Nirenberg, Michel / Retrato
| Album: | Retrato | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Nirenberg, Michel | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-02-21 | Pull Date: | 2016-04-24 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 10 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 6 | Feb 28 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 24, 2016: | K-Area
Chorinho |
4. | Apr 17, 2016: | K-Area
Chorinho |
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| 2. | Apr 22, 2016: | Rebop
Chorinho |
5. | Apr 15, 2016: | Rebop
Desvairada, Desvairada |
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| 3. | Apr 20, 2016: | 4-20-2016
Santa Morena, Forro From The South |
6. | Apr 09, 2016: | Goggles Optional
Desvairada |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-02-16
Reviewed 2016-02-16
LATIN JAZZ
Michel Nirenberg is a young saxophonist out of Brazil, now working in the Washington DC area. This debut album is very listenable and enjoyable throughout. The core group is a quartet with guitar, drums, and bass; it’s augmented on some tracks with piano, additional percussion, and another guitar.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Fast. Lively and fun. Soprano sax leads an electric bass and drums. (4:37)
2 * Mid tempo. It’s a tango danced by acoustic piano and (I think) clarinet. (5:37)
3 * Very fast first half, then much slower. Tenor saxophone and Latin percussion (3:07)
4 Slow. A pretty ballad on soprano saxophone with a bit of piano accompaniment. (6:18)
5 Mid tempo. A famous Ellington tune turned into an odd-sounding Latin dance. (4:25)
6 ** Fast. A virtuoso solo on soprano saxophone. (2:38)
7 * Mid fast. South American style jazz on tenor sax. Think of Gato Barbieri. (3:23)
8 Slow. A melancholy, tedious ballad. Piano starts, tenor sax joins, then percussion. (7:03)
9 Very fast. A samba but too fast for dancing. There’s a nice electric guitar solo. (3:12)
10 Mid fast. Melody runs around in circles; doesn't really get anywhere. (3:24)
11 Very fast. A retake of track 3 with a wild free-jazz segment in the second half. (3:16)
Michel Nirenberg is a young saxophonist out of Brazil, now working in the Washington DC area. This debut album is very listenable and enjoyable throughout. The core group is a quartet with guitar, drums, and bass; it’s augmented on some tracks with piano, additional percussion, and another guitar.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Fast. Lively and fun. Soprano sax leads an electric bass and drums. (4:37)
2 * Mid tempo. It’s a tango danced by acoustic piano and (I think) clarinet. (5:37)
3 * Very fast first half, then much slower. Tenor saxophone and Latin percussion (3:07)
4 Slow. A pretty ballad on soprano saxophone with a bit of piano accompaniment. (6:18)
5 Mid tempo. A famous Ellington tune turned into an odd-sounding Latin dance. (4:25)
6 ** Fast. A virtuoso solo on soprano saxophone. (2:38)
7 * Mid fast. South American style jazz on tenor sax. Think of Gato Barbieri. (3:23)
8 Slow. A melancholy, tedious ballad. Piano starts, tenor sax joins, then percussion. (7:03)
9 Very fast. A samba but too fast for dancing. There’s a nice electric guitar solo. (3:12)
10 Mid fast. Melody runs around in circles; doesn't really get anywhere. (3:24)
11 Very fast. A retake of track 3 with a wild free-jazz segment in the second half. (3:16)
Track Listing
| 1. | Chorinho | 6. | Desvairada | |||
| 2. | A Deux | 7. | Menina De Avental | |||
| 3. | Forro From The South | 8. | Lonely | |||
| 4. | Beatriz | 9. | Samba Da Virginia | |||
| 5. | Caravan | 10. | Santa Morena | |||
| 11. | Forro From The South (2) | |||||