Sosa, Omar/Adam Rudolph / Pictures of Soul
| Album: | Pictures of Soul | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Sosa, Omar/Adam Rudolph | Added: | Jan 2004 | |
| Label: | Ota Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-03-15 | Pull Date: | 2004-05-17 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 16 | Apr 25 | Apr 11 | Apr 4 | Mar 21 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 03, 2022: | Rebop
The Call |
4. | Jan 09, 2005: | radiomundi
Sweet Summer |
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| 2. | Feb 27, 2014: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Trace of Burning Stars |
5. | May 14, 2004: | Memory Select -- SF Alt preview (sfalt.org)
Kachirumba |
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| 3. | May 28, 2005: | Morning Glory
Trace of Burning Stars |
6. | Apr 23, 2004: | Memory Select
Dreams |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-03-21
Reviewed 2004-03-21
Jazz/world improvisations of piano and hand percussion. Draws from the well of McCoy Tyner/modal jazz with touches of Latin, which is Sosa's main bag, but these are spontaneous pieces, touching on free-form territory although Sosa keeps things tonal (i.e. "normal" sounding) and most tracks carry a compelling rhythm. Lots of deep emotion here; don't skip the slow tracks like #11. A richly rewarding session.
The more rhythmic ones: 9,
1- Pensive, deep
2*- Slow. Big sweeping chords; a blustery night
3- Hyper and skittish; a percussion fireball
4- Lovely slow, w/wooden flute
5- Slightly oddball mid/fast rhythm
6- Midtempo; tensely dramatic
7- Mid/fast, w/sparse metallic sounds
8- Mid/fast abstract poking
9*- Fast, w/rich piano riffs
10- Slow & haunting, w/Tuvan throat singing(?)
11*- Slow and grand, a deep longing
12*- Slow; pretty in a heavy way
13- Jangly; mid/fast
14- Percussive low notes
15- Slow and comforting, w/accordion-sounding instrument. Patient.
16- Twenty-seven-second patter
The more rhythmic ones: 9,
1- Pensive, deep
2*- Slow. Big sweeping chords; a blustery night
3- Hyper and skittish; a percussion fireball
4- Lovely slow, w/wooden flute
5- Slightly oddball mid/fast rhythm
6- Midtempo; tensely dramatic
7- Mid/fast, w/sparse metallic sounds
8- Mid/fast abstract poking
9*- Fast, w/rich piano riffs
10- Slow & haunting, w/Tuvan throat singing(?)
11*- Slow and grand, a deep longing
12*- Slow; pretty in a heavy way
13- Jangly; mid/fast
14- Percussive low notes
15- Slow and comforting, w/accordion-sounding instrument. Patient.
16- Twenty-seven-second patter
Track Listing
| 1. | Portrait | 9. | Trace of Burning Stars | |||
| 2. | The Call | 10. | Green Silence | |||
| 3. | Kachirumba | 11. | Winter of the Flower | |||
| 4. | Eye of the Blackbird | 12. | Sweet Summer | |||
| 5. | Dreams | 13. | Serenade for Two | |||
| 6. | The Wandering Night | 14. | Kiss of the Rain | |||
| 7. | Cuzco Refrain | 15. | Pilgrimage | |||
| 8. | Intermezzo | 16. | Black Exit |