| Black Butterflies, The / 1 De Mayo |
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| Album: | 1 De Mayo | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Black Butterflies, The | Added: | Dec 2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-12-19 | Pull Date: | 2011-02-20 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 | Jan 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 10, 2011: | Music Casserole Afro Blue | 4. | Feb 08, 2011: | Rebop Spiritual Travels | |
| 2. | Feb 15, 2011: | Rebop Spiritual Travels | 5. | Feb 01, 2011: | anti-heroine Afro Blue | |
| 3. | Feb 11, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Spiritual Travels | 6. | Feb 01, 2011: | Rebop Spiritual Travels |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2010-12-18 | ||
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THE BLACK BUTTERFLIES: 1 De Mayo self-released, 2010 WORLD JAZZ – Unusual, very eclectic band led by Mercedes Figueras, a 27-year old Argentinean saxophonist with a concentrated, somewhat sour sound. Things get interesting when Figueras plays off the avant-minded sax of Tony Larokko, the two of them taking flight with abandon over locked global grooves. The recording has an unpolished feel, but it gets under the skin after a while. Cool stuff. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4 (maybe 5) 1. 11:44 – mellow Latin rhythm: pungent sax solo skews it in an odd direction, keyboard rhapsodizes and bass chills 2. 11:32 – busy, avant-leaning sax interplay, falls into a strong groove, much squeaking and squealing over locomotive rhythm 3. 9:31 – thick percussion fills up a sassy little swinger, solos bring the blues 4. 6:11 – upbeat & offbeat: great bouncy percussion, fun avant-leaning sax 5. 16:52 – roams through some very cool global atmosphere… settles into kecak-style male chanting under Spanish fem vocal, then builds that rhythm into an energetic instrumental groove. Nice! 6. 7:40 – relaxed soulful march, a gospel touch, expressive sax, mellow keys [ Fo ] 12/18/10 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | 1 De Mayo | 4. | Spiritual Travels | |||
| 2. | Afro Blue | 5. | Yah-Yah | |||
| 3. | Pipi's Blues | 6. | Music Heals All Wounds |