Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Hamid Drake & Ned Rothenberg - Full Circle (Live in Łódź) FUNDACJA SLUCHAJ 2017



Two great musicians. Two musical Words. First time on CD. Full Circle – new live CD from legendary drummer Hamid Drake and one of the most important American improviser Ned Rothengerg.

1. Beams Full Dazzling 24:33 
2. Tupuri Gifts 15:44 
3. Lotus Blooming in the Heart 11:29 
4. Full Circle 15:05 
5. Amazing Grace 06:10


NED ROTHENBERG clarinet, alto saxophone, shakuhachi
HAMID DRAKE drums, frame drum, vocal

Special Thanks to Michal RUPNIEWSKI, Paweł SOKOŁOWSKI, Anna JOACHIMIAK 
and Tomasz WOLSKI for organizing this concert. 
Thanks for Julia and Justyna KOBIERZYCKIE and Darek ZBRÓG. 
Also a big shout out to Vanessa ROGOWSKA and Norah MCGETTIGAN for inspiring Amazing Grace. 
Thanks to the great audience there in Lodz! 
Recorded live at CIĄGOTY I TĘSKNOTY, Lodz Poland, July 5th, 2016
Recording Engineer Kamil BOBRUKIEWICZ | Mixed and edited by Ned Rothenberg 
All music by Hamid DRAKE (SMILING FORHEAD MUSIC, BMI) and Ned ROTHENBERG (THENRO MUSIC, ASCAP) 
except ‘Lotus Blooming in the Heart’ by Hamid DRAKE and ‘Amazing Grace’ (traditional) 
Photo: Konrad ŻELAZO 
Produced by Ned ROTHENBERG and Maciej KARŁOWSKI 
Executive producer: Maciej KARŁOWSKI 
Cover design: Małgorzata LIPIŃSKA