Brindica

Reviewed: 2018-12-04
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Piltzecker is a vibes player with superb taste, time, sensitivity, and swing -- all of it evident in this thoroughly enjoyable collection of 10 original tracks, A master player with pyrotechnics in reserve, he takes the listener on a musical journey around the globe
If You Like: Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Cal Tjader
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Great Idea! Who Pays? (8:17) – drums start> midtempo jam, including steel pan drums> pans solo> sax solo> vibes solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Uncle Peck (5:12) – percussion starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> swinging midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Feliz Passo (4:30) – sax starts> uptempo jam> vibes solo> piano solo> sax solo> vibes solo> quick stop
4/ Brindica (5:30) – sound of running water with percussion starts> midtempo jam> percussion solo with vocal chant swings up tempo> quick stop with rushing water sound
5/ Look At It Like This (5:11) – vibes start> midtempo jam> vibes solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> piano solo> quick fade
**6/ Ogoh, Ogoh (4:34) – vibes start> midtempo jam> piano solo> piano percussion duet swings into uptempo jam>, then mellows to midtempo & fades
*7/ Por Supuesto (4:34) – drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> vibes solo> sax solo> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*8/ What Happens To A Dream Deferred? (7:32) –vibes/piano duet start> slow jam & song with female vocal> piano solo> exquisite vibes solo> slow scat singing> slow song> slow fade
9/ From The Center (8:48) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with Latin vibe> melody shifts to slow jam> builds to midtempo wild jam, then swings to uptempo jam> crescendo end
10/ Uncle Peck Reprise (0:40) – percussion starts> short uptempo funky jam> quick stop