{"product_id":"1251679","title":"Jeremy Pelt - Griot: This Is Important! [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is only natural that Jeremy Pelt's voracious curiosity would lead him to investigate the West African Griot tradition where stories, reminiscences and accomplishments from times past are handed down as oral histories. Researchers such as Art Taylor, William Russell and Alan Lomax have preserved interviews with older jazzmen but for his Griot odyssey, Pelt turns to his own peer group to record their thoughts on creating jazz, playing jazz and experiencing the life of a jazz musician of colour in our own time.  \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach brief interview is followed by a composition by Pelt which perfectly captures the sentiments and emotions of its spoken-word prelude. To help him bring his vision to life, Pelt has assembled a hand-picked group of colleagues, featuring vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu, pianist Victor Gould, bassist Vicente Archer, harpist Brandee Younger and others.  \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tunes themselves run the gamut from the remarkable mixing of the sacred and the secular in 'Carry Christ Wherever You Are,' to the Monk-like gallumphing opening unison in 'Don't Dog the Source,' and the urgent, 'Underdog.'  As Pelt himself says, 'I want people to understand that this is for everybody,' that the project was undertaken to perhaps help them 'understand that whatever they might be going through, their perspectives might run parallel to those of people who are generations apart from them.  Maybe, to a certain extent, these younger people will find themselves in these stories.'\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Chien Chien Lu (vibraphone), Victor Gould (piano, nord keyboard), Vicente Archer (bass; Allan Mednard (drums), Ismel Wignall (percussion), Brandee Younger (harp)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriot - Intro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Paul West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry Christ Wherever You Are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Larry Willis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderdog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Jd Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't Dog The Source\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Bertha Hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Seat At The Table\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Harold Mabern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolidarity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Ren\\xe9 Marie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Beautiful (F*cking) Lie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Spite Of...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords By Ambrose Akinmusire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelevance\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55130891583873,"sku":"1251679","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41hKaCjNo7L._SL1500.jpg?v=1766924737","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1251679","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}