Paul Austerlitz – Water Prayers For Bass Clarinet
1 Legba Nan Baye-A 4:03
2 Rara Indivisible 4:22
3 Finnish Waltz 5:28
4 Padre 6:50
5 Oriki 6:53
6 En-Art 4:50
7 Bara Suva Yo 3:40
8 Prayer For The Primal Wind 5:25
9 Funky-Be-Sea 4:07
10 Rara Remix 3:10
11 Boot The Boot 2:40
12 Lapriye Djo 9:41
Musicians
Paul Austerlitz: bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, and tenor saxophone
Benito González: piano
Santi DeBriano: bass
Royal Hartigan: drum set
Isaiah Richardson: clarinet
Rozna Zila: vocals
Recorded and mixed by Randy Crafton in Kaleidoscope Studios, Union City, N.J., Mastered by G and J Audio. Photo Credits: Giovanni Savino and Paul Austerlitz. This album is dedicated to Susan Russell.
“Rara Indivisible,” “Oriki,” “Prayer for the Primal Wind,” “Rara Remix,” “Boot the Boot,” and “Lapriyè Djò” were composed and arranged with support from the American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter. Thanks also to generous support from Gettysburg College.
Magic Triplets
This album is part of a trilogy called Marasa Twa: Vodou-Jazz-Merengue. In the spiritual traditions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Marasa Twa are magical triplets who manifest divine mysteries. The three offerings, Water Prayers, The Vodou Horn, and Dr. Merengue, present jazz fused with music I have studied as an ethnomusicologist.
