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Joe Lovano & Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Flying Colors

by Jim Santella
April 1, 1998

Pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba makes an excellent match for Joe Lovano's “don't pigeon-hole me" style. From mainstream to Third Stream to avant-garde, the saxophonist continues to do it his way successfully. Rubalcaba's eclectic piano technique includes classical elements, straight-ahead jazz phrases, percussive Latin-influenced grooves, and special statements, such as plucking the piano's strings. Together, they make a ...