GONZALO RUBALCABA TRIO: DIZ

GONZALO RUBALCABA
O pianista cubano Gonzalo Rubalcaba tem uma técnica devastadora, assombrosa. O domínio completo e total do teclado o leva a um certo exagero no uso de notas - eu, particularmente, prefiro pianistas mais econômicos (less is more...). Gonzalo, tal como Chano Pozo e Arturo Sandoval teve no inefável DIZZY GILLESPIE - sempre ele, o protetor que lhe abriu as portas do sucesso. E neste álbum presta uma justa e
merecida homenagem ao seu padrinho Dizzy.
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GONZALO RUBALCABA
One of the most important figures to emerge from Afro-Cuban jazz in the '90s, Gonzalo Rubalcaba is an extraordinarily versatile pianist able to blend disparate strands of Cuban and American jazz tradition into a fresh, modern whole. Born into a musical family in Havana on May 27, 1963, Rubalcaba began studying classical piano at age eight, honing his technique in that area for the next 12 years while playing around Havana by night. In 1983, he toured France and Africa with Cuba's longstanding Orquesta Aragon, and formed his own band, Grupo Proyecto, in 1985, the same year he was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie. In 1986, Rubalcaba played the Havana Jazz Festival with the American rhythm section of Charlie Haden and Paul Motian, and with Haden's support soon appeared at major international festivals like Montreal and
Montreux. Rubalcaba was finally able to play for American audiences beginning in 1993, including a star-making appearance at Lincoln Center, and soon emigrated from Cuba (though not to the U.S. right away; he eventually settled in South Florida in 1996).
(By Steve Huey, All Music Guide - edited by CB)
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MINHA OPINIÃO: O repertório do álbum é primoroso: todos os temas fazem parte do elenco dos "one of the best jazz themes, ever" e o trio de Rubalcaba, com o gigante Ron Carter e o grande percussionista cubano Julio Barreto é o que há de melhor. UM LUXO SÓ!
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ALBUM: GONZALO RUBALCABA TRIO: DIZ

PERSONNEL:
Gonzalo Rubalcaba (p)
Ron Carter (b)
Julio Barreto (ds)

TRACKS/FAIXAS:
1 Hot House - (Dameron) 7:40
2 Woody´n You - (Gillespie) 6:57
3 I Remember Clifford - (Golson) 4:47
4 Donna Lee - (Parker) 4:25
5 Bouncing with Bud - (Powell) 5:20
6 Smooch - (Mingus) 5:59
7 Ah-Leu-Cha (Parker) 9:52
8 A Night in Tunisia - (Gillespie, Paparelli) 4:51
9 Con Alma (Gillespie) 6:36

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