Zettalogue Ivo Neame

• 1 The Rise of the Lizard People 04:39
• 2 Drone Yer Sorrows 06:29
• 3 Zettalogue 05:05
• 4 Pala 05:31
• 5 Être sur le Train de Gravy 06:32
• 6 Personent Hodie 05:14
• 7 The Trouble with Faith 05:58
• Total Runtime 39:28

Info for Zettalogue

Zettalogue represents the documentation of a three-year process of writing, rehearsing, performing and recording new music. The pieces on the album are contrasting - some pieces are upbeat and energetic such as 'Drone Yer Sorrows'. Others such as 'The Rise of the Lizard People' are based on a clave using rhythmic structures derived from Konnakol (South Indian Classical Music) and West African Music. There is also a melancholic ballad - 'The Trouble with Faith'. This reflects Ivo's own journey with faith. Above all, he would find it comforting to be able to have faith in humanity. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

Ivo Neame, piano
George Crowley, tenor saxophone
Tom Farmer, double bass
James Maddren, drums

Ivo Neame
is a forward thinking and innovative pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. As a musician of exceptional ability, Neame is developing a reputation as one of the most exciting and original pianists to emerge in some time. Well known as the pianist with Phronesis and with Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset, his most recent release Strata saw him reach new heights as a composer leading a quintet in a set of exuberant and creative originals. With an abundance of ideas, his career is travelling on new trajectory set to emulate the profile achieved by the likes of Django Bates. Extensively touring with his quintet, octet and now solo piano, as well as with Phronesis and Marius Neset, Neame is destined for great things. Watch this space!

Ivo studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and since leaving in 2003 he has gone on to perform and record with highly esteemed musicians at home and abroad such as David Binney, Kenny Wheeler and Hermeto Pascoal. He has also played on more than 40 albums as a sideman and a leader.

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