release 3 march 2017
producer AIMUA EGHOBAMIEN
co-producer BEN ZWERIN
executive producer DAVID QUINTAVALLE
QML006
℗ & © 2017 QUAESITOR MUSIC

bass BEN ZWERIN
cello NOAH HOFFELD
percussion JEREMY SMITH
percussion SCOTT NEUMANN (tracks 04 and 07)
shekere MADELEINE YAYODELE NELSON (tracks 02 and 10)

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01 lit / solus
02 iye (mother)
03 erha (father) / a love poem
04 what do I have
05 going home
06 threnody
07 undying / winds adrift
08 johnsburg, illinois
09 terminal four
10 taton
11 water

album description

Aimua Eghobamien’s third album, Brazen. Simple., with exquisitely crafted songs and poetry draws from influences that include his Ẹdo heritage, jazz, blues, classical and folk music. Brazen. Simple. creates a non-linear memoir that exposes once private thoughts and shares significant periods in his life. His style can only be described—if it must—as post-beat urban contemporary jazz.

all songs and poetry by AIMUA EGHOBAMIEN
except 04 co-written with DAVID QUINTAVALLE
and 08 written by TOM WAITS

release 4 november 2014
producer AIMUA EGHOBAMIEN
co-producers JEROME DAVIES and STEVE ORCHARD
executive producer DAVID QUINTAVALLE
QML002
℗ & © 2014 QUAESITOR MUSIC

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tracks

01 benediction (live)
02 on the surface (live)
03 patches / enough (live)
04 coffee shop window (live)
05 wayfaring stranger (live)
06 same girl (live)
07 you gotta move (live)
08 there is a balm in gilead (live)
09 pearls (live)
10 indigo / slate of the atlantic (live)
11 loving you (live)

album description

The album showcases a number of Eghobamien’s own compositions that realise the full synthesis of his musical roots. “Slate Of The Atlantic”, simple and stately, looks back to the work song, the blues style of “You Gotta Move” and the traditional spiritual style of “There Is A Balm In Gilead” (both also covered on the album). It builds in intensity with West African drums and with strings in a style one might associate with the Highlands or bluegrass. “Coffee Shop Window” capitalises on the complexity of an off-rhythm bass line and anxious strings to transform a sweet lyric of life’s possibilities into a more edgy and modern composition. “On The Surface”, with a catchy melody and bittersweet lyric, just soars in the perfect fusion of Eghobamien’s ear and heart. For the first time, Eghobamien’s poetry complements his music to create an innovative performance aesthetic. The poem, “Indigo”, precedes and sets the mood for “Slate Of The Atlantic” and “patches” is used to prepare the narrative for the song, “Enough”. This song builds relentlessly from the poem adding a steady, mantra-like bass groove to climax with the existential lament, “I cannot go back home/I am not even here, anymore”, then fades away again.

release 24 august 2010
producer AIMUA EGHOBAMIEN
co-producer GLAFKOS KONTEMENIOTIS
executive producer DAVID QUINTAVALLE
QML001
℗ & © 2010 QUAESITOR MUSIC

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01 estlin’s dream
02 a child is born
03 migration
04 passion poured gently
05 fascinating rhythm
06 in a sentimental mood
07 listen to monk (rhythm-a-ning)
08 never dreamed you’d leave in summer
09 ‘tis what it is
10 so many stars
11 it’s my life
12 it don’t mean a thing (if it ain’t got that swing)
13 benediction

album description

Poured Gently—the debut album of Aimua Eghobamien—combines fresh and unusual arrangements of jazz and pop standards from Ellington, Monk, Gershwin, Stevie Wonder and Bon Jovi with haunting and melodic original compositions and thoughtful lyrics. In collaboration with New York-based pianist, composer and arranger Glafkos Kontemeniotis, Eghobamien ensures that Poured Gently produces a concept that sets a definite mood, entertains and quietly tells a story. Recorded and mixed at Avatar Studios in New York and at Strongroom and AIR Studios in London by Grammy Award-winning engineer Steve Orchard, Poured Gently features the internationally known and highly regarded percussionist Bashiri Johnson and stellar musicians bassist Ed Kollar and drummer Scott Neumann. He teamed up with pop music video director Nick Bartleet to produce a unique music video for the track, ‘Tis What It Is.