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 Pharoah Sanders.[1] It is Murray's second album with the Gwo-Ka Masters following Yonn-Dé (2002).

Gwotet
Studio album by David Murray
Released	Jun 8, 2004
Recorded	October 2003
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:31
Label	Justin Time
Producer	David Murray
David Murray chronology
Now Is Another Time (2003) Gwotet (2004) Waltz Again (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Village Voice	A[4]

Reviewing for The Village Voice in September 2004, Tom Hull called Gwotet "a foray into pan-African cosmopolitanism" and "a nonstop riot of rhythm and horns".[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow 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."[2]

Track listing

1. "Gwotet" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 12:14
2. "O' Léonso" (Traditional) - 7:57
3. "Ouagadougou" - 12:30
4. "La Jwa" - 10:04
5. "Djolla Feeling" (Sambe) - 9:24
6. "Go to Jazz" (Kiavue, Murray) - 4:26
7. "Ovwa" (Kiavue, Traditional) - 5:34
8. "Gwotet [Radio 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
• Hamid Drake - drums
• Klod Kiavue - gwo ka drums and voice
• Christian Laviso - guitar and voice
• Moises Marquez Leyva - baritone saxophone
• Hervé Sambe - guitar
• Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
• Jaribu Shahid - bass
• Carlos Sonduy Dimet - trumpet

References