Moffett, Charnett / Art Of Improvisation, The
Album: Art Of Improvisation, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Moffett, Charnett   Added:May 2009
Label:Motema Music  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-06-21 Pull Date: 2009-08-23 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 23 Aug 16 Jul 19 Jul 12 Jul 5 Jun 28
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 21, 2009: Memory Select
We Pray
4. Jul 11, 2009: Music Casserole
Dreams
2. Aug 16, 2009: Transmission Overload
Enlightenment, Part 2
5. Jul 07, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Enlightenment, Part 2
3. Aug 09, 2009: Transmission Overload
The Art Of Improvisation
6. Jun 30, 2009: Global warming at the Cafe Bohemian
Enlightenment, Part 2

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2009-06-22
one of the great bass players, his 'voices' acoustic, electric fretless and piccolo basses with unusual techniques hitting & bowing with great use of the wah wah pedal.
***1: 3:25 acoustic, electric fretless and piccolo basses with drums, like the
title, a prayer
**2: 5:08 fretless bass, drums & piano, kind of straight ahead but very beautiful
***3: 5:10 cool sound tapping the acoustic bass strings with the bow and using the wah wah pedal, with drum kit
***4: 5:06 free jazz, fast, minimal female spoken word ( those of poet Langston Hughes) , trumpet, guitars, piano & drums
****5: 5:46 solo acoustic bass
***6: 4:45 bowed acoustic bass with Yungchen Lhamo (the voice of Tibet) vocal/wail
***7: 4:58 acoustic bass, great piano & acoustic guitar
****8: 5:34 Jazz?rock fusion, fast fast plucking on the fretless with drums
****9: 4:29 raga influenced WORLD FUSION piccolo bass solo with GREAT use of the wah wah pedal
****10: 7:26 raga influenced WORLD FUSION piccolo bass solo with GREAT use of the wah wah pedal + drums
****11: 3:50 cool sounds from plucking & bowing the acoustic bass with wah wah pedal
****12: 3:24 the STAR SPANGLED BANNER on fretless bass and drums.
D  Farrell   06/2009


Track Listing
1. We Pray   7. The Awakening
2. Moses   8. Swing Rock
3. The Story   9. Enlightenment, Part 1
4. Dreams   10. Enlightenment, Part 2
5. Elements Of Life   11. The Art Of Improvisation
6. Call For Peace   12. Star Spangled Banner