of Leena Conquest, singing Parker's words like they were her own. Based on the same line-up as his long-standing quartet (altoist Rob Brown, trumpeter Lewis Barnes and drummer Hamid Drake), this variation featured on Corn Meal Dance adds a new voice, pianist Eri Yamamoto. ...

Viktor Toth: Climbing With Mountains

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 7, 2007

Il classico trio sax/basso/batteria con l’aggiunta in alcuni brani della tromba, un repertorio di composizioni originali e una provenienza (Ungheria) inusuale per un ensemble di jazz. Inusuale ma non troppo vista la crescita di talenti - Gabor Gado, Gabor Winand, Robert Szakcsi Lakatos e il giovanissimo Gabor Bolla su tutti - che negli ultimi anni la terra magiara ha regalato al mondo del jazz. Sponsorizzato da William Parker (sue le note di copertina) e sostenuto dal drumming poderoso e fantasioso ...

Assif Tashar and Hamid Drake with Zohar Fresco in Tel Aviv

by Eyal Hareuveni
March 30, 2007

Assif Tsahar and Hamid Drake with Zohar Fresco Levontin 7, Tel Aviv March 13, 2007, First Set

Israeli reed player Assif Tsahar and Chicago-based and globetrotter drummer Hamid Drake consider themselves as soul bodies, as is apparent by the sub-title of their recently released second duet, Live at Glenn Miller Café: Soul Bodies, Vol. 2 (Ayler, 2006). Tons of joyful spirit that derived from this brotherly feeling abounded while Tsahar hosted Drake in his home-base ...

Hamid Drake at the Sons d'hiver Festival, Paris

by John Sharpe
February 20, 2007

Hamid Drake & Bindu Sons d'hiver Jazz Festival Theatre Romain Rolland, Villejuif, Paris February 2, 2007

Good things come to those who wait, and Hamid Drake has waited longer than most. After over 30 years in creative music, Bindu is not the first band to be led by Drake, but it is the first to record under his leadership. He released Bindu in 2005 and debuted with his ensemble of the same name ...

Hamid Drake / Albert Beger / William Parker: Evolving Silence, Vol. 2

by Eyal Hareuveni
August 25, 2006

Evolving Silence, Vol. 2 follows a year after Vol. 1, which documented the first ever meeting in the studio of Israeli saxophonist Albert Beger and the great rhythm section of William Parker and Hamid Drake. This disc was recorded a day after an unforgettable performance by trumpeter Roy Campbell's Pyramid Trio on which Beger was featured as a guest player, on the same day as the first volume.

Like its predecessor, this album features four different perspectives: three original compositions ...