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Carlos Bica: 11:11

Read "11:11" reviewed by Mark Corroto


For Carlos Bica, ugly was never an option for his quartet release 11:11. Much like American guitarist Bill Frisell does in his music, the Portuguese bassist and composer draws on his experience with his country's folk heritage. For Bica, that tradition is contained in the song genre fado. The music is often about fate or longing, in other words, the blues. Like the blues, this music is not just about sadness, but the beauty of the human condition.

Album Review

Carlos Bica: 11:11

Read "11:11" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Ottimo quartetto, felicemente amalgamato e coeso, lungo trame che, stante il particolare assetto strumentale, si sdipanano lungo traiettorie tutt'altro che usuali, quello diretto dal contrabbassista Carlos Bica, sessantaseienne di Lisbona, in questo suo nuovo lavoro (dovrebbe trattarsi del dodicesimo a suo nome in poco meno di trent'anni), inciso a Oporto nel marzo di questo stesso 2024. Dodici i brani totali, per larga parte a firma dello stesso Bica, ma, per esempio, con un'autentica chicca come “A Noite," in cui la ...


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