Flamenco Sketches
Jazz
| Mar 2012
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2012-04-12
Reviewed 2012-04-12
CHANO DOMÍNGUEZ: Flamenco Sketches
Blue Note, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – OK, if you’re going to cover "Kind of Blue," the most acclaimed jazz album of all time, *in its entirety*, you’d better have one of two things: either a better band than the one Miles Davis had (not gonna happen), or a startlingly original take on the music. Dominguez, a fine pianist from Spain, doesn’t get anywhere near “startling” on this live nightclub recording, but I’ll give him “original” for his flamenco-based approach. The tunes drift easily between supper-club jazz and some dark Andalusian tavern, complete with handclap rhythms, dance percussion and raspy vocal wails. Nice stuff, a bit out of the ordinary.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5
1. 16:04 – tender balladry: a floating tone poem evolves into flamenco after about 4 minutes, builds up breezy drive, second half is more playful
2. 9:33 – bluesy tune runs from dark pulse up to a fast, peppy, rhythmic romp
3. 8:09 – very gentle solo piano, then soft trio with vocal melodrama
4. 7:46 – iconic melody given a dusky drive, bass & piano in an uptempo jam
5. 6:54 – funky li’l strut: very upbeat, a real toe-tapper (literally)
6. 9:06 – dramatic piano starts exotic, falls into relaxed walking groove
7. 3:39 – brisk, upbeat, spinning reel… a happy closer
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Blue Note, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – OK, if you’re going to cover "Kind of Blue," the most acclaimed jazz album of all time, *in its entirety*, you’d better have one of two things: either a better band than the one Miles Davis had (not gonna happen), or a startlingly original take on the music. Dominguez, a fine pianist from Spain, doesn’t get anywhere near “startling” on this live nightclub recording, but I’ll give him “original” for his flamenco-based approach. The tunes drift easily between supper-club jazz and some dark Andalusian tavern, complete with handclap rhythms, dance percussion and raspy vocal wails. Nice stuff, a bit out of the ordinary.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5
1. 16:04 – tender balladry: a floating tone poem evolves into flamenco after about 4 minutes, builds up breezy drive, second half is more playful
2. 9:33 – bluesy tune runs from dark pulse up to a fast, peppy, rhythmic romp
3. 8:09 – very gentle solo piano, then soft trio with vocal melodrama
4. 7:46 – iconic melody given a dusky drive, bass & piano in an uptempo jam
5. 6:54 – funky li’l strut: very upbeat, a real toe-tapper (literally)
6. 9:06 – dramatic piano starts exotic, falls into relaxed walking groove
7. 3:39 – brisk, upbeat, spinning reel… a happy closer
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Recent airplay
So What
No Cover, No Minimum — Jan 17, 2014
Blue In Green
Rebop — Jun 12, 2012
So What
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 01, 2012
All Blues
Rebop — May 29, 2012
So What
Rebop — May 22, 2012
Freddie Freeloader
No Cover, No Minimum — May 18, 2012
Charting
2012-04-14 — 2012-06-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 17 | 1 |
| Jun 3 | 2 |
| May 27 | 1 |
| May 20 | 2 |
| May 13 | 2 |
| May 6 | 1 |
| Apr 29 | 2 |
| Apr 22 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Flamenco Sketches | ||
| 2. | Freddie Freeloader | ||
| 3. | Blue In Green | ||
| 4. | So What | ||
| 5. | All Blues | ||
| 6. | Nardis | ||
| 7. | Serpent's Tooth |