Paseo

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There's never been any question about pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's talent, which is substantial. It's his stylistic sprawl and occasional lapses of taste that have held him back--at least for those who saw him as a potentially great jazz player when he first emerged from Cuba in the early '90s. Leading a revamped version of his New Cuban Quartet, including famed drummer Ignacio Berroa, Rubalcaba sets out to revisit and remake originals from his past, along with two Cuban traditionals and one Hilario Gonzalez compostion. With his bold rhythmic statements on acoustic piano, expansive narrative lines, and knowing dips into tradition, Paseo can be a compelling exercise, but as ever, Rubalcaba sacrifices his edge when indulging his fusion-oriented side with electric keyboards, funk forays, and watery soprano saxophone solos by Luis Felipe Lamoglia. He delights you with Monk-kissed classicism on a jaunty solo-acoustic rendering of Gonzalez's "Preludia en Conga # 1" before fatback bass and electric keys take you down the less rewarding path of his original "Homage to Hilario." --Lloyd Sachs

Paseo,Gonzalo Rubalcaba,Blue Note Records,Afro-Cuban Jazz,Cuban Jazz,Fusion,Jazz,Latin,Latin Jazz,Pop,Post-Bop

Average customer rating: Shed your shackles, and swing, Gonzalo! A deceptively simple masterwork

Paseo Gonzalo Rubalcaba Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Solo Discovery: Live at Montreux Supernova The Blessing Live in Havana ASIN: B0002UX9V0 Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. El Guerrillero
2. Preludio in Conga #1/Homage to Hilario
3. Bottoms Up
4. See, So Far
5. Paseo con Fula
6. Now and Then
7. Encantation
8. Quasar
9. Los Bueyes

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There's never been any question about pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's talent, which is substantial. It's his stylistic sprawl and occasional lapses of taste that have held him back--at least for those who saw him as a potentially great jazz player when he first emerged from Cuba in the early '90s. Leading a revamped version of his New Cuban Quartet, including famed drummer Ignacio Berroa, Rubalcaba sets out to revisit and remake originals from his past, along with two Cuban traditionals and one Hilario Gonzalez compostion. With his bold rhythmic statements on acoustic piano, expansive narrative lines, and knowing dips into tradition, Paseo can be a compelling exercise, but as ever, Rubalcaba sacrifices his edge when indulging his fusion-oriented side with electric keyboards, funk forays, and watery soprano saxophone solos by Luis Felipe Lamoglia. He delights you with Monk-kissed classicism on a jaunty solo-acoustic rendering of Gonzalez's "Preludia en Conga # 1" before fatback bass and electric keys take you down the less rewarding path of his original "Homage to Hilario." --Lloyd Sachs

Customer Reviews:

Shed your shackles, and swing, Gonzalo!.......2004-11-26

Gonazlo Rubalcaba and New Cuban Quartet - Paseo. 2/5

Forty-one year-old Cuban-born Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has released his 23th recording with Paseo this year.

On the opening track the Latin-flavoured El Guerrillero (The Soldier), the drums beg to turn on a dime a few times, but they simply stamp out at the same pace. The instrumentation is fine but the track doesn't stand out.

What's most striking about this CD is that Gonzalo Rubalcaba is a master technician of diverse styles. Witness his sublime balladry on Sea Change. This is a style he displayed when I saw Charlie Haden perform in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 2002.

The major fault with this disc, though, is that it doesn't sound improvised enough. There's too much structure and the compositions aren't terribly interesting. They do have the sheen of modernity, but when you listen below that layer, there's little that qualifies as being memorable. There's not enough tension and interplay between the otherwise capable musicians. At times, some of the tracks sound "busy" without having an engaging groove to them.

As an interpreter of jazz, Rubalcaba is as good as anyone. He knows how to cut loose and deftly swing. On Paseo, regardless of the inspiration behind the compositions, he's holding back, in fact, the music gives me a stifling sensation. If you read a lot of the reviews of his albums, they often say similar things: great chops, masterful technician, not so memorable composer.

If you really want to hear Rubalcaba doing some mind-blowing piano playing, you owe it to yourself to check out Discovery - Live At Montreau from 1991. Listen to the fantastic first track, Monk's "Well, You Needn't" and be prepared to be bowled over by its virtuosity and electricity. It's widely regarded as one of the best major label debuts, with drumer Paul Motian and Charlie Haden on the bass.

If Gonzalo Rubalcaba were returning to my town, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to buy tickets and I would recommed him to jazz fans. I would only hope, though, that he would shed his shackles and do some serious swinging.

A deceptively simple masterwork.......2004-10-16

Nuance, that's what we've got here. And of the highest order.

Take the first cut, for example. It starts out as a rather unadorned, straightforward reading of a Cuban folk classic. Yes, there's an uncommon rhythmic and percussive liveliness--even a little jaunty sauciness--in the leader's initial unaccompanied piano figures, but still not outside the scope of the unexpected. Then, Boom! What's that slight electronic tremor subtly washing over everything and signaling a beatifically legato piano passage? And what's with the faux-funk e-bass? And the killer hand-drum figures? You can't make such wildly disparate elements work in one number, can you? And what's with the mouth harp? And the sax picking up on the legato vibe while the piano becomes downright declamatorily insistent? And then the ever-so-slight unraveling and coming back together at the end?

I'll tell you what it is: a long acknowledged piano prodigy finally coming into his own.

Big time.

It took me a while to get on board with this project because it shattered all my expectations. But jazz--at least the best jazz--is like that. The monster players come out of nowhere. Who could've predicted Thelonius Monk? Or Ornette Coleman blowing out of Texas? Or the (20 year long) overnight emergence of Frank Kimbrough?

Who knew that Gonzalo Rubalcaba would create a disc of such absolute distinction, given his checkered past (some pretty good stuff, some of it pretty awful)? Who knew that he'd incorporate some of the canniest electronics (14 different keyboards, sequencers, and samplers employed) into a brilliantly retooled soundscape that fully employs the studio as an instrument? Who knew that he'd manage to get certainly the finest performance on record--one we've all been waiting for--out of drummer Ingacio Berroa, while discovering and showcasing unknown sax monster Luis Felipe Lamoglia? Who knew that he'd manage to cover the world jazz waterfront with such beguiling, such enticing renderings of everything from folkloric materials ("El Guerrillero," "Los Buyes") to dreamy, post-Romantic Impressionism ("Sea Change," "Santo Canto," where the electronic effects and atmospherics fully kick in) to burning post-bop ("Bottoms Up," "Meanwhile" with their staccato/fluid piano figures) to languid/edgy tropicalisms ("Paseo con Fula") to Chick Corea-ish futurisms ("Quasar," again utilizing the latest in electronics in a very savvy way, as well as trotting out the full arsenal of, esp., Lamoglia and Berroa, who takes a couple killer percussion choruses magically undergirt by Jose Armando Gola's impossibly bubbly e-bass)?

I didn't.

But it's all here, just waiting for the jaded jazz fanatic to lap up like a longed-for oasis in a desert of third-rate jazz offerings. A casual listen may get you thinking that this stuff's easy to pull off. Well, it ain't--least not at this level. This represents years--decades--of laboring in the trenches, thousands of hours on the bandstand and out back woodshedding, plus an inherent genius few players are blessed with.

But, as I say, it's all here, just waiting for you to pick up on.

Top jazz disc of the year.

Hands down.

Don't miss it.

Average customer rating: Great guitar playing! Universal flamenco A classic

Paseo de los Castanos Tomatito Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Flamenco | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aguadulce Spain Again Spain Rosas del Amor Jucal ASIN: B00005KJ3F Release Date: 2002-11-04

Tracks:

1. Pa La Pimpi (Tangos)
2. Alquimia (Solea)
3. Paseo De Los Castanos (Buleria)
4. Aire De Tango (Bolero)
5. La Vacilona (Rumba)
6. Macael (Taranta)
7. Dulce Manantial (Buleria)
8. Bir Omurluk Misafir (Cancion Turca)
9. Ahi Te Quedas (Buleria)

Album Details

Tomatito was Discovered and Mentored at an Early Age by Flamenco Master Paco De Lucia. Leading the Forefont of "Nuevo Flamenco" He Began Recording a Mix of Traditional Flamenco and Jazz Stylings in the Early 1990s. He Has Participated in Sessions with Artists as Varied as Michel Camilo, Mecano and Duende. This 2002 Album Marks his Transition to a New Record Label and Continuation of his Solo Career.

Customer Reviews:

Great guitar playing!.......2007-03-09

Tomatito's guitar playing has a unique and subtle combination of flamenco and jazz. For purists of flamenco music this may be not "kosher", but I recommend them to listen to this particular CD. They'll change their minds and will be pleasantly surprised.

Universal flamenco.......2007-01-08

The Spanish flamenco artist Tomatito shows his depth and artistry on this disc of traditional and nuevo-flamenco. Seemingly always pushing the envelope and perception of the parameters of flamenco, Tomatito does not dissapoint with his exciting guitar stylings that are both technically brilliant and innovative. Several of the songs reach into the jazz idiom as on the rumba "La Vacilona" that features George Benson on guitar trading licks with Tomatito to the background of hand claps. The disc is very mellow for the most part but interrupts into flights of fiery guitar work that dazzles. The world music flavors abound and can be heard on such songs as the Turkish "Bir Omurluk Misafir" that features orchestration that is sublime. Other beautiful tracks include the opening song "Pa La Pimpi" which is more what one thinks of as flamenco and features Tomatito's daughter Mari Angeles sharing vocals on the tangos, another track with vocals is the buleria "Ahi Te Quedas" recorded in a cellar after wine tasting that features two male singers and comes across as an informal gathering complete with hand claps and ole's and another buleria "Paseo de los Castanos" that again has a family feel since their are so many musicains interchanging with Tomatito. Tomatito is in fine form on this disc and belongs in any serious collection of flamenco. I only wish the disc were longer as it comes in at thirty-eight minutes. Recommended for aficionados of cutting edge flamenco.

A classic.......2006-03-07

This is a superb CD -- technically brilliant, musically advanced and adventurous, containing top-notch flamenco style cuts (both with and without vocals) and a few cuts that range beyond flamenco into what some might consider jazz. I had the good fortune to see Tomatito live in Madrid -- he gave the single most amazing performance of acoustic guitar playing I've ever seen. The flamenco sound may feel alien to some American ears, especially the vocal style, so be sure it's for you before you pick up this CD or one like it. But if flamenco speaks to you, you cannot go wrong with this disc.

Two other Tomatito CD's are worth investigating as well: Guitarra Gitana (Gypsy Guitar -- as the title indicates, a bit more hard-core into flamenco than El Paseo de los Castanyos) and Aguadulce.

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Cabanilles: Organ Works Manufacturer: Cybele ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004ZE2F Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Tiento De Contras De 4. Tono
2. Tiento De Falsas De 6. Tono
3. Tiento A 3 De Mano Izquierda De 7. Tono
4. Tiento Partido De Mano Derecha De 2.Tono
5. Pasacalles De I. Tono
6. Paseo De I. Tono Punt. Alt.
7. Tiento De Falsas De 4. Tono
8. Tiento Lleno De Pange Lingua De 5. Tono
9. Tieno Lleno De 8. Tono
10. Tiento Ple Sobre C D E F G A De 5. Tono
11. Tiento Partit De Ma Dreta De Clarins De 5. Tono - Sandro R. Muller S

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Masters of the Piano Roll: Fauré plays Fauré, Strauss plays Strauss Manufacturer: Dal Segno ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Goossens, Sir Eugene | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000B0WOBM Release Date: 2005-09-27

Average customer rating: Delightful!

Dancing in Colombia Quintet of the Americas Manufacturer: Msr Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066F3Z Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

1. Picaflor [Porro]
2. Te Sorprende? [Pasillo]
3. Bunde Tolimense
4. Semblanzas [Pasillo]
5. Lejano Azul [Intermezzo No. 2]
6. Negrita Linda [Porro]
7. Mujercita [Bunde]
8. La Costa [Porro]
9. Que el Viento Se Llevasillo]
10. Amanecer Vallenato [Paseo]
11. Coqueteos [Pasillo]
12. Mis Flores Negras [Pasillo]
13. Sumercesita [Bambuco]
14. Por un Beso de Tu Boca [Bambuco]
15. Provincianita [Bambuco]

Album Description

A sparkling collection of rarities for wind quintet, performed with panache by one of America's premier wind groups.

Customer Reviews:

Delightful!.......2003-02-21

If you can listen to these beautiful pieces without beginning to bob, sway, and tap your foot, and do not find your mood lifting, then check for a pulse - you may be lacking one!

I recently heard this group perform at a concert at TTU in Cookeville, TN, and this CD brilliantly captures the group's outstanding precision, bouyancy, and interplay in an impeccable digital recording that has a very live and natural sound. You will not regret buying this CD (unless you fail the aforementioned pulse test)!

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Paseo de los Castanos Tomatito Manufacturer: Emarcy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Flamenco | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005L8ZP Release Date: 2001-07-11

Tracks:

1. Pa la Pimpi [Tangos]
2. Alquimia [Sole
3. Paseo de los Casta[Buleria]
4. Aire de Tango [Bolero]
5. Vacilona [Rumba] - George Benson,
6. Macael [Taranta]
7. Dulce Manantial [Buleria]
8. Bir Misafir [Canciurca]
9. Ahi Te Quedas [Buleria]

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Columbia:Merengue Y Paseo Alejandro Duran Manufacturer: World Of Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Colombia | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | South & Central America | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | South & Central America | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00000JRYN Release Date: 1999-09-08

Tracks:

1. Maldito Trago
2. La San Marquera
3. Testamento
4. Llora Vida Mia
5. Maria
6. Chavela
7. Trago Gorriao
8. A Orillas Del Magdalena
9. Josefina
10. Teresita
11. Despedida
12. Altos Del Rosario
13. Sofia
14. Munequita
15. Con Manita
16. La Bonchada
17. Palomar
18. Cabellera
19. Evangelina
20. Busco Una Morena

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Jordi-Lluis Rigol: Entre miralls Manufacturer: Editions Moraleda ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000FDCQ Release Date: 1998-11-24

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Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles: Organ Music Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Butt, John | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000007D2 Release Date: 1992-12-14

Tracks:

1. Obras de Organo: Teinto de cuarto tono de mano derecha (con un pedazo de dos tiples)
2. Obras de Organo: Teinto de falsas
3. Obras de Organo: Pasacalles (de primer tono)
4. Obras de Organo: Tiento de primer tono de mano izquierda
5. Obras de Organo: Paseo
6. Obras de Organo: Tiento lleno de quinto tono por Bequadrado
7. Obras de Organo: Xacara
8. Obras de Organo: Tiento de segundo tono por Gesolreut
9. Obras de Organo: Tiento de primer tono
10. Obras de Organo: Tiento de falsas de octavo tono
11. Obras de Organo: Tiento de batalla de octavo tono

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15 Pistas para cantar como: Otto Serge & Rafael Ricardo Fusion Vallenata Manufacturer: Discos Fuentes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NVTFHK

Product Description

1. Senora~~~2. Tu Veras~~~3. Lejania~~~4. Voy a Cambiar Por Ti~~~5. Es Inutil~~~6. Bendita Duda~~~7. El Mochuelo~~~8. Mi Sentimiento~~~9. Esposa Mia~~~10. Solo Canciones~~~11. Cancion Para Ti~~~12. Llorando~~~13. No Digas Que No Te Quiero~~~14. Mi Dije de Amor~~~15. Gotas de Llanto

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