TRACK LISTING
1. Holy Spirit 5:01
2. Free the Slaves 4:56
3. Precious Air (feat. Jana Herzen) 4:51
3. O My God Elohim 3:46
4. Set It Free 6:56
5. Waterfalls 6:52
6. Netting 3:25
7. Bright New Day 7:43
RELEASE INFORMATION
"A unique mix of jazz, folk, and chamber music.” – Jazz Times
Inspired by the electric periods of three chief influences - Jaco Pastorius, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis - legendary jazz bassist Charnett Moffett's Bright New Day represents a new chapter in his expanding legacy of jazz innovation. Internationally acclaimed for his pyrotechnic upright acoustic bass work on his own recordings and with a virtual "who's who" of jazz, Moffett changes the game here, appearing for the first time exclusively with his fretless electric bass guitar and a new powerhouse touring band featuring rising-star violinist Scott Tixier, keyboard specialist Brian Jackson (known for his innovations with Gil Scott-Heron), drummer Mark Whitfield Jr, and electric guitarist Jana Herzen, a fellow Motema recording artist who happens also to be the founder and president of Motema.
Bright New Day with its fusion of free-jazz, rock, and classical themes, follows up Moffett's acclaimed, 'Music from Our Soul' (Motema 2017) - feat. Pharaoh Sanders, and his recent Nett Duo: 'Overtones' digital release with Jana Herzen. (Motema, 2018 - digital release)