4 Blokes, by Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet

4 Blokes

by Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet

supported by

willem minderhout Fond memories of this band with a fifth bloke - Tobias Delius - at de Zomer Jazzfietstour youtu.be/PGnFSZX_b7s

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£7 GBP or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
4-panel digisleeve CD with sleevenotes by Richard Williams

Includes unlimited streaming of 4 Blokes via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

Purchasable with gift card

£11 GBP or more

1.	For the Blue Notes 04:49	buy track
2.	Something Gentle 10:04	buy track
3.	All of Us > Khwalo 08:04	buy track
4.	Mark of Respect 04:59	buy track
5.	Tears for Steve Biko 16:28	buy track
6.	4 Blokes 10:52	buy track
7.	Yes Baby, No Baby 02:56	buy track
8.	Angel-Nomali 07:16	buy track
9.	Something Gentle (Reprise) 02:02	buy track

about

4 Blokes is a casual title for a set of astonishing intensity, the blokes being the leader, saxophonist Jason Yarde, pianist Alexander Hawkins and bassist John Edwards. Hawkins’ racing piano leads the hooty For the Blue Notes, Yarde is sinewy and agile on soprano sax on the free-jazz sprint Something Gentle (which it isn’t, until its closing moments), while the hymnal Mark of Respect rises on Yarde’s swelling melody over churning grooves. The long Tears for Steve Biko is a free-jazz thrash dominated by writhing soprano lines and clamouring piano, and South African jazz heroes the Blue Notes (Moholo-Moholo is the only surviving member) are celebrated on the late Dudu Pukwana’s sensuous Angel-Nomali. It’s not quite like being at a 4 Blokes gig, but very close.
John Fordham review in the Guardian

credits

released September 28, 2020

Alexander Hawkins - piano
John Edwards - bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo - drums
Jason Yarde - saxophones

license

about

Louis Moholo-Moholo South Africa

contact / help

Contact Louis Moholo-Moholo

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like 4 Blokes, you may also like:

Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet
by Luke Stewart

supported by 9 fans who also own “4 Blokes”

I saw their return performance at the 2022 Catalytic Sound Festival and it was magnificent! Mark Bernstein
go to album
Sun Beans of Shimmering Light
by Wadada Leo Smith / Douglas R. Ewart / Mike Reed

supported by 8 fans who also own “4 Blokes”

Simply amazing to hear a new album with Wadada and Ewart!! ...And Reed rounds out this trio beautifully. Just gave it my first spin. Absolutely magical. jeffrey maurer
go to album
Painters Winter
by William Parker

supported by 8 fans who also own “4 Blokes”

On "Painters Winter", William Parker and company explore some fascinating musical spaces, a set of songs that stretch out and expand in a way that ably demonstrates both the players' impressive skills and Parker's exceptional gifts as a composer. rikm
go to album
Pith
by Tomas Fujiwara

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 2, 2024
go to album
Infinite Love Infinite Tears
by Alan Braufman

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 12, 2024
go to album
Y'Y
by Amaro Freitas

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 14, 2023
go to album
Universal Beings
by Makaya McCraven

supported by 7 fans who also own “4 Blokes”

I was brought here after listening to a live performance of Makaya's on you tube. I instantly loved the song Holy Lands so much that I had to see if the album version was the same rendition as the live one. Then I listened to the whole album! Universal Beings is a just a groove... It's a mix of traditional and something new, very nice. pandr1900
go to album