{"product_id":"mama-terra-inner-space","title":"Mama Terra - Inner Space","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"286\"\u003eFollowing the release of \u003cem data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"78\"\u003eChameleons (Live Interpretations Of Herbie Hancock)\u003c\/em\u003e last year, and their acclaimed 2023 debut \u003cem data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"135\"\u003eThe Summoned\u003c\/em\u003e — described by \u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"159\"\u003eMOJO\u003c\/strong\u003e as “bursting with zeal and vigour” — Scotland’s leading jazz ensemble \u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eMama Terra\u003c\/strong\u003e return with a new album, \u003cem data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"283\"\u003eInner Space\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"681\"\u003eExpanding upon the musical ambition and thematic scope of their debut, \u003cem data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eInner Space\u003c\/em\u003e explores both the reality and potential of the human condition — “what we are and what we can be.” The record introduces new instrumentation into Mama Terra’s already distinctive soundworld, alongside narration from the iconic \u003cstrong data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"618\"\u003eConrad Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e, best known for his 1971 collaboration with \u003cstrong data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eThe album was recorded between Glasgow, Los Angeles and Brooklyn under the direction of bandleader, composer and producer \u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eCAFOLLA\u003c\/strong\u003e, joined by Grammy-nominated co-producer and engineer \u003cstrong data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eJoel Hamilton\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eMusically, the record draws influence from an expansive lineage including \u003cstrong data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eWayne Shorter\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eTerence Blanchard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1081\"\u003eDavid Axelrod\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1104\"\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003eScott Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1137\"\u003eDon Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eGustav Holst\u003c\/strong\u003e. Despite that broad palette, Mama Terra’s sound remains unmistakably their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003eAlongside CAFOLLA on piano, Moog synthesisers and Hammond organ, and longtime collaborator \u003cstrong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003eKonrad Wiszniewski\u003c\/strong\u003e on saxophones, sits the striking soprano voice of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003eRachel Lightbody\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose inventive vocal presence has become central to the ensemble’s unique interpretation of spiritual jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eConrad Roberts appears on two tracks. A lifelong admirer of Roberts’ contribution to Miles Davis’ \u003cem data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1649\"\u003eLive-Evil\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), CAFOLLA tracked down the poet to recite words written specifically for what became the album’s lead track, \u003cem data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1808\"\u003eInner Space (Narration by Conrad Roberts)\u003c\/em\u003e. Roberts not only agreed, but also contributed additional words originally prepared for a possible future collaboration with Davis himself, eventually appearing on \u003cem data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2018\"\u003eBliss (Words \u0026amp; Narration by Conrad Roberts)\u003c\/em\u003e after recognising a spiritual continuity between the projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003eThe album also features acclaimed classical duo \u003cstrong data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2154\"\u003eThe Ayoub Sisters\u003c\/strong\u003e providing guest string arrangements throughout, while New York trumpeter \u003cstrong data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eJeremy Pelt\u003c\/strong\u003e returns to appear on \u003cem data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2280\"\u003eThe Observers\u003c\/em\u003e, joined by an expansive ensemble of musicians helping shape Mama Terra’s vision: music for the eye of the storm, where fear, beauty and stillness coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2573\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eDeep, ambitious and cinematic in scope, \u003cem data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2492\"\u003eInner Space\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary nine-track jazz album available on LP, CD and digital formats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acid Jazz","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58140407169369,"sku":"SDZ-46403","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58140407202137,"sku":"SDZ-46404","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/INT_20260526_0841_074546_188_p_image001_1_001.png?v=1779788501","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/mama-terra-inner-space","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}