Hamid Drake

• DIGIPACK EDITION

Drummer Hamid Drake has appeared on countless records over the years – even some as spare as duo improvisation sessions – yet this album is a long-overdue first solo effort from Drake, and one that allows us to hear his sensitive touch on the kit even more than before!

Drake's always been a very musical percussionist – able to get all sorts of sounds out of a simple drum kit, in ways that almost feel as melodic as they do rhythmic – not in any sort of Krupa-like style, as Hamid's definitely a free improviser – but with a warmth and understanding of these familiar elements, unlocked in a really personal way! That's the approach used here on all the tracks – a loving set of dedications dedicated to contemporaries who include Don Cherry, Milford Graves, Paul Lovens, Fred Anderson, Adam Rudolph, and others.

PERSONNEL:

• Hamid Drake – (drum set and percussion)

Recorded at Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, on July 12, 2020

TRACKS:

• 01. Dedicated to Die Like a Dog
• 02. Dedicated to Adam Rudolph
• 03. Dedicated to Don & Moki Cherry
• 04. Dedicated to Milford Graves
• 05. Dedicated to Paul Lovens
• 06. Dedicated to Big Black
• 07 Dedicated to Fred Anderson and to the beauty and diversity of Chicago
• 08. Dedicated to Lex Hixon (Shaykh Nur) and Shaykha Fariha
• 09. Dedicated to Lenn Keller, Brenda Jones, and Calvin Gantt