Virelles, David / Gnosis
| Album: | Gnosis | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Virelles, David | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-09-27 | Pull Date: | 2017-11-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 12 | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 26, 2017: | Old fart At play
Benkomo |
4. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Del Tabaco Y El Acuzar |
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| 2. | Nov 09, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tierra |
5. | Oct 17, 2017: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Fititi Nongo |
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| 3. | Oct 28, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Fititi Nongo |
6. | Oct 07, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Del Tabaco Y El Acuzar |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-22
Reviewed 2017-09-22
Reviewed: 2017-09-22
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: pianist Virelles takes Afro Cuban jazz into the 21st century with short sonic eclectic and sometimes abstract pieces of modern jazz. His versatile troupe of musicians can bend & swing wherever he leads. Careful: almost every track ends suddenly, right at the point where you are really in the groove.
If You Like: Omar Sosa, Vijay Iyer, Yelena Eckemoff, Nana Vasconcelos, Egberto Gismonti
Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ Del Tabaco Y El Azucar (4:01) - piano starts> slow spacey jam becomes loud & intense, then fades *2/ Fititi Nongo (2:24) - uptempo jam> piano solo to quick stop *3/ Lengua 1 - piano strts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo & off-kilter> quick stop 4/ Erume Kondo (2:03) piano starts> slow tempo jam> percussion joined by male vocal & chanting> quick stop 5/ Benkomo (5:25) - percussion starts> slow off-kilter jam> male vocal & chanting> quick stop *6/ Tierra (6:16) - piano starts joined by heavy percussion> morphs into heavy off-kilter midtempo space jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> quick stop *7/ De Ida Y Vuelta 1 - piano played with heavy notes starts slow then mellows into gorgeous piano solo and stops 8/ Lengua 2 (1:35) - sax starts> slow space jam> slow free jazz jam> quick stop 9/ De ida Y Vuelta 2 (2:33) - piano starts> hesitating & off-kilter midtempo jam> quick stop 10/ Nuna (2:40) - woodblock starts> slow percussion jam> quick stop *11/ Epilogo (1:56) - sax starts> midtempo off-kilter jam> chanting> quick stop 12/ Dos (4:04) - piano solo starts with slow plodding ominous heavy chords & stops on a chord *13/ Caracola (1:28) - flute/percussion starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop 14/ Visiones Sonoras (1:19) - piano starts> uptempo & loud/cacophonous jam> brief pause>loud jam> quick stop 15/ De Portal (2:36) - piano solo> slow & ominous - heavy chords build to builds to midtempo with several pauses & stops 16/ De Tres (0:41) - sax starts with percussion> brief midtempo jam> quick stop 17/ De Cuando Era Chiquita 92:50) - piano solo> heavy chords slow & methodical> mellows to stop *18/ piano solo> slow heavy notes swing uptempo & heavy> & stops
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: pianist Virelles takes Afro Cuban jazz into the 21st century with short sonic eclectic and sometimes abstract pieces of modern jazz. His versatile troupe of musicians can bend & swing wherever he leads. Careful: almost every track ends suddenly, right at the point where you are really in the groove.
If You Like: Omar Sosa, Vijay Iyer, Yelena Eckemoff, Nana Vasconcelos, Egberto Gismonti
Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ Del Tabaco Y El Azucar (4:01) - piano starts> slow spacey jam becomes loud & intense, then fades *2/ Fititi Nongo (2:24) - uptempo jam> piano solo to quick stop *3/ Lengua 1 - piano strts> slow tempo jam builds to uptempo & off-kilter> quick stop 4/ Erume Kondo (2:03) piano starts> slow tempo jam> percussion joined by male vocal & chanting> quick stop 5/ Benkomo (5:25) - percussion starts> slow off-kilter jam> male vocal & chanting> quick stop *6/ Tierra (6:16) - piano starts joined by heavy percussion> morphs into heavy off-kilter midtempo space jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> quick stop *7/ De Ida Y Vuelta 1 - piano played with heavy notes starts slow then mellows into gorgeous piano solo and stops 8/ Lengua 2 (1:35) - sax starts> slow space jam> slow free jazz jam> quick stop 9/ De ida Y Vuelta 2 (2:33) - piano starts> hesitating & off-kilter midtempo jam> quick stop 10/ Nuna (2:40) - woodblock starts> slow percussion jam> quick stop *11/ Epilogo (1:56) - sax starts> midtempo off-kilter jam> chanting> quick stop 12/ Dos (4:04) - piano solo starts with slow plodding ominous heavy chords & stops on a chord *13/ Caracola (1:28) - flute/percussion starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop 14/ Visiones Sonoras (1:19) - piano starts> uptempo & loud/cacophonous jam> brief pause>loud jam> quick stop 15/ De Portal (2:36) - piano solo> slow & ominous - heavy chords build to builds to midtempo with several pauses & stops 16/ De Tres (0:41) - sax starts with percussion> brief midtempo jam> quick stop 17/ De Cuando Era Chiquita 92:50) - piano solo> heavy chords slow & methodical> mellows to stop *18/ piano solo> slow heavy notes swing uptempo & heavy> & stops
Track Listing
| 1. | Del Tabaco Y El Acuzar | 10. | Nuna | |||
| 2. | Fititi Nongo | 11. | Epilogo | |||
| 3. | Lengua I | 12. | Dos | |||
| 4. | Erume Kondd | 13. | Caracola | |||
| 5. | Benkomo | 14. | Visiones Sonora | |||
| 6. | Tierra | 15. | De Portal | |||
| 7. | De Iday Vuelta I | 16. | De Tres | |||
| 8. | Lengua Il | 17. | De Cuando Era Chiquita | |||
| 9. | De Ida Y Vuelta Il | 18. | De Coral |