David Friedman & Rob Waring - Wayfarers [CD]

Cat. no: MM016 / MM0016
Format: CD
Barcode: 4251546300611
Release Date: 16 Jan 2026
Genre: Jazz

Wayfarers - magical music that seamlessly crosses jazz, classical and improvised music performed by renowned American percussionists David Friedman and Rob Waring. A duo collaboration in which the vibraphone and marimba are brought together as a communal sound with improvisational exploration, the programme features their own compositions, two apiece and two jointly composed, closing with the Bobby Timmons' classic, Moanin'.

"A few years ago David released a production entitled 'Weaving Through Motion'. I can't really think of a better description of the musical interchange that happens between Rob and David. At first, I started to try and figure out who was playing what on each track. However, I rapidly gave up, realising that it didn't matter at all! What was happening here was not about individual virtuosity, but rather about collective music making." - John Surman

David Friedman: vibraphone, Rob Waring - marimba (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, & 7)
Rob Waring: vibraphone, David Friedman - marimba (tracks 4 & 5)

Recorded in David Friedman's apartment in Berlin over the course of 2016 - 2019. Engineered by David and Rob and mixed by Thomas Hukkelberg (Tony Oxley, Derek Bailey) in Oslo, Norway.

Tracks: Wayfarer / Hungarian Snipsody / Go Figure / Web of the Spider / That, and Something Beyond / Ostrich Eggs / Moanin'