Francisco Mora Catlett, Carl Craig - Outerzone (2024) [Hi-Res]

One of the few albums ever from percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett -- a player with a decades-long legacy of performances with jazz legends Max Roach and Sun Ra, as well as Detroit electro genius Carl Craig! The album's got a wonderful sound that links together these 2 sides of Catlett's career -- righteous acoustic jazz at the core, but augmented with bits of electronics, some of which are played by Carl Craig on synth and "space programming"! Arkestra member Marshall Allen is also in the group -- playing alto and flute -- and other instrumentation features twin trumpets from John Douglass and Dwight Adams, keyboards from Craig Taborn, and lots of percussion from Francisco himself. The sound is outside at some points, but always swings back to a warmly spiritual vibe -- and Catlett's compositions are as ambitious as the performances on the set. Titles include "Baba Lu Aye", "Suny", "La Luu Banche Barasuayo", "Space Chord Progression", "Voodoo Papa Legba Mapotelo", "Saints At Congo Square", "Pa'Los Mayores", and a Carl Craig/Craig Taborn mix of "Baba Lu Aye".

Tracklist:
1-1. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord, Pt. 1 (00:52)
1-2. Francisco Mora Catlett - Saints at Congo Square (03:28)
1-3. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord, Pt. 2 (00:49)
1-4. Francisco Mora Catlett - Voodoo "Papa Legba Mapotelo" (09:21)
1-5. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord, Pt. 3 (00:19)
1-6. Francisco Mora Catlett - Baba Lu Aye (Rezo) "Aberiku to Agua" (06:14)
1-7. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord, Pt. 4 (00:41)
1-8. Francisco Mora Catlett - Chenche Kururu "Iya Mi Ile Odo" (04:52)
1-9. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord, Pt. 5 (00:46)
1-10. Francisco Mora Catlett - Alaro Ayaba Mio "Ago Lona O Yale" (04:25)
1-11. Francisco Mora Catlett - Suny (05:56)
1-12. Francisco Mora Catlett - Pa'Los Mayores (05:26)
1-13. Francisco Mora Catlett - Space Chord Progression (09:16)
1-14. Francisco Mora Catlett - La Lu Banche "Barasuayo" (05:09)
1-15. Francisco Mora Catlett - Baba Lu Aye (Rezo) "Aberiku To Agua" (07:26)