Worlds

WORLDS - Ann Arbor, Michigan-based bassist Dave Sharp's follow-up to his acclaimed previous Secret 7 release - is an expansive soundscape featuring his brand of 'World Jazzquot; music. Recognized in the JazzTimes 2010 Critic's Poll, Dave Sharp's Secret 7 masterfully blends rhythms, sounds, textures - and musicians - from across the globe. WORLDS includes collaborations with Cheikh Lo (Senegal), Parthiv Gohil (India), Gayelynne McKinney (Detroit/Straight Ahead), Walter White (Detroit/Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra/Dave Holland), Gary Schunk (Detroit) Jonita Gandhi (Toronto), Elden Kelly (Lansing) Mehdi Darvishi (Iran), Andre Frappier (Los Angeles) Chris Codish (Detroit) Evan Perri (Detroit) Inrdrajit Chowdhury (New York), and Mehdi Darvishi (Iran). Recorded at Backseat Productions with Jim Roll in Ann Arbor, MI, and in various studios around the world, WORLDS began as a collaboration between Dave Sharp and tenor saxophonist Chris Kaercher (Four Tops, Temptations, Aretha Franklin), who share a fascination with jazz and music from India and Africa, as well as sounds from New Orleans and the Middle East. Dave Sharp was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan where he was exposed to and inspired by the city's rich music heritage. While earning a degree from the University of Michigan, Sharp became deeply devoted to the study of jazz and the perfection of his art. This devotion culminated in a move to San Francisco where Dave studied jazz and music theory with legendary bassist Herbie Lewis (McCoy Tyner, Cannonball Adderley, Les McCann) at the New College of California. While living in San Francisco, Sharp served as bassist and composer for the modern jazz ensemble the Spheres of Influence and the Killer Joe Trio. After touring the West Coast with rock legends The Melvins, and playing a run of jazz venues in Tokyo, Sharp returned home to the metropolitan Detroit area in 1998, where he continues to compose, record, teach and perform live in front of appreciative audiences. WORLDS - TRACK LISTING ??1. SHEREHE (SHARP/KAERCHER) - An African influenced tune, SHEREHE means quot;Celebrationquot; in Swahili. Dave Sharp-Electric & Fretless Bass Chris Kaercher-Tenor, Alto & Baritone Saxophones Carolyn Koebel-Congas, Shaker, Bells, Cajon Walter White-Trumpet Andre Frappier-Lead Guitar Evan Perri-Rhythm Guitar 2. NU AFRICA (SHARP/KAERCHER/LO) -A mix of New Orleans, Detroit and African sounds, composed from an impromptu jam session with Cheikh Lo and Dave Sharp in Ann Arbor, MI Nov 2011. Lyrics by Cheikh Lo Horn arrangements by Walter White & Chris Kaercher) Dave Sharp-Electric Bass Chris Kaercher-Tenor, Alto & Baritone Saxophones Cheikh Lo-Vocals Walter White-Trumpet & Flugelhorn Gayelynne McKinney-Drums Chris Codish-Hammond B3 Samba Ndok Mbaye-Tama 3. RETURN (SHARP/GOHIL) - An improvised ALAP (a pulse free introduction to a classical Indian music composition) foreshadowing and reflecting the feeling of quot;Mystery Bluesquot;, a composition about searching and moving forward. Dave Sharp-Electric Bass Parthiv Gohil-Vocals Elden Kelly-Glissentar Prashanth Gururaja-Violin Duncan McMillan-Hammond B3 4. MYSTERY BLUES (SHARP/GOHIL) - A Charles Mingus/ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan influenced minor blues featuring two Detroit legends, Gary Schunk and Gayelynne McKinney. VOCAL COMPOSITION BY PARTHIV GOHIL Dave Sharp-Fretless Bass Parthiv Gohil-Vocals Gayelynne McKinney-Drums Gary Schunk-Piano 5. SUNRISE (SHARP/KELLY/HOUWAT/DARVISHI) - a group composition created from our very first warm up ja