Soundances (CD)

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• Release Date: October 7, 2003
• Label: Sunnyside
• UPC: 016728112321
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106629800
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Personnel: Diego Urcola (trumpet, flugelhorn); Juan Dargenton (bandoneon, piano); Juan "Pollo" Raffo (piano, keyboards); Guillermo Romero (piano); Pepe Luna (acoustic guitar); Hernan Merlo (acoustic bass); Willy Gonzalez (electric bass); Mario Gusso (drums, percussion).

Personnel: Diego Urcola (trumpet, flugelhorn); Pepe Luna (acoustic guitar); Juan Dargenton (bandoneon); Juan "Pollo" Raffo (piano, keyboards); Guillermo Romero (piano); Hernan Merlo (double bass); Willy Gonzalez (bass guitar); Mario Gusso (drums, percussion); Oscar Giunta (drums).

Recording information: SoundRec Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina (06/14/2003 - 06/16/2003).

This promising debut showcases the prodigious talents of Argentinean trumpet player Diego Urcola to excellent effect. With his warm, even-handed tone and precise attack, Urcola's sound is unique, and he brings a sophisticated, contemporary flair to his take on Latin jazz with Argentine roots. The album opens with a nod to Argentine musical genius Astor Piazzolla on the Urcola-penned "Blues for Astor." Juan Dargenton's mournful bandoneon channels Piazzolla's avant-garde tangos perfectly before Urcola leads the ensemble into a heavily swinging session of straightforward blowing.

In fact, save a bandoneon-colored version of Miles Davis's "Blue in Green," all of the album's tunes were composed by Argentines, including native figureheads Virgilio Esposito and Ariel Ramirez (the latter's open, drifting "Alfonsina y el Mar" is one of the album's highlights). Juan Raffo's "Artigas, Mano Izquierda" combines Latin flavor with the surging funk of late-1970s fusion, and gives Urcola plenty of room to unfurl his chops. The trumpeter is flanked by fine personnel throughout, and SOUNDANCES gleams with a chemistry and cohesion that complements the superb choice of tunes.

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