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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo

by Eric J. Iannelli
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Paseo Blue Note 2004 Occasionally I like to take advantage of hindsight and see what appraisal I've given to an album long after the review has run and the disc has had time to remain or reappear (or neither) in my player. What I often find ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo

by Alex K. Fong
Paseo, the title of virtuoso Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's first album as a leader in three years, means walk" or stroll" in English. And that's what he does throughout the record with his New Cuban Quartet. Rubalcaba examines his musical roots as if he were walking through his hometown for the first time in many years. ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo

by AAJ Staff
On Paseo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba's latest venture, the esteemed Cuban pianist plays electric keyboards on some tracks, and there's an electric bassist on every track. The skeptical listener might conclude that Rubalcaba has finally sold out" and made a fusion record. There's hardly a backbeat on any part of Paseo. But it's certainly a form of fusion, ...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo

by Jim Santella
With his new Cuban quartet, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba has re-emerged in a creative session marked by the melding of tradition with growing forces. The fiery pianist's desire to wake up modern jazz has always proven fruitful and innovative. This time out, he shows that a healthy creative spirit will provide new directions when given the opportunity.
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio in Seattle

by Christopher Jones
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio in SeattleDimitriou’s Jazz Alley August 8th, 2000 I don’t have many pet peeves, but this is one of them: Why is it that so many jazz musicians, when performing live, neglect to say much of anything to the audience? Is this a phenomenon passed down from the bebop era, a ...
Charlie Haden: An Analog Guy in a Digital World

by Clifford Allen
Born August 6, 1937 in Shenandoah, Iowa, Charlie Haden came up in a musical family. After moving around the Midwest, he eventually settled in Los Angeles playing bass with Hampton Hawes, Elmo Hope, and Paul Bley. A fateful meeting in 1958 with Ornette Coleman netted Haden one of his most infamous gigs, which continued with brief ...
Think Tank

By Pat Martino
Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: The Phineas Trane;
Think Tank;
Dozen Down;
Sun on My Hands;
Africa;
Quatessence;
Before You Ask;
Earthlings.