Gwotet is an album by David Murray

David Murray (jazz musician)

David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...

 released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 the album features performances by Murray and the Gwo-Ka

Gwo ka

Gwo ka is both a family of hand drums and the music created with them, which is a major part of Guadeloupean folk music. There are seven rhythms in gwo ka, which are embellished by the drummers...

 Masters with Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...

. It is Murray's second album with the Gwo-Ka Masters following Yonn-Dé

Yonn-Dé

Yonn-Dé is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2001 and released in 2003 the album features performances by Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters. It was Murray's first album with the Gwo-Ka Masters and was followed by Gwotet .-Reception:The Allmusic review by David R...

(2002).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded the album 4 stars stating "Freed from playing jazz standards or very free improvisations, Murray really thrives in this exotic setting, which was inspired by his move to France. "Gwotet," "Ouagadougou," and "Djolla Feeling" are high points, but there are no slow moments during the infectious set of danceable but somewhat unclassifiable music.".

Track listing

1. "Gwotet" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 12:14
2. "O' Léonso" (Traditional) - 7:57
3. "Ouagadougou" - 12:30
4. "La Jwa" - 10:04
5. "Djolla Feeling" (Sambe) - 9:24
6. "Go to Jazz" (Kiavue, Murray) - 4:26
7. "Ovwa" (Kiavue, Traditional) - 5:34
8. "Gwotet [Radio Edit]" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 6:22

All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

• Recorded October 2003

Personnel

• David Murray
  David Murray (jazz musician)
  David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
  
   - tenor saxophone
• Leonardo Alarcon - trombone
• Angel Ballester Veliz - alto saxophone and flute
• Alexander Brown - trumpet
• Elpidio Chappotin Delgado - trumpet
• Hamid Drake
  Hamid Drake
  Hamid Drake is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. He lives in Chicago, IL but spends much of his time traveling around the world for concerts and studio dates....
  
   - drums
• Klod Kiavue - gwo ka drums and voice
• Christian Laviso - guitar and voice
• Moises Marquez Leyva - baritone saxophone
• Hervé Sambe - guitar
• Pharoah Sanders
  Pharoah Sanders
  Pharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award–winning American jazz saxophonist.Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world." Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on...
  
   - tenor saxophone
• Jaribu Shahid - bass
• Carlos Sonduy Dimet - trumpet