Andrew Baker - Passatge

“In WARMI, saxophonist and composer Andrew Baker explores a very wide palette of musical landscapes on a journey where styles are never the point but still function as a springboard for passionate musical statements from all members of the band. His band includes superb musicians from different cultures and generations who collaborate in the ever-growing and ever-surprising jazz scene in Barcelona. Andrew's spirit has an openness and curiosity that has crystallized in this collection of compositions. Each one of them is a great vehicle for his bandmates and guests to join him in a unique sonic adventure. This music is full of imagination, energy and life!” - Jorge Rossy
Warmi is the new album by saxophonist and composer Andrew Baker, a set of originals recorded in the UnderPool studio, where he shows the strength, sensitivity and depth of his music.
This album is inspired by the concept of "duality and complementarity" chacha - warmi aspects that are part of the Quechua culture of the Peruvian Andes, where Andrew Baker lived the first stage of his childhood.
In Warmi, Andrew Baker has surrounded himself with excellent musicians from different cultures and generations, outstanding figures of the jazz scene who have explored with curiosity and creativity the melodies, harmonies and rhythms proposed by Baker.
The music we will hear in Warmi has the power to take us further, to connect us with everything around us, and show us different emotional states with which Andrew Baker reminds us how powerful music is.
credits
released July 19, 2023
Andrew Baker - compositions and sax,
Albert Bover - piano,
Masa Kamaguchi - double bass,
Carlos Falanga - drums,
Félix Rossy - trumpet,
Sara Lilu - vocals.
All music composed by Andrew Baker. Music and lyrics on Cachito by Sara Lilu & Andrew Baker
Recorded at UnderPool Studio, on August 14 and 15, 2021.
Mixed by Sergi Felipe,
Master by Euan Burton
Cover design Nicolas Canepa and Timo Acapulco.
Design by Pepon Meneses.
Published by UnderPool