Pictures of Soul
Reviews
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
Recent airplay
Winter of the Flower
Music Casserole — Jan 11, 2025
The Call
Rebop — Oct 03, 2022
Trace of Burning Stars
Sunshine ... in the Afternoon — Feb 27, 2014
Trace of Burning Stars
Morning Glory — May 28, 2005
Sweet Summer
radiomundi — Jan 09, 2005
Kachirumba
Memory Select -- SF Alt preview (sfalt.org) — May 14, 2004
Charting
2004-03-15 — 2004-05-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 16 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | 2 |
| Mar 21 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Portrait | ||
| 2. | The Call | ||
| 3. | Kachirumba | ||
| 4. | Eye of the Blackbird | ||
| 5. | Dreams | ||
| 6. | The Wandering Night | ||
| 7. | Cuzco Refrain | ||
| 8. | Intermezzo | ||
| 9. | Trace of Burning Stars | ||
| 10. | Green Silence | ||
| 11. | Winter of the Flower | ||
| 12. | Sweet Summer | ||
| 13. | Serenade for Two | ||
| 14. | Kiss of the Rain | ||
| 15. | Pilgrimage | ||
| 16. | Black Exit |