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Wayne Wallace: The Nature of the Beat

By AAJ Italy Staff
February 17, 2009
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La mistura di salsa, funk, soul, jazz è alla base del disco del trombonista Wayne Wallace, la cui idea è sì di dare una veste "latina" a brani conosciuti in altri contesti, ma anche di raggiungere il grosso pubblico con un prodotto di qualità, lontano da suoni preconfezionati.

Troviamo quindi "Jeru" di Gerry Mulligan, presente per chi non lo ricorda in Birth of the Cool di Miles Davis, "Coming Running to Me" di Herbie Hanckock, o ancora "Unchain My Heart," famosa nlle interpretazioni di Ray Charles o Joe Cocker. L'incrocio con il funk è ben riuscito, prendiamo ad esempio "Mis Amigos" o "Serpentine Fire," interpretata ispirandosi a James Brown e lasciando al pianoforte il compito di proseguire per ottave parallele. Sono tutte soluzioni che rendono il disco di un certo pregio, irresistibile per i ballerini e ascoltabile per gli altri.

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Track Listing

01. Mis Amigos (Wayne Wallace) - 5:51; 02. Jeru (Gerry Mulligan) - 4:06; 03. Serpentine Fire (Maurice White/Verdine White/Sonny Burke) - 6:17; 04. Fascinatin' Rhythm (George & Ira Gershwin) - 5:05; 05. No Esta Complicado (Wayne Wallace) - 5:49; 06. Bésame Mucho (Consuelo Velasquez) - 7:55; 07. Coming Running to Me (Herbie Hanckock) - 7:58; 08. Unchain My Heart (Teddy Powell) - 5:26; 09. That Walk (John Santos & Wayne Wallace) - 6:06; 10. Oshumaré (Wayne Wallace) - 5:08.

Personnel

Wayne Wallace

trombone

Wayne Wallace (trombone, tuba wagneriana), David Belove (basso); Louis Fasman (tromba, flicorno); Murray Low (piano); Melecio Magdaluyo (sax alto, flauto); Frank Martin (piano, sintetizzatore); Alexa Weber Morales (voce); John Santos (congas, percussioni); Michael Spiro (timbales, percussioni); Ron Stallings (sax tenore, baritono); Paul Van Wageningen (batteria); John Worley (tromba, flicorno); David Yamasaki (chitarra).

Album information

Title: The Nature of the Beat | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Red Jazz

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