Sam Anning - Oaatchapai

2021 release

Melbourne bassist-composer Sam Anning’s fourth album as bandleader ‘Oaatchapai’ showcases his compositional flair with references to indie rock, echoes of Charles Mingus and spoken word soundscapes. The lineup of pianist Andrea Keller, trumpeter Mat Jodrell, saxophonists Carl Mackey and Julien Wilson from the award-winning Across a Field as Vast as One is augmented by guitarist Theo Carbo and drummer Rajiv Jayaweera.

Mat Jodrell (trumpet)
Carl Mackey (alto saxophone)
Julien Wilson (tenor saxophone & bass clarinet)
Andrea Keller (piano & fender rhodes)
Theo Carbo (guitar)
Sam Anning (double bass & voice)
Rajiv Jayaweera (drums)

production & compositions Sam Anning

recorded at Oaklands Studio, Nunawading VIC.

engineer Jarrad Gilson

mixing & mastering Dave Darlington

artwork Nikki Gijselhart

design Elle Deslandes

I acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which this recording was made and pay my respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Thank you to Mat, Carl, Julien, Andrea, Theo, and Rajiv for lending their immense talents to interpreting and performing the music. To Nikki and Elle for their impeccable vision. Dave and Jarrad for their expert ears. Tash for her inspiration, support, encouragement, and understanding.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Auntie Terry Zerafa.
She passed at the time we were recording Giant Pebble.

Andrea Keller is a YAMAHA artist.
Carl Mackey and Julien Wilson play D’Addario reeds.
Mat Jodrell is a Bach artist.