title: Gwotet
text: # Gwotet
  
  Gwotet is an album by David Murray released on the Justin Time label. Recorded in 2003 and released in 2004 the album features performances by Murray and the Gwo-Ka Masters with Pharoah Sanders. It is Murray's second album with the Gwo-Ka Masters following Yonn-Dé (2002).
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  | The Village Voice | A |
  
  Reviewing for The Village Voice in September 2004, Tom Hull called Gwotet "a foray into pan-African cosmopolitanism" and "a nonstop riot of rhythm and horns".
  
  The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Freed from playing jazz standards or very free improvisations, Murray really thrives in this exotic setting . . . 'Gwotet,' 'Ouagadougou,' and 'Djolla Feeling' are high points, but there are no slow moments during the infectious set of danceable but somewhat unclassifiable music."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Gwotet" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 12:14
  * "O' Léonso" (Traditional) - 7:57
  * "Ouagadougou" - 12:30
  * "La Jwa" - 10:04
  * "Djolla Feeling" (Sambe) - 9:24
  * "Go to Jazz" (Kiavue, Murray) - 4:26
  * "Ovwa" (Kiavue, Traditional) - 5:34
  * "Gwotet [Radio Edit]" (Kiavue, Laviso, Murray) - 6:22
  
      All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
     * Recorded October 2003
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * David Murray - tenor saxophone
  * Leonardo Alarcon - trombone
  * Angel Ballester Veliz - alto saxophone and flute
  * Alexander Brown - trumpet
  * Elpidio Chappotin Delgado - trumpet
  * Hamid Drake - drums
  * Klod Kiavue - gwo ka drums and voice
  * Christian Laviso - guitar and voice
  * Moises Marquez Leyva - baritone saxophone
  * Hervé Sambe - guitar
  * Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone
  * Jaribu Shahid - bass
  * Carlos Sonduy Dimet - trumpet
  