Percussion Duets, by Billy Martin & Grant Calvin Weston

Percussion Duets

by Billy Martin & Grant Calvin Weston

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1.	Hawaiian Eye 00:44	buy track
2.	Baby Dodds Speaks 00:12	buy track
3.	Top-Side City 04:30	buy track
4.	Savannah 05:42	buy track
5.	Migration 07:12	buy track
6.	Drummingtoad 00:38	buy track
7.	Malabe 02:12	buy track
8.	Beatbox 1 01:58	buy track
9.	Baby Dodds 00:07	buy track
10.	JuJu Fruit 03:23	buy track
11.	Amulet 00:55	buy track
12.	Pele 06:04	buy track
13.	Neology 04:37	buy track
14.	New Moon 03:36	buy track
15.	Homesteady 05:15	buy track
16.	Ogun 06:12	buy track
17.	Beatbox 2 01:59	buy track

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This recording is primarily live drum and percussion duets between Billy and Calvin; the exception being two vignettes with John Medeski on prepared and toy piano, and two drum machine pieces by Billy.

The session took place over a two-day period in a vacant film studio and soundstage in Brooklyn, NY. Billy had the idea to record some duets based on various thematic material he had compiled, and having played with Calvin on many occasions, he did not need to consider any other drummer for the recording: "Calvin is truly one of the most musical and intuitive drummers I've had the opportunity to play with. His polyrhythms and feel for phrasing is similar to my own style, which lends to the good chemistry between us." They set up a sort of drummer's playroom, which included two drum sets and a large percussion area. By alternately playing drum sets and percussion instruments, and trading off frequently, they were able to improvise and experiment more with sounds. The result is a richly diverse drum record with links to the past and the future of drumming.

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released October 19, 2004

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Billy Martin New York, New York

Billy Martin was born in NYC in 1963. In the late 1970's, he devoted himself to music and dove into Manhattan’s thriving, eclectic musical landscape.

From the roots of the downtown scene he emerged with Medeski Martin and Wood, bridging the harmonic complexity of jazz, the conversational fluency of free improvisation, and the groove and swagger of classic R&B and funk. ... more

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