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Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline: Enclave

Read "Enclave" reviewed by Tom Greenland

by Tom Greenland
November 4, 2005

Ever since the arrival of Machito and Mario Bauza in Spanish Harlem in the '30s, New York has been a hotbed of Latin jazz activism, a vital corner of an artistic triangle cross-pollinated by African and Cuban cultures. Saxophonist/conguero Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline might not be the original mambo king and queen, but with their new release, Enclave, they've come up with hardy hybrid in the best tradition of jazz eclecticism: a mixing of Downtown ecstatica with south-of-the-border ...

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Album Review

Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline: Enclave

Read "Enclave" reviewed by Norman Weinstein

by Norman Weinstein
October 4, 2005

Hilary Noble is a horn-playing percussionist who has been mining a synthesis of free jazz and Latin music that is profoundly fresh and emotionally overwhelming. This, his second release, finds him exquisitely matched with pianist Rebecca Cline, who likewise shares his noble pursuit of a unique amalgam of experimental jazz and Latin music. Backed by the hyperkinetic rhythm section of electric bassist Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone, they have created the most spectacularly original and memorable Latin jazz I've ...