Afromantra
Uplifting Spirit / Espiritu Optimista
CD
(Afromantra 32555),
Released 2006;
Editor's Pick:
Another great, serious Latin jazz project from Alex Garcia, a drummer originally from Chile, via Havana and New York. The music, furious at times, sounds as if it were only possible with a foundation in New York. Garcia’s a tremendously intelligent composer, one who brings modern classical ideas of composition into a bed of Afro Cuban rhythmic impulses, all blended with jazz practice. The group, mostly a sextet or quintet, just sounds new, with two horns working over an intensely interactive rhythm section of piano, bass, drums and percussion. The dynamic variety jumps on you, moving from almost gentle danzón to group improvisations that roar, verging on free improvisation. Manuel Valera, the gifted Cuban pianist shows up on several tunes, playing Fender Rhodes. The saxophonist Ole Mathisen tears up the pieces; this is modern Latin jazz at it’s intelligent, driving best.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2007-02-06)
Song titles include:
El Espiritu Optimista De Nuestra Alma
Cancion Latinoamericana
Luna Y El Sol
A Emiliano Salvador
Por Ti
Nuevo Amanecer
Yemaya, Diosa Del Mar
Sueños De Otoño
Verdes Horizontes
Iluminando Al Mundo
Mi Palabra
Musicians include:
Ole Mathiesen Tenor sax
Pablo Vergara Rhodes
Desmar Guevaraz Piano
Waldo Chavez Bass
Aryam Vazquez Congas
Alex Garcia Drums & timbales
Category: Latin Jazz
=> Latin Jazz
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