Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records We Don't by Jemeel Moondoc & Denis Charles

-we don't- is a previously unreleased 1981 session pairing moondoc with denis "jazz" charles (1933-1998). in the 1970s, moondoc was a member of ensemble muntu with william parker. moondoc's quirky & vivid alto style suggests the influence of ornette coleman, but the comparison "does not do justice to moondoc's originality" (the penguin guide to jazz). moondoc's grandfather, the original 'moondoctor' & the family namesake, sang & danced in medicine shows at the turn of the century, & the presence of earlier american folk musics haunts the edges of moondoc's post-cecil taylor strategies. moondoc had a special chemistry with the late denis charles. a legendary "underground" figure, charles worked with cecil taylor & steve lacy in their formative periods, & his caribbean-inflected rhythms animated jazz in an entirely unique way. -we don't- is rough-edged, eloquent storytelling, & completely on-fire from start to finish. magnet magazine, top 10 free/jazz recordings 2003 Anyone who thinks there are no second acts in creative music should consider the comeback of Denis Charles, whose raw thrilling introduction to the 1960 Cecil Taylor classic "Air" merits inclusion in any survey of jazz drumming. After years off the scene, Charles emerged in the late '70s, and assumed an elder... more credits released October 17, 2018 Jemeel Moondoc: alto saxophone Denis Charles: drums 29 July 1981, Tucasa Sound Studio, NYC producer: Michael Ehlers engineer: Mario Careaga photography: Gary Halpern

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