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ENGINE e032 William Hooker Trio - Yearn for
Certainty
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gBuilding a masterful solo as revenge, as fuel to the
scheme of dreaming.h ? William Hooker
It is too simplistic to categorize William Hooker as a
fiery drummer who constantly explores structure and genre. As evidenced by the
quote above from the spoken piece at the end of this recording, Williamfs
playing is connected to an emotional world and the world at large. Bookended by
two spoken word pieces, eIngratiated Beam ? Leroyf and eYearn for Certaintyf,
the title refers to the desire to know specifically and certainly how the world
is to evolve forward. In between there is the down home banjo/sax of eCenturyfs
Solesf, the rainy bluster of eCommonplace Travelsf, and the drum solo-clarinet
solo-trio explosion of eMagistrait.f Joined by multi-instrumentalists David
Soldier (classical guitar, banjo, mandolin, and violin) and Sabir Mateen
(saxophone, flute, and clarinet) the William Hooker Trio is both tender and
thunderous on Yearn for Certainty.
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Personnel
William Hooker ? drums, spoken
word
David Soldier ? tenor & mandolin, banjo,
violin
Sabir Mateen ? saxophone, flute,
clarinet
Track Listing
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| 1. |
Ingratiated Beam |
6:46 |
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| 2. |
Century's Soles |
4:39 |
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| 3. |
Commonplace Travel |
8:00 |
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| 4. |
Magistrait |
12:24 |
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| 5. |
Yearn for Certainty |
13:41 |
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Press Quotes
gHooker has ceaselessly expanded not only the vocabulary
of his instrument, he's defied rigid categories by breaking down genres into
universal music expression-in short, he has the mad chops and humanistic empathy
to play with any musician on the planet.h
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