Thursday, October 05, 2017

NEW RELEASES: BROWNSWOOD BUBBLERS VOLUME 12 COMPILED BY GILLES PETERSON; JUSSARA SILVEIRA & RENATO BRAZ – FRUTA GOGOIA: UNA HOMENAGEM A GAL COSTA; MARTIAL SOLAL & DAVE LIEBMAN – MASTERS IN BORDEAUX

BROWNSWOOD BUBBLERS VOLUME 12 COMPILED BY GILLES PETERSON

A dozen volumes in – and this wonderful series is still going strong – an incredibly solid, incredibly trustworthy collection of all that's great in the global underground! Gilles Peterson has been opening up our ears for decades, and he's never let us down – and, as before, there's a rich array of forward-thinking music here – from lyrically poignant club-ready soul, to neo classic spiritual jazz, to modern funk, and beyond – all tracks that have a sound that's way hipper than the mainstream, and a sense of class that few artists can touch. Titles include "Stop Rewind" by Slim with Ella Mae, "Refugee Song" by Buttering Trio, "Rosie" by Wayne Snow, "No Time To Lose" by Madison McFerrin, "Could You Be Me" by Kathy Kosins & Paul Randolph, "Gotta Get Out" by The Pendletons, "Red Planet" by Chip Wickham, "Are You In Peace" by Selebyone, "La Mano" by Stimulator Jones, "Flute Song" by Wildflower, "Love Falls Down" by Poppy Ajudha, "Turn My G Down" by God Colony, "2 Sides" by Oscar Jerome, "Should You Go" by Skinny Pelembe, "Above The Clouds" by Yisrael Trio, "Anxious Party People" by Blood Wine Or Honey, and "Differences" by Elisa Imperilee & Srigala. ~ Dusty Groove

JUSSARA SILVEIRA & RENATO BRAZ – FRUTA GOGOIA: UNA HOMENAGEM A GAL COSTA

A great little record – one that offers up a tribute to the music of Gal Costa in a style that's as evocative as its cover – and which finds all these wonderful ways to take off from the inspiration of the originals! Vocals are by Jussara Silveira and Renato Braz – sometimes singing together, but often alternating on different tracks – already a great approach in the mix of male and female voices on these tunes. Yet the singers also have something special, too – that way of capturing the simple, understated charms that Gal had in her later years – often in a style that's subtle, but completely powerful – maybe even more so when turned towards some of the songs from earlier years. Backing is by a small group on all numbers – Dori Caymmi plays guitar throughout, and other instrumentation includes a bit of accordion, solo alto from Teco Cardoso, and a small sax group on a few numbers – coloring in the tunes with some beautiful tones. The album's the best sort homage album in the Brazilian tradition – which, if you know it, is light years better than any sort of American modes – and titles include "So Louco", "Nao Identificado", "Baby", "Teco Teco", "Perola Negra", "Volto", "Passarinho", "Tema De Amor De Gabriela", and "Estrada Do Sol". ~ Dusty Groove

MARTIAL SOLAL & DAVE LIEBMAN – MASTERS IN BORDEAUX

Two giants in modern jazz, coming together here beautifully – on a record that may well be one of the most compelling from either musician in recent years! Martial Solal has definitely returned to the limelight with a strong string of releases over the past decade or so – but he sounds even more amazing here, next to the angular genius of Dave Liebman – whose way of crafting reed lines in the setting really blows us away! There's a really special sort of pairing going on here – like Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy – and the amazing thing is the way these guys can both be totally loose, yet also swong – coming together on brilliant reworkings of "Solar", "All The Things You Are", "On Green Dolphin Street", "Lover Man", and "Night & Day". ~ Dusty Groove




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