Dominguez, Chano / Flamenco Sketches
| Album: | Flamenco Sketches | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Dominguez, Chano | Added: | Mar 2012 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-04-14 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-17 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 17 | Jun 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 29 | Apr 22 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 17, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
So What |
4. | May 29, 2012: | Rebop
All Blues |
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| 2. | Jun 12, 2012: | Rebop
Blue In Green |
5. | May 22, 2012: | Rebop
So What |
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| 3. | Jun 01, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
So What |
6. | May 18, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Freddie Freeloader |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-04-12
Reviewed 2012-04-12
CHANO DOMÍNGUEZ: Flamenco Sketches
Blue Note, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – OK, if you’re going to cover "Kind of Blue," the most acclaimed jazz album of all time, *in its entirety*, you’d better have one of two things: either a better band than the one Miles Davis had (not gonna happen), or a startlingly original take on the music. Dominguez, a fine pianist from Spain, doesn’t get anywhere near “startling” on this live nightclub recording, but I’ll give him “original” for his flamenco-based approach. The tunes drift easily between supper-club jazz and some dark Andalusian tavern, complete with handclap rhythms, dance percussion and raspy vocal wails. Nice stuff, a bit out of the ordinary.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5
1. 16:04 – tender balladry: a floating tone poem evolves into flamenco after about 4 minutes, builds up breezy drive, second half is more playful
2. 9:33 – bluesy tune runs from dark pulse up to a fast, peppy, rhythmic romp
3. 8:09 – very gentle solo piano, then soft trio with vocal melodrama
4. 7:46 – iconic melody given a dusky drive, bass & piano in an uptempo jam
5. 6:54 – funky li’l strut: very upbeat, a real toe-tapper (literally)
6. 9:06 – dramatic piano starts exotic, falls into relaxed walking groove
7. 3:39 – brisk, upbeat, spinning reel… a happy closer
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Blue Note, 2012
WORLD JAZZ – OK, if you’re going to cover "Kind of Blue," the most acclaimed jazz album of all time, *in its entirety*, you’d better have one of two things: either a better band than the one Miles Davis had (not gonna happen), or a startlingly original take on the music. Dominguez, a fine pianist from Spain, doesn’t get anywhere near “startling” on this live nightclub recording, but I’ll give him “original” for his flamenco-based approach. The tunes drift easily between supper-club jazz and some dark Andalusian tavern, complete with handclap rhythms, dance percussion and raspy vocal wails. Nice stuff, a bit out of the ordinary.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5
1. 16:04 – tender balladry: a floating tone poem evolves into flamenco after about 4 minutes, builds up breezy drive, second half is more playful
2. 9:33 – bluesy tune runs from dark pulse up to a fast, peppy, rhythmic romp
3. 8:09 – very gentle solo piano, then soft trio with vocal melodrama
4. 7:46 – iconic melody given a dusky drive, bass & piano in an uptempo jam
5. 6:54 – funky li’l strut: very upbeat, a real toe-tapper (literally)
6. 9:06 – dramatic piano starts exotic, falls into relaxed walking groove
7. 3:39 – brisk, upbeat, spinning reel… a happy closer
[ Fo ] - April 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Flamenco Sketches | 5. | All Blues | |||
| 2. | Freddie Freeloader | 6. | Nardis | |||
| 3. | Blue In Green | 7. | Serpent's Tooth | |||
| 4. | So What | . |