Bobby
Previte - drums and electronics
Charlie Hunter - 8 string
guitar
PLUS SPECIAL GUEST
Greg Osby - alto saxophone
TRACK
LISTING
1.
North
Pole
3:09
2.
Arctic
Circle
5:20
3.
40th
Parallel
4:26
4.
Horse
Latitudes North
1:54
5.
Tropic
of Cancer
3:33
6.
Equator
6:34
7.
Tropic
of Capricorn
2:08
8.
Horse
Latitudes South
3:34
9.
Tropic
of Calms
3:57
10.
Antartic
Circle
8:53
11.
South
Pole
4:09
What you hear is played
99% live ...
and 100% improvised.
Latitude is the exciting
first entry into a very special trilogy of
recordings for Thirsty Ear's Blue Series:
an ongoing collaboration between Charlie
Hunter and Bobby Previte, two unique and
formidable musicians with reputations that
precede them. Each album is made special
with the addition of a different guest, so
that each recording documents a fresh and
unique trio. Charlie Hunter is well-known
as the world-class master of his custom-made
8-string guitar, on which he fills the role
not only of guitarist but bassist as well.
Bobby Previte is a drummer, composer and
leader who has gained great critical recognition
for all facets of his musicianship. Greg
Osby is a Blue Note recording artist who,
in addition to his own success as a leader,
has lent his lyrical blowing skills on the
alto sax to the music of such luminaries
as Jack Dejohnette, Andrew Hill, Steve Coleman,
and Jim Hall. On Latitude Osby's
lyricism is morphed into countless shapes
and colors, underpinned by Previte's use
of electronic drums to trigger samples live
and employ his percussion as a tonal instrument
that intertwines with Hunter's endless rhythmic
flow and funky melodicism. The result is
a sound that speaks to jazz fans on both
sides of the avantgarde/ mainstream divide,
as well as those who enjoy electronica or
the jam-band scene. Latitude is
a great omen of what is to come in the rest
of the trilogy.
