After The Big Rain
Alternately moody and joyous, richly atmospheric yet beat-driven, the album features trumpeter Cohen with some of his most esteemed peers: Lionel Loueke on guitar and vocals, Jason Lindner (keyboards), Omer Avital (bass) and Daniel Freedman (drums and percussion). AFTER THE BIG RAIN is texturally rich, full of heated improvisation, group interplay and that funky kind of internationalist flavor Avishai is known for.
Credits
- Avishai Cohen – trumpet, effects
- Lionel Loueke – guitar, vocals
- Jason Lindner – keyboards
- Omer Avital – bass
- Daniel Freedman – drums, percussion
- Yosvany Terry – chekere (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)
Press
“lovable and irresistible … buoyant, sonically ingenious music that stomps and rocks and carouses and gallops and has a festive and frequently brilliant good time … the most eye-opening younger jazz players in New York's venturesome jazz community are making some of the most infectious music”
— Jeff Simon, Buffalo News
“a dynamic solo from Mr. Cohen, trumpeting over this outer-worldly blend of percussion and electronics, a sequence that’s both sonically and rhythmically compelling at the highest level … he just cuts loose and wails … the featured presence of the brilliant Benin-born guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke gives the proceedings a much more African vibe”
— Will Friedwald, The New York Sun
“pours heart and soul into this less-is-more fusion of African music and avant-garde jazz trumpet and emerges with a quiet but insistent little masterpiece … "After the Big Rain" hypnotically transports the listener to a dream world of big rain and big music.”
— Kevin R. Convey, The Boston Herald
“an assertive and accomplished trumpeter with a taste for modernism”
— Nate Chinen, The New York Times
Details
- Catalog Number
- ANZ-0015
- Released
- July 17, 2007
- Label
- Anzic Records
- Formats
- CD, WAV Download, MP3 Download
- CD UPC
- 616892887928
- MP3 Download UPC
- 896434001047
