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David Binney / Edward Simon: Oceanos
ByEnlisting jazz heavies Brian Blade (drums), Scott Colley (bass) and Adam Rogers (guitar) also helps to elevate the music of the stylistically differing voices of Simon's classically trained ivory keys and Binney's sharp-toned alto. The album contains original material that reflects a simpatico of combined ideas that are powerful, romantic, and with trans-world accents of Latin, urban, classical, and contemporary music.
A few of the selections are accented by the addition of vocalist Luciana Souza, whose voice is breathtaking on "We Dream Ocean and "Govinda. There's also an augmented horn section of trumpets and trombone on a few pieces. The rhythm section and guitar work of the aforementioned talent is everything one could hope for with exceptional support and wonderful solos. It would have been nice if the compositions included more horn arrangements as heard on the stellar "El Parrandero, but the end product by these two major players is stimulating and comes highly recommended.
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Track Listing
We Dream Oceans; Inpossible Question; Amnesia; El Parrandero; Govinda; Twenty Four Miles To Go; Impossible Question Reprise; Home.
Personnel
David Binney
saxophone, altoDavid Binney: alto saxophone; Edward Simon: piano; Scott Colley: bass; Brian Blade: drums; Luciana Souza: vocals (1, 2, 5, 6); Adam Rogers: guitar (2, 5); Shane Endsley: trumpet (3, 4, 7); Jesse Newman: trumpet (3, 4, 7); Alan Ferber: trombone (3, 4, 7); Pernell Saturnino: percussion (1, 4, 7).
Album information
Title: Oceanos | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: Criss Cross
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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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