It is About Being ‘Jonty’ on Derek & The Cats’ New Single
Bengaluru-based jazz ensemble Derek & The Cats, known for their flavorful mix of instrumental dance music, have released the new single ‘Jonty Patel,’ a title plucked from the nickname of their drummer, Jason Sharat.
Bengaluru-based jazz ensemble Derek & The Cats, known for their flavorful mix of instrumental dance music, have released the new single ‘Jonty Patel,’ a title plucked from the nickname of their drummer, Jason Sharat.
The new release by the seven-piece outfit points to their second album being officially in the pipeline. ‘Jonty Patel’ also arrives on the heels of their previous release ‘Diana‘ (with singer-songwriter Frizzell D’souza) and their debut four-track eponymous record, which stood amongst ‘The 15 Best Indian Albums of 2022’ on Rolling Stone India, alongside albums from the likes of Prateek Kuhad, Parekh & Singh, FILM, Divine, etc.
Soaked with bright and creamy sax arrangments courtesy of Gautam David, ‘Jonty Patel’ unfolds to temperate work on the keys and goes on to produce an upbeat funk-jazz melody. Recorded live in a one-take at Stained Class Productions located on their home turf, the fusion track bears a splashy three-way joust featuring electronic piano (Derek Mathias), percussions (Joel Rozario), and drums (Jason Sharat), in addition to picky bass details via Vishal Varrier.
‘Jonty Patel’ was released with a music video that catches all the musicians in their elements, opening with a breakdown of the term ‘Jonty’ and intercutting their performance with stills expressing the upcoming ‘Jont’ before each layer of instrumentation.
Its artwork, illustrated by Anushree Dhingra, projects a postal stamp, with an individual sporting a khaki uniform and a peaked cap with a ‘JP’ logo clutching onto a puzzle piece that completes his face, likely referencing the expression – the last piece of the puzzle.
Song Credits –
Written & Performed by: Derek Mathias (Piano), Jason Sharat (Drums), Adesh Vinod (Guitar), Vishal Varrier (Bass), Joel Rozario (Percussion), Anand Murali (Keyboards), Gautam David (Saxophone)
Produced by: Derek Mathias
Recorded at: Stained Class Productions, by Leslie Charles
Mixed and Mastered by: Vivek Thomas
DOP: Sanket Chakraborty
Second Camera: Navaneeth Krishna
Cover art: Anushree Dhingra
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