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The Paul Carlon Octet featuring Ileana Santamaria: Other Tongues
by AAJ Italy Staff
Attivo da oltre un decennio sulla scena jazz e latin-jazz di New York, il sassofonista e compositore Paul Carlon raduna per il suo debutto da leader un ottetto privo di nomi altisonanti, ma assolutamente funzionale al tipo di musica proposta in Other Tongues. Dunque altre lingue/linguaggi rispetto al jazz, che rimane il collante, il codice comune per decifrare e integrare ritmi e musiche dalla forte matrice afro-cubana. Con qualche curiosità come il rumbatap di “Rumbatapestry“ una singolare integrazione della tap-dance ...
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by Elliott Simon
Taking exceptional advantage of the octet format, tenor saxophonist Paul Carlon's sophomore effort as a leader, Other Tongues, presents his wide-ranging compositional skills in the context of a lively, Latin-based showcase. Rhumba-tap dancer Max Pollak adds additional rhythmic spice; the exceptional vocal stylings of Ileana Santamaria lend a beauty to this otherwise fairly muscular presentation. Carlon has arranged many of these pieces to highlight the powerful brass voicings that two saxophones, a trumpet and two trombones can produce. A very ...
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by Michael P. Gladstone
Paul Carlon's first recording as a leader of his own octet is a deceptive and intruiging portrait, as well as a highly listenable excursion into the world of the many shades of Latin jazz. Originally from upstate New York, Carlon graduated from Cornell University with a degree in English Literature in 1991 but was determined to make his mark in New York's musical world. Since then he has travelled all over the US and the Caribbean, working with a wide ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
On two-thirds of this masterful debut from tenor saxophonist/flutist Paul Carlon and his octet, things get deep into world rhythms, with Afro-Cuban grooves, some rhumba, a bit of cha cha, some Latin-infused Ellingtonian swing and Yoruban chants, Cuban timba, Colombian porro and Max Pollack's rumbatap (on “Rumbatapestry"), along with gorgeously lilting vocals by Ileana Santamaria (daughter of Cuban percussionist Ramon “Mongo" Santamaria) on “Rumbatapestry" and “Smada."But they also bring things up from the Caribbean with “Street Beat," featuring ...
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