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Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet - Antiguo (1997)

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet - Antiguo (1997)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet - Antiguo (1997)
Jazz (Afro-Cuban) | EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG | mp3@320 | 459 MB. & 193 MB.
300dpi. Complete Scans (JPG) included | WinRar, 3% recovery
Audio CD (1997) | Label: Blue Note | Catalog# 7243-8-37717-2-1 | 73:39 min.

~allmusic.com
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.
~cduniverse.com
The epitome of the conservatory-trained Cuban jazz musician, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has long been described with words like "prodigy" and "visionary." His impressionistic, Debussy-like playing strays widely from the popular Cuban music format, but always seems to return to its rhythmic birthplace. On "Antiguo", he is backed by fellow Cubans Julio Barreto on drums, Felipe Carrera on bass, and Reynaldo Melian on trumpet, but this Cuban Quartet functions more like a chamber ensemble than a dance band. The playing is as brisk and precisely angular as his previous efforts, but a special attention is paid to the Cuban spiritual psyche.

On tracks like "Circuito III," Circuito IV," and "Desierto," Rubalcaba leaps out of the melody at a frantic pace, favoring one of several Roland synthesizers, much as Chick Corea did in the '70s with Return to Forever. "Coral Negro" has a riveting ethereal quality augmented by the vocals of the classically trained Dominican singer Maridalia Hernandez. But "Antiguo" hits its most swinging strides on "Elioko" and "Eshun Agwe," driven by the trancelike rhythms of Yoruban spiritual dances and featuring appearances by Santeria patriarch Lazaro Ros and the legendary Puerto Rican percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo.

"Antiguo" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.
Tracklist:
01. Opening (0:18)
02. Circuito III (8:45)
03. Ellioko (Yoruba word for "two") (11:28)
04. Desierto (6:42)
05. Intermitencia (8:07)
06. Coral Negro (9:57)
07. Circuito IV (8:54)
08. Oddi Lobbe (7:00)
09. Eshun Agwe (Yoruba word for "Party") (7:44)
10. Homenaje (4:26)
11. Closing (0:18)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet - Antiguo (1997)

Personnel:
Gonzalo Rubalcaba - piano & keyboards
Reynaldo Melian - trumpet
Felipe Cabrera - bass
Julio Barreto - drums

(featuring)
Maridalia Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Lazaro Ros

All songs composed by Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Recording information: Estudios Egrem, Habana, Cuba (07/1995-06/1996); Estudios Viva Santo Domingo, Domi (07/1995-06/1996); Klang Studio Leyh, Germany (07/1995-06/1996); Soundtrack Studios, NY (07/1995-06/1996).

Recording, Mixing & Editing Engineer: Peter Darmi
Mastering Engineer: Yoshio Okazaki

Cover designed by Mayumi Ono
Cover painting "Antiguo" by Stephen Henriques

Produced by Gonzalo Rubalcaba.


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Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet / Antiguo {Blue Note}

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Cuban Quartet - Antiguo (1997)

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