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SAVANT

PARTLY SUNNY

$16.63

Details

Artist
MONASTERIOS, SILVANO
Format
CD
Label
SAVANT
Released
Jul 15, 2016
Catalog #
SAVT422153.2
UPC
633842215327

About

It might strike as a paradox, but sometimes the brilliance of certain inventions can be measured by how obvious, how commonplace they seem. The music of Venezuelan pianist Silvano Monasterios is so easy-on-the-ear, so elegantly structured, and has such a casual, lived-in feel that it takes a bit to catch on to how sophisticated his work truly is. It's only after awhile that one notices the harmonic turns, the storytelling soloing, or his rhythmic vocabulary, especially his discreet use of traditional Venezuelan styles. Partly Sunny is Monasterios' second album for Savant, and his choices suggest that he feels no need to accommodate any conventional expectations about how Latin jazz should sound. Whatever someone might argue to be some essence of "Latin," is here integrated into the overall sound. With his working trio augemented with the great clarinetist Anat Cohen, saxman Troy Roberts and the colorful percussion of Robert Quintero, Monasterios has given us an album that is exuberant & visceral as well as personal & considered.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 A Tropical Mirage 06:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    A Tropical Mirage
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  2. 2 Awash With Secrets 05:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Awash With Secrets
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  3. 3 Blue in Red 06:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Blue in Red
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  4. 4 Faith in You 06:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Faith in You
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Anat Cohen, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  5. 5 Scarlet Hour: Never Let Me Go 06:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scarlet Hour: Never Let Me Go
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Jay Livingston
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Anat Cohen, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  6. 6 Eternal Blue Sky 07:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Eternal Blue Sky
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  7. 7 Conqueror of Dreams 06:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Conqueror of Dreams
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  8. 8 He Didn't Know 06:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    He Didn't Know
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  9. 9 Partly Sunny 05:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    Partly Sunny
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Troy Roberts, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero
  10. 10 Awash With Secrets (reprise) 01:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    Awash With Secrets (reprise)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Silvano Monasterios
    Performer
    Silvano Monasterios, Jonathan Dadurka, Rodolfo Zúñiga, Roberto Quintero