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The Piano & Drums Project: Motion
ByMost of the time the piano voicings are full, while the drums are perhaps a little busier than usual to help fill the space. "Head Over Heels" is a good demonstration of how their arrangements work. The familiar tune is immediately recognizable, and the essential elements of the original arrangement are presentedbut after that the duo just has fun with it, playing it with a contagious verve. "Growth" revisits the shifting rhythms idea, this time with dramatic starts and stops. And they're not afraid to experiment a bit, opening "What People Say" with abstract, textural playing (there's even a little space for that in the Tears for Fears cover), and going into mild avant-garde territory with "Goodby Blue Sky." "Starts" gives Fernandez the spotlight, playing a drum solo over a piano ostinato pattern.
These guys are smiling in the official band photo, and that sense of joy permeates this recording. It's fun to listen to, and really sounds like they had fun playing it. Serious jazz, but not at all solemn. We could use more of that.
Track Listing
Reaching Some Space; Para Téllez; Head over Heels; Growth; Atardecer En Tus Ojos; Sitting for a While; Goodbye Blue Sky; What People Say; Starts; Trouble; Retrato De Un Instante.
Personnel
Javier Reséndiz: piano; Jorge Fernandez: drums.
Album information
Title: Motion | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Self Produced
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