Bahia Black
Ritual Beating System
Axiom
314-510 856-2
(1997)
Jazz
CD, 9
Tracks, 42:01
Length
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01 |
Retrato Calado |
Carlinhos Brown |
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01:27 |
02 |
Capitao Do Asfalto |
Carlinhos Brown |
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05:32 |
03 |
The Seven Powers |
Herbie Hancock; Olodum; Wayne Shorter |
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07:14 |
04 |
Uma Viagen Del Baldes De Larry Wright |
Carlinhos Brown; Larry Wright |
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03:30 |
05 |
Olodum |
Olodum |
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03:27 |
06 |
Guia pro Congal |
Carlinhos Brown |
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05:54 |
07 |
Gwagwa O De |
Herbie Hancock; Olodum; Wayne Shorter |
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08:06 |
08 |
Follow Me |
Tony "Funky Drummer" Walls |
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04:23 |
09 |
Nina In The Womb Of The Forest |
Carlinhos Brown |
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02:28 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Guitar |
Carlinhos Brown |
Drums |
Olodum |
Saxophone |
Wayne Shorter |
Keyboards |
Herbie Hancock |
Organ |
Bernie Worrell |
Flute |
Henry Threadgill |
Buckets |
Larry Wright |
Buckets |
David Chapman |
Drums |
Tony "Funky Drummer" Walls |
Producer |
Bill Laswell |
Engineer |
Jason Corsaro; Oz Fritz |
Cover by |
James Koehnline |
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Index |
#
137 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Bossa Nova, Fusion, MPB |
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A musical rollercoaster from start to finish, Ritual Beating System jolts us with its abrupt mood changes, yet never really strays from a percussive Brazilian-oriented theme. After opening with the soft Brazilian pop-jazz of "Retrato Calado," Bahia Black dives into hard-edged Portuguese-language rap ("Capitao Do Asfalto") before embracing post-bop jazz on "The Seven Powers." Bahia's "all-star" lineup isn't exactly conventional -- percussionist Olodum (a highly regarded figure in Northeastern Brazil's Afro-Brazilian culture) and other Brazilian players are joined by fusion/post-bop greats Wayne Shorter (soprano sax) and Herbie Hancock (piano), as well as avant-garde explorer Henry Threadgill (flute) and George Clinton associate Bernie Worrell (organ). It takes an open-minded bunch to play something as pretty as "Guia Pro Congal" one minute and something as dissonant and abstract as the "outside" jazz number "Gwagwa O De" the next. And similarly, it will take open-minded listeners to fully appreciate this unpredictable CD. -- Alex Henderson (allmusic.com)