Amazonas

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:48:04
Personnel: Cal Tjader (vibraphone, marimba); Raul De Souza (trombone); Hermeto Pascoal (flute); Egberto Gismonti (piano, synthesizer); Aloisio Milanez (piano); Dawilli Gonga [George Duke] (keyboards); David Amaro (acoustic & electric guitars); Luiz Alves (bass); Robertinho Silva (drums, percussion). Recorded at Wally Heider's Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California in June 1975. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1994, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Tracks 1-8 are AAD. Track 9 is ADD. Personnel: Cal Tjader (vibraphone, marimba); David Amaro (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Hermeto Pascoal (flute); Raul de Souza (trombone); Egberto Gismonti (piano, synthesizer); Aloisio Milanez (piano); Dawilli Gonga (keyboards); Robertinho Silva (drums, percussion). Audio Remixers: David Luke; Ken Caillat. Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (06/1975); Wally Heider's Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA (06/1975). Photographer: Bruce Talamon. Unknown Contributor Roles: Aloisio Milanez; Luis Alves; Dawilli Gonga; Raul de Souza; Robertinho Silva; Egberto Gismonti ; Hermeto Pascoal; David Amaro. Arranger: George Duke. Cal Tjader's Brazilian explorations continue and actually deepen with this release, as he joins forces with a host of progressive young Brazilian musicians, all overseen by producer Airto Moreira. By now, Tjader had figured out how to fit into the blend, doing so by losing himself in the complex mix of Afro-Brazilian rhythms, American funk and '70s-era electronics, integrating his own identity for the sake of the ensemble. Indeed, Tjader actually appears on marimba on tracks like Joao Donato's "Amazonas" and his collaboration with Hermeto Pascoal, "Mindoro," his playing taking on a more brittle edge as a result. Tjader's Southern Hemisphere cohorts include such emerging luminaries as keyboardist Egberto Gismonti, percussionist Robertinho Silva, the sometimes wild flutist Hermeto Pascoal and on one track, the superb trombonist Raul de Souza. The intricate arrangements are in the hands of George Duke, and so are the funky, occasionally spaced-out keyboard sounds (albeit under the contractually dictated pseudonym "Dawilli Gonga"). ~ Richard S. Ginell
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)