Sclupperbep, by Skeeter Shelton & Hamid Drake

Sclupperbep

by Skeeter Shelton & Hamid Drake

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1.	We Must Play Music For The Children / Attic 04:32	buy track
2.	The Call 04:37	buy track
3.	Tru 02:03	buy track
4.	Forest Dancer 07:14	buy track
5.	Charles Miles 04:34	buy track
6.	Like Father Like Son 17:39	buy track
7.	Now That I'm Free 03:48	buy track

about

Detroit saxophonist Skeeter Shelton and Chicago percus-
sionist Hamid Drake didn’t know each other before Skeeter
was subbed into a duo gig at Trinosophes (Detroit) after
Hamid’s partner fell ill. Shortly before the performance, it
was discovered that Skeeter’s father, Ajaramu Shelton, was
Hamid’s drum teacher and mentor at Chicago’s Association
for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. There was an
instant bond.
The set that night was fire. This should be no surprise, as
Skeeter, through his father, grew up around AACM-affiliated
musicians like Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Fred Anderson
and especially, Amina Claudine Meyers. Soon after, it was
decided that Skeeter and Hamid should record together.
With Hamid’s international touring schedule, there was
only a narrow window of opportunity. A date was picked
for Hamid to come to Detroit for a day of recording and a
one-night stay.
It turned out to be the morning aftermath of the polar
vortex in early 2019. Hamid’s just over four-hour drive from
Chicago ballooned into more than nine hours. When he
finally arrived, he was asked if he needed to decompress
or eat something. He was sick of sitting in a car, he said, and
just needed to play.That was it. Hamid was already on the house kit—no mic
placement, no line check—and he and Skeeter didn’t stop

for 90 minutes. Then they paused and did another half-
an-hour. It was an outpouring of free improvisation and
Skeeter’s own material—all of which was new to Hamid—that
found the musicians discovering mutual sympathies
and shared pathways in the music. For this release, we have
highlighted mostly portions where Skeeter’s themes
predominate, because so many of them are excellent and
largely unknown.

credits

released September 10, 2021

Skeeter Shelton - Tenor Sax, Folk Flute, Pan Flute
Hamid Drake - Drums and Percussion

All songs by Skeeter CR Shelton except for "Charles Miles" by Charles Miles. Lyrics to "Forest Dancer" by Frank Francisco Garcia

Recorded and Mixed by Joel Peterson

Mastered by Warren Defever

Produced by Two Rooms

Manufactured at Archer Records

Front cover: Allie McGhee RED TANGO BLUE [detail], 2019. Acrylic & enamel on canvas, 36 x 60 inches. Courtesy the artist.

Skeeter Shelton, Charlotte Rae Shelton Publishing, ASCAP | Hamid Drake, Smiling Forehead, BMI

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