Villafranca, Elio & Arturo Stable / Dos Y Mas
| Album: | Dos Y Mas | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Villafranca, Elio & Arturo Stable | Added: | Mar 2012 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-03-10 | Pull Date: | 2012-05-12 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 13 | Apr 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 | Mar 25 | Mar 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 28, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Saghezi |
4. | May 11, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
A Las Millas |
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| 2. | Aug 02, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
1529 |
5. | Apr 28, 2012: | The Mongrel's Stoop
Vertiente, En La Colonia |
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| 3. | Jan 04, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum: Top Jazz of 2012
Saghezi |
6. | Apr 27, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Saghezi |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-03-04
Reviewed 2012-03-04
ELIO VILLAFRANCA & ARTURO STABLE: Dos y Mas
Motema, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – Pianist Elio Villafranca and percussionist Arturo Stable, both originally from Cuba, have a wonderful rapport in this set of duets. Drawing from Latin America, Northern Africa and elsewhere, the tunes are deep and soulful, with sparkling melodies and comforting, grounded rhythms. This is music of the heart and spirit. Very nice.
Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
1. 7:13 – gentle pulse, firm but soothing rhythms, pretty melody lifts it up
2. 5:36 – steady spinning feel: piano solo stretches and weaves; tough end
3. 5:30 - like lapping waves, building and crashing in bright sprays
4. 5:30 – very cool rhythm and sing-song melody; keeps an even keel
5. 8:07 – solo kalimba, then a heavy but relaxed duo groove
6. 5:37 – dancing tune with a Spanish flair and some drama from piano
7. 4:28 – uptempo latin jazz groove: quick conga and fleet-fingered piano
8. 5:52 – light yet mysterious: piano hides a secret; vocal chorus at end
9. 5:50 – careful start evokes the ocean; billows and falls in open rhythm
10. 7:47 – nostalgic song with vocal; starts straightforward, second half looser
[ Fo ] - March 2012
Motema, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – Pianist Elio Villafranca and percussionist Arturo Stable, both originally from Cuba, have a wonderful rapport in this set of duets. Drawing from Latin America, Northern Africa and elsewhere, the tunes are deep and soulful, with sparkling melodies and comforting, grounded rhythms. This is music of the heart and spirit. Very nice.
Try any track. Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 9
1. 7:13 – gentle pulse, firm but soothing rhythms, pretty melody lifts it up
2. 5:36 – steady spinning feel: piano solo stretches and weaves; tough end
3. 5:30 - like lapping waves, building and crashing in bright sprays
4. 5:30 – very cool rhythm and sing-song melody; keeps an even keel
5. 8:07 – solo kalimba, then a heavy but relaxed duo groove
6. 5:37 – dancing tune with a Spanish flair and some drama from piano
7. 4:28 – uptempo latin jazz groove: quick conga and fleet-fingered piano
8. 5:52 – light yet mysterious: piano hides a secret; vocal chorus at end
9. 5:50 – careful start evokes the ocean; billows and falls in open rhythm
10. 7:47 – nostalgic song with vocal; starts straightforward, second half looser
[ Fo ] - March 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | 1529 | 6. | Vertiente | |||
| 2. | Saghezi | 7. | A Las Millas | |||
| 3. | Alla | 8. | Yusa's | |||
| 4. | Arara | 9. | Agua Marina | |||
| 5. | En La Colonia | 10. | Cuba Linda |