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Victor Prieto: Persistencia
Victor Prieto, originally from Galicia, Spain, is now a New Yorker, despite his world travels and performance. He has worked with Paquito D'Rivera and is currently a professor of jazz accordion at the Brooklyn Conservatory. Prieto's debut album concentrates on his own compositions, mingling six originals with the works of Egberto Gismonti, John Coltrane, and a lengthy ten-minute take on Piazzolla's "Libertango." Prieto shows a determination to bring the accordion closer to jazz, and he knows how to construct a swinging composition like "Mundos Celtas," as well as bring Trane's "26-2" into the realm of his own instrument. My own feeling is that Prieto's interest in tango music, as per his fine work on the Piazzolla composition, is of special interest. And although I have trouble distinguishing the accordion and bandoneon, I found myself transfixed by his work.
Prieto's attractive ballad "Only For You" gives long-time bassist Carlo DeRosa the opportunity for a nifty solo. Drummer Allison Miller, whom I've heard in other settings, displays her usual innovative timekeeping and percussion skills.
Track Listing
Frevo; Muineira da Carmen; Contrasts in NY; Libertango; Persistencia; Mundos Celtas; 26-2; Only For You; Mugares.
Personnel
Victor Prieto
accordionVictor Prieto: accordion; Carlo DeRosa: bass; Allison Miller: drums.
Album information
Title: Persistencia | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Foxhaven Records
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Instrument: Accordion
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