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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Borrowed Roses

Maurizio Zerbo By Maurizio Zerbo

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Borrowed Roses testimonia la nuova primavera artistica di Gonzalo Rubalcaba, già protagonista di recenti opere di valore. Questo album del pianista cubano costituisce una delle rivisitazioni più eleganti e originali degli standard jazzistici proposte in questo decennio. Da "Lush Life" a "Very Early," l'ispirata eplorazione dell'universo canzone è sostenuta da un'invenzione su due livelli che pur rispettosa dello spirito originale procede parallelamente su piani sovrapposti.

Il fine è quello di cristallizzare in un attimo di diafana bellezza la melodia per ricrearla con colori nuovi. Il filo conduttore è il rispetto della tradizione immersa in un'attualità vibrante, che rilegge con occhi maturi la storia del jazz moderno.

L'estro e la creatività fanno il resto, elevando questo disco rispetto ai progetti mainstream della discografia contemporanea.

Album della settimana.

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Track Listing

Chelsea Bridge; Summertime; Someone to Watch Over Me; Take Five; Here There and Everywhere; Windows; Lush Life; Night and Day; In a Sentimental Mood; Very Early; Do It Again; Shape of My Heart.

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Title: Borrowed Roses | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Top Side Music


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