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2023 repress. "Birth Of A Being (Expanded) presents the essential first studio recordings by incomparable jazz saxophonist David S. Ware as a bandleader. Recorded in New York, April 1977, the first disc features material originally released on LP by the Swiss label, hat Hut Records -- out of print for over 30 years. The second disc features 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. Crucial material. Stunning performances & fidelity. Ware's band here, featuring Cooper-Moore on piano and Marc Edwards on drums, was known as Apogee. This long-standing & incessantly active collective trio formed in Boston (Ware attended college there) in 1970, relocating to NYC in the early 70s to create their own space within the jazz loft scene of the time. In 1973 they were invited by Sonny Rollins to open for him at the Village Vanguard. Not long after arriving in NYC, Ware began performing extensively with Andrew Cyrille's group Maono, and, together with Marc Edwards, joined the Cecil Taylor Unit. In 1977, at Ware's request, Apogee reconvened to document their essence in a proper studio setting. Birth Of A Being could not be a more perfect title for these recordings, as it was here that David S. Ware's concepts for jazz ensemble were first elucidated; concepts that would further blossom within the legendary David S. Ware Quartet which he launched a decade after the initial release of this work. Birth features Ware's compositions & the mesh of Apogee's deep foundation of collective synergy with his vision at time of recording. Exceptional clarity, control, and utter logic in elocution; with intent to get to the breathing heart of music itself. The tenderness and intensity of feeling on full display in all of his work here is humbling. This 2CD set is the fitting first in a planned series of David S. Ware archival releases on AUM Fidelity; its release date coincides with the 66th anniversary of his birth (November 7). First edition packaged in deluxe 8-panel digipak."
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"The recording and release of Onecept celebrates David S. Ware's 50th year of singular and profound saxophone artistry; a studio session specifically arranged for same featuring Ware on three horns: saxello, stritch, tenor along with fellow musical masters William Parker on bass (stalwart fellow prophet) and Warren Smith on drums and tympani (also featured on Ware's album Shakti). Unlike most every previous album he has made (Corridors & Parallels being another exception), there was no rehearsal for this session; the songs/streams were created fully in the moment of creation, trusting in collective skill to manifest the majesty. Onecept is an impeccable entry in the oeuvre of his recorded works. Ware on the title: 'The main concept of this record is Onecept: I'm playing three instruments on here, but there's one direction on the whole album. This album is one consciousness, but in that one consciousness, there are different streams. Can the listener attune their ear fine enough to distinguish those subtle differences?'"
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"The new work from master musician David S. Ware arrives! Shakti is Ware's first new studio recording in almost 6 years, and his first with a new group since his highly esteemed Quartet was disbanded. The Quartet's final performance was documented on Renunciation (AUM042). Even before that album was released, Ware was developing a new group concept, and beginning to compose for same. In July 2007 this new group, featuring guitarist Joe Morris, made its live debut at the Iridium jazz club in NYC. The membership was solidified with the addition of long-time musical compatriot William Parker on bass and fellow master musician Warren Smith on drums. A European tour in November 2007 followed, and a studio session was booked for May 2008, resulting in the luminous Shakti. Working with musicians (as he ever has) who fully understand the profound ebb and flow of his music, and who can trace the tendrils thereof as close to infinity as human fingers allow, Ware here presents five new compositions and a re-interpolation of his own 'Antidromic' which first appeared on Wisdom of Uncertainty (AUM001). Each group member contributes exquisitely. Joe Morris long ago developed his own utterly singular school of jazz guitar. His coloration of David's music comes from a deep appreciation and full understanding thereof. William Parker's bass voice has been an integral aspect of David's work since 1988 and is heard here in its highest form in both pizzicato and arco modes. Drummer/percussionist Warren Smith is a blessing pure and true; over the past half century his work has graced recordings by Van Morrison (percussion and vibes on Astral Weeks!), Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Quincy Jones, Sam Rivers, Julius Hemphill, and many more."
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