Release : Roberto Fonseca - Zamazu
Artist : Roberto Fonseca
Album : Zamazu
Genre : Jazz
Source : CDDA
Label : Enja Records
URL : http://www.enjarecords.com/cd.php?nr=ENJ-9499
Date : 02-23-2007
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 181kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 14
Time : 63:57 min
Size : 84.77 MB
1 Misa Popular 0:32
2 Tierra En Mano 5:21
3 Clandestino 4:45
4 Llego Cachaito 3:47
5 Asi Baila Mi Madre 0:56
6 Congo Arabe 5:53
7 Zamazu 4:39
8 Suspiro 7:12
9 Ishmael 5:55
10 El Niejo 6:52
11 Mil Congojas 3:19
12 Triste Alegria 6:32
13 Zamazamazu 5:01
14 Dime Que No 3:13
Born in 1975 in Havana (Cuba), pianist Roberto Fonseca had a meteoric early
career. At age 15 he began to perform at Havana's international Jazz Plaza
festival. In 1997 he and saxophone/clarinet player Javier Zalba founded the
group Temperamento whose debut CD "En El Comienzo" was awarded "Best Jazz CD" at
the Cubadisco Fair 1999. From 1999 to 2001 Roberto recorded three more albums
under his own name. He also worked as a sideman pianist, hip hop producer, film
composer and fashion model. Roberto Fonseca has been described as "the most
promising and important talent in Cuban music", "a true revelation",
"outstanding among pianists of his generation".
Roberto's career took an unexpected turn when he met RubΘn Gonzßlez, Ibrahim
Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Cachaφto L≤pez, Guajiro Mirabal, Manuel Galbßn and all
those legends out of the Buena Vista Social Club. In 2001 he was invited to
replace RubΘn Gonzßlez in the Ibrahim Ferrer Orchestra and played piano and
keyboards for Ferrer in more than 400 concerts in Europe, Asia, Australia and
the Americas. In 2002 he also joined Omara Portuondo's band. He was a featured
soloist at the 2002 Tokyo Jazz Festival sharing the stage with the likes of
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Mike Brecker.
A great live performer with an overwhelming stage presence, Roberto Fonseca
shows a virtuosic, fiery, eclectic, sometimes nearly orchestral approach to the
piano. In Ferrer's words: "Boy, can the kid play!" A mixture of Cuban soul and
jazz history, Fonseca's piano artistry includes unbelievable high-energy runs on
the keyboard, a trace of Monk's angularity and a fine sense for poetic melodies.
On his new album "Zamazu" he is assisted by his long-term musical partner Javier
Zalba (clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, flute) and an incredibly flexible
Cuban/Brazilian rhythm section. Offering Latin jazz of the highest order,
Fonseca's musical fantasy ranges from ecstatic joyfulness to dark, dramatic
moods, from airy ear-catchers to slightly oriental mellowness. Says Variety
magazine: "He is paving the way firmly for Buena Vista Social Club: The Next
Generation."
Roberto Fonseca piano, vocal
Javier Zalba reeds, flute
Omar Gonzßlez bass
RamsΘs Rodriguez drums
Emilio del Monte Valdes timbales
Emilio del Monte Mata bata, darbuka, etc.
Omara Portuondo vocal #11
Ibrahim Ferrer voice #10
Orlando "Cachaito" L≤pez bass
Toninho Ferragutti accordion #6
Vicente Amigo flamenco guitar #6
Carlinhos Brown gaita #9
Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal trumpet #12
and others