Boom Bop, by Jean-Paul Bourelly

Boom Bop

by Jean-Paul Bourelly

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1.	Gumbe 07:28	buy track
2.	New Afro Blu 09:52	buy track
3.	Three Chambers Of Diop 10:53	buy track
4.	Silent Rain 07:37	buy track
5.	Root One 03:09	buy track
6.	Invisible Indivisible 07:34	buy track
7.	Kinetic Threadness 07:03	buy track
8.	Brother Boom Bap 01:55	buy track
9.	Tara 06:38	buy track
10.	Griot Sunset 01:16	buy track

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After more than a decade of providing some of the most riveting post-Hendrix guitar arsenals this side of Eddie Hazel, and a multifaceted career that includes working with the likes of Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson, Muhal Richard Abrams and Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Jean-Paul Bourelly is still roundly ignored in jazz-critic polls.

Nevertheless, not being in the spotlight has its advantages, such as being able to follow one's creative spirit. Witness Bourelly's latest album, Boom Bop, where he collaborates with a handful of Senegalese percussionists as well as iconic saxophonists Henry Threadgill and Archie Shepp, resulting in a visceral album of Afro-psychedelia that's as passionate as it is probing.

Bourelly's once staccato, Hendrix-inflected vocals give way to more of an elongated Afro-Arabian phrasing on Boom Bop, but Bourelly's deep delta-blues roots are firmly intact as evidenced by the eerie "New Afro Blu" in which Bourelly sings of a deceitful lover alongside Diop's fervid, chant-like singing. Other blues-drenched Afro-psychedelic charms include the percussive instrumental "Kinetic Threadness," which features some fine alto work from Threadgill, the dreamy "Tara" and the thumping "Silent Rain."

While it's far-fetched that Boom Bop will make Bourelly a household name in the U.S, it will undoubtedly solidify his credentials as one of the most inventive and under-recognized guitarists of our time.
By John Murph

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released April 8, 2003

Bass - Reggie Washington (tracks: 2, 7 to 9)
Bass [Filtered Boom Bass] - Big Royal Talamacus* (tracks: 1 to 9)
Djembe - Slaka (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9)
Drums - Slam T. Wig (tracks: 6)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Effects - Jean-Paul Bourelly
Other [Boograboo] - Samba Sock (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9)
Producer - Jean-Paul Bourelly
Saxophone [Alto] - Henry Threadgill (tracks: 4, 7)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Archie Shepp (tracks: 1, 2, 6)
Vocals, Drums - Abdourahmane Diop (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 10)

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Jean-Paul Bourelly Berlin, Germany

Jean-Paul Bourelly, guitarist and innovative musician was born in Chicago. The founder and label owner of
JPGotMangos has always strived toward new musical territory in his group’s collaborations, recordings and underground experimentations. "I always felt that the guitar was not just a rock & roll instrument but a channel in which I could breath out all my life experiences." ... more

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