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Reviewed 2011-10-16
Reviewed 2011-10-16
SARA SERPA: Mobile
Inner Circle, 2011
VOCAL JAZZ – Portuguese vocalist/composer Sara Serpa is truly unique. Serpa’s near-ethereal scatting is predominant here, with her supple, crystal-clear voice soaring in a realm of pure (but angular) melody. Great literary works with voyaging themes are the inspiration for ten challenging pieces. She’s backed by a fine modernist quartet including Kris Davis on piano and Andre Matos on guitars. Cool stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
1. 8:09 – spoken intro, then vocal floats over evolving quartet, guitar soars
2. 7:23 – rhythmic piece with twisty vocal lines, careful piano & tumbling drums
3. 6:22 – unfolds slowly: calm vocal, acoustic guitar & keyboard build up
4. 7:23 – builds from a circular pattern: agitated piano solo, excellent vocal
5. 6:08 – e.e. cummings poem: slow, drawn out and billowing
6. 4:23 – spare: voice & acoustic guitar work in unison, become untethered
7. 4:40 – aching fado vocal in a hall of mirrors, full of mystery and depth
8. 5:57 – spiky zig-zagging rhythm, geometric piano & vocal, turns crunchy
9. 4:47 – slow march into darkness: Portuguese lyrics, melancholy solos
10. 3:46 – eerie multi-tracked vocal, rumbling piano, very quiet improv
[ Fo ] - October 2011
Inner Circle, 2011
VOCAL JAZZ – Portuguese vocalist/composer Sara Serpa is truly unique. Serpa’s near-ethereal scatting is predominant here, with her supple, crystal-clear voice soaring in a realm of pure (but angular) melody. Great literary works with voyaging themes are the inspiration for ten challenging pieces. She’s backed by a fine modernist quartet including Kris Davis on piano and Andre Matos on guitars. Cool stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
1. 8:09 – spoken intro, then vocal floats over evolving quartet, guitar soars
2. 7:23 – rhythmic piece with twisty vocal lines, careful piano & tumbling drums
3. 6:22 – unfolds slowly: calm vocal, acoustic guitar & keyboard build up
4. 7:23 – builds from a circular pattern: agitated piano solo, excellent vocal
5. 6:08 – e.e. cummings poem: slow, drawn out and billowing
6. 4:23 – spare: voice & acoustic guitar work in unison, become untethered
7. 4:40 – aching fado vocal in a hall of mirrors, full of mystery and depth
8. 5:57 – spiky zig-zagging rhythm, geometric piano & vocal, turns crunchy
9. 4:47 – slow march into darkness: Portuguese lyrics, melancholy solos
10. 3:46 – eerie multi-tracked vocal, rumbling piano, very quiet improv
[ Fo ] - October 2011
Recent airplay
Gold Digging Ants
Clean Copper Radio PARIS COP TALK — Dec 11, 2015
Sem Razão, If
Rebop — Dec 13, 2011
Gold Digging Ants
Rebop — Dec 06, 2011
Ahab's Lament
Rebop — Nov 29, 2011
Sem Razão
Rebop — Nov 22, 2011
Sequoia Gigantis
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 18, 2011
Charting
2011-10-16 — 2011-12-18
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 18 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | 2 |
| Oct 23 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sequoia Gigantis | ||
| 2. | Ulysses's Costume | ||
| 3. | Pilgrimage To Armanath | ||
| 4. | Ahab's Lament | ||
| 5. | If | ||
| 6. | Traveling With Kapuszinsky | ||
| 7. | Sem Razão | ||
| 8. | Gold Digging Ants | ||
| 9. | Corto | ||
| 10. | City Of Light, City Of Darkness |