Hiromi & Edmar Casteneda / Live In Montreal
Album: Live In Montreal   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Hiromi & Edmar Casteneda   Added:Oct 2017
Label:Telarc  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-10-22 Pull Date: 2017-12-24 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 10 Nov 26 Nov 19 Nov 12 Nov 5 Oct 29
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 02, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
For Jaco
4. Dec 28, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
For Jaco
2. Dec 30, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Libertango
5. Dec 26, 2017: Old fart At play
Cantina Band
3. Dec 28, 2017: I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Cantina Band
6. Dec 07, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
A Harp In New York

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-10-16
6:32Reviewed: 2017-10-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: a stunning live performance while also playful: just piano & harp engaged in complex interplay. Every track is amazing. Star Wars fans check out track 4. On a side note, Casteneda also plays harp for Marta Topferova.
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ A Harp In New York (8:19) - fluttering piano starts> rocking uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> harp solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ For Jaco (11:16) - piano starts slow & hesitant> swings into rocking uptempo jam> crescendo> creative harp solo> gorgeous piano solo whips into full tilt jam> quick stop
3/Moonlight Sunshine (8:05) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> harp solo> duet> piano solo> slow fade & some notes
*4/ Cantina Band (4:43) - piano starts> fast tempo jam> piano solo> harp solo> duet> quick stop
THE ELEMENTS
*5/ Air (6:32) - piano starts slow & swings to beautiful midtempo melody> gorgeous pino solo> duet swings uptempo> piano solo> duet> crescemdo emd
*6/ Earth (7:00): harp/piano interplay> uptempo duet> piano & harp back & forth, increasing in speed to fast tempo duet> quick stop
7/ Water (7:18) - piano starts & quiet> slow tempo duet swings to midtempo> beautiful piano solo> harp solo> duet> slow fade
*8/ Fire (8:42) - heavy piano chords star> lightning fast tempo duet> piano solo> duet> harp solo> duet> percussion-like solo> duet> quick stop
*9/ Libertango (6:48) - duet starts> midtempo jam slows> uptempo harp solo> piano solo swings to fast tempo> fast tempo duet>

Track Listing
1. A Harp In New York   5. (The Elements) Air
2. For Jaco   6. Earth
3. Monnlight Sunshine   7. Water Fire
4. Cantina Band   8. Libertango