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David Binney & Edward Simon: Afinidad
ByThe soloists pursue multicolored vignettes, featuring highly charged motifs brimming with oscillating countercurrents, majestically stated melodies and steamy opuses, witnessed on pieces such as the opener, "Red" and the Latin-Caribbean tinged, "Pere." Additionally, Binney and Simon reap fruitful rewards from bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade, who dutifully enhance this session via their sympathetic accompaniment and sinuous rhythmic structures. However, the artists' temper the often dynamic flows with a series of epigrammatic duet pieces, awash with subtle harmonic developments and idyllic interludes."
The ensemble closes out the proceedings with an amalgamation of softly stated themes on "Remembrance." Here, Simon renders softly stated chord progressions to coincide with Binney's somewhat poignant yet melancholic thematic inventions amid percussionist Adam Cruz' well placed accents. Therefore, Afinidad offers a glowing perspective of two supreme talents who consistently mold traditional practices into novel and refreshing personal statements. Recommended!
*As of this writing, Afinidad has not been released in the United States. Please contact: Red Recordsfor additional information.
Track Listing
Red; Civil War; Pere; Aguantando; Vidala; Sadness; Mi Querencia; Simplicity; Reflecting; Red Reprise; Remebrance
Personnel
David Binney
saxophone, altoDavid Binney; alto saxophone: Edward Simon; piano: Scott Colley; bass: Brian Blade; drums: Adam Cruz; percussion: Lucia Pulido
Album information
Title: Afinidad | Year Released: 2001 | Record Label: Red Records
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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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