TISZIJI MUNOZ
Heart Sound
Label: Anami 007 Country: USA

"An audition tape from '95 with relatively unknown players - Greg Murphy on piano (didn't he once play with Charles Gayle?), Toby Williams on drums and Don Pate once again on bass. This one is also pretty great and consists of three popular standards and two more originals. Miles' "All Blues" is done with care, so nice to hear Tisziji playing this delightful melody without getting too carried away. "My Favorite Things" may appear to be an ultra-corny tune, but Coltrane's version on soprano sax made this tune a classic and Munoz also does a beautiful job of caressing this lovely melody in his own slightly twisted way, before the streams of notes finally erupt all over us again. What Munoz offering wouldn't be complete without a Trane cover, so here we get "Lonnie's Lament" - another laid back gem with nice mallets rolling from the bottom on upwards, quite Elvin Jones-like! The closing benediction is an extra-long Munoz original & early lp title called "Visiting This Planet", which also helps us complete our long journey through mountains and valleys, through the skies and seas, with its hypnotic, bouncing bass-line to sooth our troubled souls. Tisziji continues to whip these newcomers into shape, nothing holds him or them back, he inspires all who get the opportunity to play with him. So, it should come as no surprise that each of these four simultaneous releases has brilliant moments to be reckoned with, no matter much you know or don't know about any or all of these partners that Munoz shares the vibration with. They are worthy of your attention!" - BLG. This 1995 Heart Sound performance captures Tisziji's spontaneous, raw and ecstatically intense creative guitar work. A surprising first performance from this exciting group which includes Don Pate on bass, Greg Murphy on keyboards and Toby Williams on drums. The CD was Digitally re-mastered from the original DAT tapes for a fantastic sound!.