Credits:

Godwin Louis

Description:

GODWIN LOUIS, the hottest young saxophonist in NYC today, has completed his first leader album! This 2-CD set features Axel Tosca and others. He is a finalist in the Monk Competition, which has produced the likes of Joshua Redman and Chris Potter. As the album title "Global" indicates, this is an album that conveys the present state of jazz in the diversified 21st century. 2-CD set of the super-heavyweight GODWIN LOUIS, a remarkable jazzman who has emerged in recent years by playing on albums by Mulatu Astatke and Terri Lyne Carrington. His first leader album.

Tracklisting:

DISC1
1. NAGO ? KONGO
2. THE FOUR ESSENTIAL PRAYERS OF GUINEA
3. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
4. REVELATIONS
5. BONDEYE EDE-N
6. PRESENT
7. SIWEL

DISC2
1. YAMIM TOVIM
2. PRAYING FOR YOU
3. I CAN'T BREATHE
4. THE STORY OF A MANGO MERCHANT
5. MACHANN MANGO
6. BISKET TOMBE
7. GLOBAL. PT. I: THE JOURNEY
8. GLOBAL. PT. II: THE TRAVELER
9. NEGATIVE ISP
10 O FAROL QUE NOS GUIA