Santos, John Sextet / Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1
| Album: | Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Santos, John Sextet | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Machete Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-05-14 | Pull Date: | 2011-07-16 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 | May 29 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 21, 2021: | Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Jul 15, 2011)
Refraneando |
4. | Feb 19, 2016: | Rebop
Pop's Brim |
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| 2. | Dec 01, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Resistencia |
5. | Dec 12, 2014: | Rebop
La Rumba Me Lleva |
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| 3. | Nov 03, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Sense Of Now |
6. | Apr 19, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum: Track 6
Resistencia |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-05-14
Reviewed 2011-05-14
JOHN SANTOS SEXTET: Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1
Machete, 2011
LATIN JAZZ – This CD is just part of a massive commissioned work that Bay Area percussionist John Santos been developing for two years. The theme is heritage, inspired by the complex streams of Afro-Latin-Caribbean culture, but it’s also very personal: most of the tunes are about specific musicians who have passed on or Santos’ own history. Excellent flute and sax carry the melodies over rich rhythms.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
1. 8:28 – spiritual intro, then gentle with lovely, heartfelt solos; tougher at end
2. 5:11 – rumba: great intro, flute duet, warm & inviting w/very nice percussion
3. 5:23 – mid-uptempo: cool melody, piano lifts it, soprano sax flies, drum jam
4. 4:37 – weak intro, but a fine vocal duet saves it
5. 7:17 – stylish midtempo: walking theme, then flying flute & sax fantasy
6. 8:57 – percussion showcase: builds a wall, falls back, then a stronger wall
7. 6:48 – tight sound, just the right mix of rhythmic drive and melodic fluidity
8. 6:04 – lively mix of rumba and bomba rhythms, really heats up in the middle
9. 6:03 – thoughtful groove: flute drives, other solos are pensive, faster at end
10. 4:44 – a catchy little riff anchors this descarga jam; baritone sax gets hot
11. 7:00 – funeral march into wild celebration; with Steve Turre on trombone!
[ Fo ] 05/14/11
Machete, 2011
LATIN JAZZ – This CD is just part of a massive commissioned work that Bay Area percussionist John Santos been developing for two years. The theme is heritage, inspired by the complex streams of Afro-Latin-Caribbean culture, but it’s also very personal: most of the tunes are about specific musicians who have passed on or Santos’ own history. Excellent flute and sax carry the melodies over rich rhythms.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
1. 8:28 – spiritual intro, then gentle with lovely, heartfelt solos; tougher at end
2. 5:11 – rumba: great intro, flute duet, warm & inviting w/very nice percussion
3. 5:23 – mid-uptempo: cool melody, piano lifts it, soprano sax flies, drum jam
4. 4:37 – weak intro, but a fine vocal duet saves it
5. 7:17 – stylish midtempo: walking theme, then flying flute & sax fantasy
6. 8:57 – percussion showcase: builds a wall, falls back, then a stronger wall
7. 6:48 – tight sound, just the right mix of rhythmic drive and melodic fluidity
8. 6:04 – lively mix of rumba and bomba rhythms, really heats up in the middle
9. 6:03 – thoughtful groove: flute drives, other solos are pensive, faster at end
10. 4:44 – a catchy little riff anchors this descarga jam; baritone sax gets hot
11. 7:00 – funeral march into wild celebration; with Steve Turre on trombone!
[ Fo ] 05/14/11
Track Listing
| 1. | He Was One Of Us | 6. | Resistencia | |||
| 2. | La Rumba Me Lleva | 7. | The Sense Of Now | |||
| 3. | El Esqueleto Rumbero | 8. | Refraneando | |||
| 4. | No Soy Combatiente | 9. | Siete Cuevas | |||
| 5. | Pop's Brim | 10. | Ponme A Gozar | |||
| 11. | Carnaval S.F. | |||||