Cat No:
OA222198
Release Date: 12 August 2022
Label: OA2 Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 805552219821
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
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Description
Its name meaning "the lion spirit" in Shona, a language of Zimbabwe, MHONDORO has produced a powerful first album, full of joy and brimming with the force of life. Melding traditional Zimbabwean music, American jazz, and an unmistakable dose of the Pacific Northwest, Heat Wave celebrates the culmination of its diverse roots. Born during the pandemic as Israeli saxophonist Idit Shner, Zimbabwean vocalist & percussionist John Mambira, and the Oregon-bred rhythm section of pianist Torrey Newhart, bassist Garrett Baxter, and drummer Ken Mastrogiovanni formed a "parent pod" to allow their children to attend virtual school together while the parents jammed in the living room. Realizing that put together, the music created was both global and hyper-local—truly American, in the best sense of the word—it provided a thrilling artistic escape from the times and exciting possibilities for the future.
"...an excellent group of players jamming, meshing together fluidly, and the energy is consistently high...Shner's solos can twinkle and extend like Coltrane or honk and squawk like Big Jay McNeely..." - ALL MUSIC GUIDE
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Tracklisting
- 1. Obsidian Horses
- 2. Heat Wave
- 3. Mhondoro
- 4. Usavabvumire
- 5. Mantra Song
- 6. Step By Step
- 7. Fingerprints
Disc 1
Side 1
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Ari's Funhouse
Ben Markley Big Band & Ari Hoenig
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Circular Motion
Francesco Crosara
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Space Bugs
Wil Swindler's Elevenet
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Refuge
George Cotsirilos Quartet
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Hindsight
Charlie Porter, Nick Biello, Orrin Evans, Mike Moreno, David Wong, Damian Erskine, Behn Gillece & K
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Beautiful Moments
Gregory Dudzienski Quartet
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Vibes on a Breath
Ted Piltzecker
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Anchor Points
Russell Kranes, Alex Levine, Sam Weber, Jay Sawyer
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El Roi
Sultan Stevenson
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Spirit Fall
John Patitucci
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Straight Eight
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
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On A Modern Genius (Vol.1)
Xhosa Cole
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Talk to me about Mulgrew
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
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I Hear Echoes
George Cables
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Rare Birds
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
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The Exu
The Exu
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