Bobby Rozario: Spellbound

Mainstream Jazz / Fusion / Latin Jazz
premiera polska: 2024-10-09
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Digisleeveowe etui
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Editor's Info
A guitar virtuoso of Indian and Brazilian-Portuguese descent, based in New York City, Bobby Rozario is a third-generation musician mentored by his parents in Hindustani Classical music, and brought up playing jazz and blues. His blazing, idiosyncratic style interprets melodic lines of Raagas and blends them into captivating lines injected with Afro-Latin and jazz/rock/fusion vocabulary. On his second solo album, Rozario dives deep into heavy Latin and Afro Latin rhythms, with his 11 originals accentuated by the virtuosic grooves of Dennis Chambers and Latin drumming master Robby Ameen, and the bass wizardry of Gary Grainger, James Genus and Melvin Gibbs. Edsel Gomez further embellishes the soundscape with his Latin-jazz-tinged piano solos, while the soaring vocals of Guinean singer Ismael Kouyate, Cuban vocalist Jose Pepito Gomez and New York's Chris Alfinez are additional highlights on three tracks. With Spellbound, Bobby Rozario has sculpted an album that resonates with entrancing guitar craftsmanship, the heartbeat of global rhythm and song, and unparalleled sonic excellence.

Contemporary Fusion Reviews
...I seldom get that excited by a new album these days, but the absolutely scorching guitar originality that guitarist Rozario brings to this new album will have you RAWKin'...

Jazz Weekly
Someone has been drinking the waters of Carlos Santana, and his name is Bobby Rozario. The guitarist/vocalist plays with a fiery drive and biting tone, searing through a collection of originals, supplied by a mix of musicians that included Robby Ameen-Dennis Chambers/dr, James Genus/b, Edsel Gomez/p-org, Tim Ouimette/tp, and a wide array of pecussionists and vocalist. The sauntering "Ci tana" includes the voices of Chris Alfinez, Jose Pepito Gome and Kate Saba in passionate form, while Ismael Kouyatesizzles with trumpeter Time Ouimette on "Spellbound". Some rich flamenco sketches take place on "Carmen's Lover" and Rozario's strings snarl around "Peace Pilgrim". Some easy blues are felt on "Heal Me" while some gospel ideas float on "Sun Wil Shine" and "Beat The Devil". The mix of Latin percussion, fusion grooves and Rozario's riveting chops make for a caliente atmosphere. Oye!

muzycy:
Bobby Rozario - guitar / backing vocals
Robby Ameen - drums (3-10,11)
Dennis Chambers - drums (1,2,4,9)
Gary Grainger - bass (1,2,4,7,9)
James Genus - bass (4,6,8,11)
Melvin Gibbs - bass (3,10)
Edsel Gomez - piano (4,6), organ (2,7,9)
Radam Schwartz - organ (5,8)
Neil Nail Alexander - keyboards (1,3)
Tim Ouimette - trumpet (2,5)
Mauricio Herrera - congas (2,3,4,9)
Camilo Molina - timbales / percussion / backing vocal (6,11)
Nii Star - congas (1)
Ismael Kouyaté - vocal (2)
Chris Alfinez - vocal (6,7,11)
José Pepito Gomez - vocal (6,7,11)
Kate Saba - backing vocal (6,8)

utwory:
1. Peace Pilgrim 5:04
2. Spellbound 6:26
3. Escaping Alcatraz 6:29
4. Carmen's Lover 6:02
5. Heal Me 5:42
6. Gi Tana 5:29
7. Freedom 3:37
8. Sun Will Shine 5:43
9. Beat the Devil 7:49
10. Rudra 7:07
11. Stronger Together 5:06

wydano: 05 July 2024
nagrano: Recorded on 12/9/2019 & 9/13/2021, at Stages Music Arts Studios, Cockeysville, MD

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