Charnett moffett born june 10, 1967 is an american jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays double bass, and fretless bass guitar and piccolo bass he currently. Charnett moffett music from our soul album teaser youtube. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Recently, moffett appeared as the memorable and reviled joe mccoy on the iconic series friday night lights as well as fran dreschers neerdowell boyfriend on happily divorced. Born on june 10, 1967, charnett, his name a contraction of his fathers jazz drummer charles moffett and jazz icon ornette coleman whom charles played with from 19651967. For bright new day, bassistcomposer charnett moffetts seventh recording for motema music and 16th as a bandleader overall, the virtuoso musician spearheads a genretranscendent program that explores a wide range of sound, style, and emotion from the lyrical holy spirit and uplifting o my god elohim to the urgent funkrock of. Unfortunately, there is no digital version of this album.
Obviously, i am all for playing the whole instrument and using all kinds of extended techniques, but i am still for playing to the context, charnett very often fails to do that. On music from our soul, he revisits some of the feelings of those three decades, enlisting master saxophonist and flutist pharoah sanders, inventive guitarist stanley jordan, soulful pianist cyrus chestnut and drummers jeff tain watts, mike clark and victor. Charnett was born charnett moffett on june 10th, 1967. Freddie hubbard trumpet, flugelhorn dexter gordon tenor saxophone herbie hancock piano butch warren bass billy higgins drums info. His children are double bassist charnett moffett, drummer codaryl cody moffett, vocalist charisse moffett, trumpeter mondre moffett, and saxophonist charles moffett, jr. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from charnett moffett at the discogs marketplace. Whether as the leader or in a supportive role, charnett moffetts intense and energetic solos inspire audience ovations around the world. Set for release in may, life in this world is not living colour drummer will calhouns first venture onto the jazz scene, nor is it a mere flirtation. May 12, 2017 with his first recording 30 years ago, we learned about net man bassist charnett moffett. Killing me softly land down under, sweetheart round the world slow down, precious air, netting, free the slaves, top tracks. Archive for charnett moffett atlanta jazz festival 2015. Find charnett moffett discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic.
Bassist and composer charnett moffetts new album music from our soul is now available for preorder. Charnett moffett born june 10, 1967 is an american jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays double bass, and fretless bass guitar and piccolo bass he currently leads and records and performs with his own bands and also tours and records in a duo capacity with singer, songwriter jana herzen. Since that time he has recorded albums, the five most. Born on june 10, 1967, charnett moffett grew up in a musically active household. The best charnett i have heard is on sonny sharrocks ask the ages. Jazz bassist who also plays intense instrumental pop, always demonstrating firstrate solo and. Read the latest charnett moffett news and view charnett moffett pictures and video from our team of local insiders on. Apr 14, 2017 bassist and composer charnett moffett s new album music from our soul is now available for preorder. Music from our soul, sweetheart, killing me softly, swing street, freedom, biography. Atlantic lp 17, sd 17 ornette coleman the shape of jazz to come atlantic sd 1558 the best of ornette coleman atlantic sd 1588, sd 8810 ornette coleman twins. My favorite track on the album is many mansions, a. Little wonder he has displayed the same tasteful, forceful, bopflavored keyboard karma that puts him in the land of kenny barron, ahmad jamal, benny green, herbie hancock, chick corea, cedar waltonin other words, among those virtuosic giants who constantly push the envelope yet.
Charnett moffett biography, albums, streaming links. Moffett s given name was created as a combination of that of his father charles moffett, the jazz drummer and that of ornette coleman the jazz saxophonist. Takin off is the debut album of jazz pianist herbie hancock originally released. He has a huge sound, and it is to the fore here not as personal display but an important distinctive characteristic of his little family ensembles sound. Mar 07, 2020 mccoy tyner was once quoted as saying, to me living and music are all the same thingi play what i live. Music profile for jonathan moffett, born 17 november 1954.
Nov 01, 2004 the opening moments of for the love of peace set the standard for what will follow. As a child prodigy he began playing in the moffett family band at the age of seven with his three older brothers and sister charisse moffet a singer. Final thoughts posted in atlanta jazz festival 2015 with tags arturo ofarrill, atlanta jazz festival, banda magda, charnett moffett, diane schuur, dida pelled, jeff tain watts. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Producer, composed by, acoustic bass, electric bass, keyboards, drum programming, percussion charnett moffett recorded by, mixed by brian lee tracks. The project is an outgrowth of the duos work together on a variety of projects, including herzens work in charnett moffett s touring band and their work together on herzens vocalguitar and bass duo. Charnett moffett is a fusion, world fusion post bop music artist. Bright new day, overtones, music from our soul, spirit of sound, the bridge. Music from our soul by charnett moffett on amazon music. Whether touring with his band or with his showstopping solo bass project, solo bass works, charnetts astounding virtuosity and heartfelt approach to performing have made him a favorite at jazz festivals worldwide.
Charnett moffett born june 10, 1967 is an american jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays double bass, and fretless bass guitar and piccolo bass he currently leads and records and performs with his own bands and also tours and records in a duo capacity with singer, songwriter jana herzen moffett started playing bass in the family band, touring the far east. Charnett moffett born june 10, 1967 is an american jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays double bass, and fretless bass. Download westlife discography channel neo torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. If you preorder now youll get the title track insta. Listen to your favorite songs from music from our soul by charnett moffett now. American jazz bassist, born june 10, 1967 in new york city, new york, usa.
Mccoy tyner was once quoted as saying, to me living and music are all the same thingi play what i live. Album information for net man from charnett moffett. Downbeat 4 stars a pivotal point in charnett moffett s career. Find charnett moffett discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
In 1987 he recorded his debut album netman for blue note records. In 2000, he led the will calhoun quintet in the grammy nominated album live at the blue note. Charnett moffett is known for his work on the last boy scout 1991, the score 2001 and longshot 2001. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Final thoughts posted in atlanta jazz festival 2015 with tags arturo ofarrill, atlanta jazz festival, banda magda, charnett moffett, diane schuur, dida pelled, jeff tain watts, julie dexter, kathleen bertrand, mad satta, otis brown iii, rhonda thomas, stanley jordan, terry. Angela moffett is featured on a few spoken word items, but for the most part, this is an instrumental album and while for the love of peace isnt quite as essential as planet home or still life, its a soulful and pleasing demonstration of charnett moffetts talents as a bassistcomposer. Charnett moffett biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. His father, charles was the drummer for the late great ornette coleman, which led to charnett being raised among jazz royalty and being exposed to adventurous musical sounds even from the womb which may explain.
He has worked on albums with the likes of bassist charnett moffett, wayne shorter, and jack dejohnette. Charnetts name is a contraction of both charles and ornette. His father, the renowned jazz drummer charles moffett sr. Lennox armstrong its time to celebrate xonnel music, llc. The placename is derived from the gaelic words magh and fada, which mean field and long.
Jazz charnett moffett music from our soul 2017, cd discogs. The onceuponatime child prodigy has been omnipresent on the scene since the mid 80s, holding down the low end for jazzs elite while bringing strength, consistency, and creativity to the fore through his bass work. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Music from our soul by charnett moffett on amazon music unlimited. The opening moments of for the love of peace set the standard for what will follow. Join facebook to connect with charnett moffett and others you may know. Hence, the surname moffett means, from the long field. Nett duo, is a new acoustic bass and guitar duo formed in 2018 by legendary jazz bass virtuoso charnett moffett with guitarist jana herzen, motema musics founder and president. It was a name for someone who lived in the place called moffatt, in scotland. View all albums and help us complete charnett moffett discography. With supreme showmanship and breathtaking virtuosity, moffett, with just his upright bass creates a riveting program of. Downbeat 4 stars a pivotal point in charnett moffetts career.
Little wonder he has displayed the same tasteful, forceful, bopflavored keyboard karma that puts him in the land of kenny barron, ahmad jamal, benny green, herbie hancock, chick corea, cedar waltonin other words, among those virtuosic giants who. With his first recording 30 years ago, we learned about net man bassist charnett moffett. Charnett moffett born 10 june 1967 is an american jazz musician who plays piccolo bass, double bass and bass guitar. Appearing on over 200 recordings, charnett moffett is a veritable bass legend and has one of the most distinguished careers in jazz.
Charnett moffett music from our soul 2017, cd discogs. Charles tyler ensemble, frank lowe trio, general music project, joe mcphee quartet. Angela moffett is featured on a few spoken word items, but for the most part, this is an instrumental album and while for the love of peace isnt quite as essential as planet home or still life, its a soulful and pleasing demonstration of charnett moffett s talents as a bassistcomposer. Moffetts given name was created as a combination of that of his father charles moffett, the jazz drummer and that of ornette coleman the jazz saxophonist. Charnett moffett is a bass wondermanhe plays hard and easily its fun, in the moment and soulful. Sharrock is joined by pharaoh saunders, elvin jones, and charnett moffett. Charnett moffett born june 10, 1967 is an american jazz musician and composer known as an innovator and virtuoso who plays double bass, and fretless bass guitar and piccolo bass he currently leads and records and performs with his own bands and also tours and records in a duo capacity with singer, songwriter jana herzen moffett started playing bass in the family band. Charnett moffett charnett moffett is a jazz, postbop, and world music. In the beginning starts with charnett moffett bowing his bass, pulling thick rich tones from his instrument that buttress the somber accompaniment of his brother mondres trumpet and the cascading piano textures played by a person identified as j. Solo bass works by charnett moffett, available now. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years, it revealed a horrific. Downbeat 4 stars downbeat 4 stars a pivotal point in charnett moffetts career. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from charles moffett at the discogs.
On music from our soul, he revisits some of the feelings of those three decades, enlisting master saxophonist and flutist pharoah sanders, inventive guitarist stanley jordan, soulful pianist cyrus chestnut and drummers jeff tain watts, mike clark and victor lewis. Mccoy tynerbobby hutchersoncharnett moffetteric harland. Jun 23, 2004 charnett moffett is a phenomenon on bass. Bassist charnett moffett offers music from our soul. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.