''Gwotet'' is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 the album features performances by Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters with

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. It is Murray's second album with the Gwo-Ka Masters following '' Yonn-Dé'' (2002).

Reception

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'' in September 2004, Tom Hull called ''Gwotet as'' "a foray into pan-African cosmopolitanism" and "a nonstop riot of rhythm and horns". The

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awarded the album 4 stars stating "Freed from playing jazz standards or very free improvisations, Murray really thrives in this exotic setting . . . 'Gwotet,' 'Ouagadougou,' and 'Djolla Feeling' are high points, but there are no slow moments during the infectious set of danceable but somewhat unclassifiable music."Yanow, S
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Track listing

# "Gwotet" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 12:14 # "O' Léonso" (Traditional) - 7:57 # "Ouagadougou" - 12:30 # "La Jwa" - 10:04 # "Djolla Feeling" (Sambe) - 9:24 # "Go to Jazz" (Kiavue, Murray) - 4:26 # "Ovwa" (Kiavue, Traditional) - 5:34 # "Gwotet adio Edit (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 6:22 :''All compositions by David Murray except as indicated'' :*Recorded October 2003

Personnel

* David Murray - tenor saxophone *Leonardo Alarcon - trombone *Angel Ballester Veliz - alto saxophone and flute *Alexander Brown - trumpet *Elpidio Chappotin Delgado - trumpet *

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- drums *Klod Kiavue - gwo ka drums and voice *Christian Laviso - guitar and voice *Moises Marquez Leyva - baritone saxophone *Hervé Sambe - guitar *

- tenor saxophone *

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- bass *Carlos Sonduy Dimet - trumpet

References

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