Roberto Rodriguez
Descarga Oriental - The New York Sessions: Maurice El Médioni Meets Roberto Rodríguez
Import
CD
(Piranha 2003),
Released 2006;
Editor's Pick:
Descarga Oriental is right, and a play on words because the title’s not referring to the East of Cuba, but to the hook up between El Medioni, a Jewish Algerian pianist and Rodriguez, a Jewish American percussionist of Cuban descent. El Medioni is an amazing pianist, a North African Bebo Valdéz, and in his playing you hear Arab music, along with Caribbean and jazz music. He’s joined by Jennifer Vincent on bass, Ben Lapidus on tres, Oscar Onoz on trumpet, Nir Z on darbuka and Rodriguez on percussion. But it’s Medioni’s piano playing that’s so shocking, his time to great, and the way he blends the rhythmic and melodic ideas that are all rooted in Al Andalus, the great forgotten culture where so much of what we like in music comes from.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2006-07-23)
Song titles include:
Oran Oran 8:38
Je N'aime Que Toi 5:15
Ana Ouana 9:00
Oh! Ma Belle 5:28
Tu N'aurais Jamais Du 7:06
Moi Je T'aime Toujours 6:40
Malika 7:06
Comme Tu As Changé 5:31
C'etait Il Y A Longtemps 7:26
Musicians include:
Maurice El Médioni Piano, organ and vocals
Natalie Michán Vocals
Jennifer Vincent Bass
Ben Lapidus Tres
Oscar Ońoz Trumpet
Nir Z Darbuka
Roberto Rodriguez Percussion
Category: Latin Jazz
=> Latin Jazz
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