| Zenón, Miguel / Esta Plena |
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| Album: | Esta Plena | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Zenón, Miguel | Added: | Dec 2009 | |
| Label: | Marsalis Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-01-17 | Pull Date: | 2010-03-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 14 | Feb 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 31 | Jan 24 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 15, 2011: | Rebop Calle Calma | 4. | Sep 05, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Oyelo | |
| 2. | Oct 07, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Despedida | 5. | Mar 12, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Qué Será De Puerto Rico? | |
| 3. | Jun 10, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Qué Será De Puerto Rico? | 6. | Mar 09, 2010: | Smartie Pop Qué Será De Puerto Rico? |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2010-01-17 | ||
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MIGUEL ZENÓN: Esta Plena Marsalis Music, 2009 MODERN/LATIN JAZZ – Acclaimed saxophonist Miguel Zenón digs deep into la plena, the street music of his native Puerto Rico, then merges the rhythms and cadences of that music with his own modern jazz sensibility. Zenón has an easily recognizable sound on alto: fast, dynamic, and percolating. The music sometimes bounces abruptly from one world to the other, but his quartet (supplemented by three vocalist/percussionists) keeps pace with deceptive ease. Very good! Miguel Zenón - alto saxophone Luis Perdomo - piano Hans Glawischnig - bass Henry Cole - drums Héctor "Tito" Matos - lead vocals, percussion Obanilú Allende, Juan Gutiérrez - vocals & percussion * * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 1. 7:05 – hot drums, swirling sax wails away, taking simple melody to the sky 2. 7:48 – vocal refrain, deep rhythm, dramatic instrumental middle section 3. 6:16 – nice vocal tune, relaxed and chant-like; sax explores its edges 4. 4:53 – quick-paced and twisty instrumental; sounds damned difficult to play 5. 8:25 – tender, soulful vocal; glides softly & reaches high with emotion 6. 4:38 – solo bass intro; bittersweet piano/sax melody moans, calls out 7. 8:59 – great sound here: brooding start, but light bursts through the clouds 8. 8:01 – excellent! uptempo vocal, surging band, dramatic and very strong 9. 9:17 – solo piano intro; calm and deeply moody with some powerful surges 10. 6:50 – “Auld Lang Syne”(!) drifts into speedy, hard-hitting latin-jazz romp [ Fo ] 01/17/10 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Villa Palmeras | 6. | Calle Calma | |||
| 2. | Esta Plena | 7. | Villa Coope | |||
| 3. | Oyelo | 8. | Qué Será De Puerto Rico? | |||
| 4. | Residencial Llorens Torres | 9. | Progreso | |||
| 5. | Pandero Y Pagode | 10. | Despedida |