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Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline: Enclave
by Tom Greenland
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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by Norman Weinstein
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 ...
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