Trilok Gurtu, Simon Phillips & NDR Big Band - 21 Spices [2011]

 

'21 Spices' sees two giants of the percussion world team up in a unique collaboration with Germany's NDR Big Band - tabla specialist Triok Gurtu and rock drummer Simon Phillips.
The musical roots of the two protagonists on this album could not be more different. Bombay born Trilok Gurtu left India in the seventies and in the following decade went on to perform with such greats as John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul and Pat Metheny.

TRACKLIST
01. Piece Of Five 9:16
02. Beaucoup 5:29
03. Kuruk Setra 9:44
04. Balato 6:37
05. Broken Rhythms 4:15
06. Jhulelal 10:20
07. 21 Spices 9:26

Personnel:
Trilok Gurtu (percussion & vocal),  Simon Phillips (drums),  Michel Alibo (bass),  Roland Cabezas (guitar), NDR Bigband conducted by Joerg Achim Keller
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Pat Metheny - What's It All About (2011)

Pat Metheny - What's It All About (2011)


1 The Sound of Silence 6:33
2 Cherish 5:25
3 Alfie 7:41
4 Pipeline 3:23
5 Garota de Ipanema 5:07
6 Rainy Days and Mondays 7:10
7 That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be 5:57

8 Slow Hot Wind 4:23

9 Betcha by Golly, Wow 5:12

10 And I Love Her 4:22

This is covers/popular songs interpreted by Pat Metheny. The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, etc. I'm curious but not incredibly intrigued. Although Metheny doing this kind of album might be a bit different than say Antoine Dufour.

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Frank Gambale -Natural selection - 2010

Track List :

01. Teaser

02. Smog Eyes

03. Tones For Chick's Bones

04. In From Somewhere

05. Gioia

06. Good Morning Sunshine

07. Samba Di Somewhere

08. Natural Selection

09. Gambashwari

• Frank Gambale – jazz guitar, mixing, production
• Otmaro Ruíz – piano
• Joel Taylor – percussion
• Alain Caron – bass guitar

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Al Di Meola – Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody (2011)

TRACKLIST
1 Siberiana 8:28
2 Paramour's Lullaby 7:45
3 Mawazine, Pt. 1 2:07
4 Michelangelo's 7th Child 7:30
5 Gumbiero 6:18
6 Brave New World 1:54
7 Full Frontal Contrapuntal 4:52
8 That Way Before 3:06
9 Fireflies 4:01
10 Destination Gonzalo 5:16
11 Bona 6:00
12 Radical Rhapsody 5:02
13 Strawberry Fields 4:09
14 Mawazine, Pt. 2 2:54
15 Over the Rainbow Arlen 3:04

Personnel:
Al di Meola (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion);
Kevin Seddiki (guitar);
Fausto Beccalossi (accordion);
Barry Miles (keyboards);
Peter Kaszás (drums, percussion);
Gumbi Ortiz (percussion).
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Alain Caron - Title Of Album: Sep7entrion Year Of Release: September 7, 2010.

Canadian bassist Alain Caron’s musical career began at the early age of 11 when he won an amateur contest, he soon joined some top 40 bands performing American, south-American and French standards. AT the age of 14 he discovered the music which would become his life’s passion - jazz.

Opportunity knocked in 1977 when he met the Michel Cusson Group. Caron found himself in the company of like-minded musicians - who could appreciate jazz and its origins, as well as looking ahead to the future; they emerged in the early 1980s with super fusion group UZEB. In 2007 The University of Quebec, under the aegis of the University of Quebec in Rimouski, decreed an honorary doctorate to the internationally acclaimed bassist. Important to note, he is the only musician to have ever received this honor.

(http://www.alaincaron.com/index.html)

Tracklist:
1.1-4-U
2.Enhanced
3.Double Action
4.Fair Play
5.Cross Check
6.Soleir Rouge
7.This Or That
8.De L’aube Au Crepuscule

9.Simple Pleasures
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