David S. Ware New Quartet — Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (Aum Fidelity)
Photo by John Rogers
Théâtre Garonne, 2008 by David S. Ware New Quartet
Compared to the two-decade lifespan of its predecessor, David S. Ware’s New Quartet existed for a short period of time. The tenor saxophonist first convened it to play a new book of tunes just four months after the DSWQ played its last show in March 2007, and by the end of 2008 Ware’s health had deteriorated to the point where getting a new kidney took precedence over keeping a band going. But during that short time the group established a distinct identity and showcased aspects of Ware’s music that never got much time in the preceding ensemble.
The original Quartet reveled in the massiveness of its sound. When you subtract Matthew Shipp’s piano and add Joe Morris’s electric guitar, you open up a lot of space. Morris, a guy with a finely-honed skill for making his own mark without getting in the way of his fellow musicians, was an inspired choice to cast light upon the details of line and timbre in Ware’s playing. For while his playing never lacked nuance, it had always been a lot easier to linger on its tonal bulk and emotional force with such a piledriver band behind it. William Parker’s bass playing doesn’t command as much attention here as it often did in the original quartet. That’s not because he’s playing less, but because he’s pretty much singlehandedly establishing the music’s foundation with insistent, fundamental lines. By articulating the rhythms so solidly, he makes it possible for drummer Warren Smith to fly free of the groove and ascend alongside Ware, who sounds positively airborne on the intro to “Durga,” wheeling and dipping while Smith scatters flourishes that decorate his melody.
The New Quartet only made one studio record, Shakti, which it recorded the same month as it played this concert. While there’s a lot overlap in the thematic material, the live recording feels looser and more exciting, making Théâtre Garonne, 2008 a very welcome addition to Ware’s discography.
Hillsong Worship - Fresh Wind/What A Beautiful Name
Hillsong Worship – Fresh Wind/What A Beautiful Name
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Australian praise and worship group Hillsong Worship (Feat. TAYA & David Ware) Released a New Single Titled “Fresh Wind/What A Beautiful Name”, Which is a Powerful Song That Will Uplift Your Spirit.
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Something that was told to me early on, when I was just coming up as a worship leader is that it’s actually 10% singing and 90% leadership. So, if your singing is outweighing your leadership you’re actually not doing a good job. You’ll sound good but are people following you? And worship is not look at me, its join with me - that’s worship and that’s a healthy perspective I think.
DAVID S. WARE / Apogee - Birth Of A Being (Expanded) [series of album excerpts by AUM Fidelity]
On November 6 – coinciding with the 66th anniversary of David S. Ware's birth on the 7th – AUM Fidelity will release a 2CD/2DL edition of Birth Of A Being. These are the essential first studio recordings of the mighty & incomparable tenor saxophonist as a bandleader, created in New York mid-April 1977.
The first disc features material originally released on LP by the hatHut label, and out of print for over 30 years. The second disc is a full additional album of top-shelf material from those same sessions that have never been released in any form. This definitive edition was sourced from the original analog 8-track tapes, and was newly mixed & mastered in 2015.
There are 9 tracks on the expanded edition.
The 6 tracks excerpted in this stream are: Prayer – A Primary Piece 1
– Thematic Womb – Cry – Stop Time – Prayer (alt. take)
APOGEE was: David S. Ware (tenor saxophone); Cooper-Moore [né Gene Ashton] (piano); Marc Edwards (drums).
Birth Of A Being features Ware’s compositions & ensemble vision meshed with Apogee’s deep foundation of collective synergy, and is the fitting first in a planned series of David S. Ware archival releases on AUM Fidelity. It is released with the full cooperation of and exclusive license from Setsuko S. Ware.
