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CARLOS JIMENEZ - THOUGHTS (2008)

This is a pleasant collection to anyone who loves contemporary smooth jazz.

Carlos Jimenez Flute
Ruben Rodriguez Bass
Vince Cherico Drums
Fidel Cuellar Piano

CARLOS JIMENEZ - THOUGHTS (2008)

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review by Fabrizio Ciccarelli for VINILEMANIA.NET

The tradition of the flautist in the world of Latin jazz is probably that of one of the most solid and full bodied of contemporary music. The brass sound has always been the most propulsive moment of the sound of the Caribe, consolidated by a tenacious technical preparation that, as is the case with Carlos Jimenez, has allowed many to become solo artists who are not only capable of writing, but are also able to arrange in accordance with their own styles, offering some intense chromatics for which are thickly contaminated with pathos.   

Typical of the phrasing from this instrumentalist from New York is the evocation of sonorous landscapes for certain verses that belong to an unrepeatable repertoire, to a classical and cultural patrimony that is topically rendered by a groove that is neat and rich with vital impulses, physically concentrated with interventions that place it over and beyond fashions, in as much as it puts a stamp on a flow that is wholly personal and believable, for the sense of renovation of formulas are not too often heard.

The solemn gait is clouded by many vibrant colours which don’t seem destined to stay in the shade for too long, from the moment that this great poetic imagination is tightened and buckled up it soon becomes very distinct that this is an ample breath to take: it’s an accurate choice and opportunistically maintained by a rhythm that hails from a great school, operating in the sonorous research area that is indicated in the same variegated compositions.

The soft melodic traces that are produced here by the flute of Jimenez outline an interpretive capacity which is strongly wrapped up, immersed in a seducing atmosphere of blue type traditions grained smooth and funky (“Yours For Sure”, “Bluedo”, “No te apures”), following along with the best traditions from Latin jazz

The album offered by the flutist is an image of sensitive music, refined and yet never excessive in the technicalities employed, a lover of linear arrangements which is well balanced, woven polyhydric rhythms and an improvising talent that is typically jazzy, in which the sensitive element is not sparse and becomes very passionate, warm, energetic and, at the same time, lovingly sensual, (“Thoughts”, the title…) which in a courteous way makes evident to, and helps conduct Jimenez to never forget his collaborations with Dave Valentin and Hilton Ruiz.

Rounded out harshness in its dialogue, this winding solemn gait of the emotive impulse brings back the suggestive shades of an artistic language that is alive with interior forces which sweats with passion, calm and restless like the sky of the Caribe.

recensione di Fabrizio Ciccarelli per VINILEMANIA.NET

La tradizione flautistica del Latin jazz è probabilmente una delle più solide e corpose della musica contemporanea. Il set degli ottoni è da sempre il momento propulsivo del sound del Caribe, consolidato da una tenace preparazione tecnica che, come nel caso di Carlos Jimenez, ha consentito a molti di divenire solisti capaci tanto di scrivere quanto di arrangiare secondo vari stili, offrendo intensi cromatismi e contaminazioni dense di pathos.

Tipica del fraseggio dello strumentista newyorkese è l’evocazione di paesaggi sonori per certi versi appartenenti ad un repertorio irripetibile, ad un patrimonio culturale classico reso attuale da un groove nitido e ricco di impulsi vitali, fisicamente concentrato in interventi che si pongono al di là delle mode, secondo un flusso ed un timbro del tutto personali, credibili per il sotteso senso di rinnovamento di formule fin troppo ascoltate.

Il suo incedere sfumato da molte coloriture vibranti non sembra destinato a restare nell’ombra, dal momento che si lega saldamente ad un’immaginazione poetica ben distinta e di ampio respiro: è una scelta accurata e opportunamente sostenuta da una ritmica di ottima scuola, operante nell’area della ricerca sonora indicata dalle sue stesse variegate composizioni.

I morbidi intrecci melodici prodotti dal flauto di Jimenez sottendono una capacità interpretativa fortemente avvolgente, immersa in atmosfere seducenti di tradizione blue venate di smooth e funky (“Yours For Sure”, “Bluedo”, “No te apures”), come nella miglior tradizione del Latin jazz

L’album offre del flautista un’immagine di musicista sensibile, raffinato, mai eccessivo nella tecnica, amante di arrangiamenti lineari e ben equilibrati, tessuti fra ritmicità poliedriche ed un estro improvvisativo tipicamente jazzistico, in cui l’elemento sensibile non di rado diviene passionale, caldo, energico e, allo stesso tempo, piacevolmente sensuale, lasciando talvolta intuire angolature notturne e sentimentali ( “Thoughts”, Pensieri, il titolo…) che in modo tanto garbato quanto evidente conducono Jimenez a mai dimenticare le proprie collaborazioni con Dave Valentin e Hilton Ruiz.

Smussata ogni asprezza del dialogo, l’incedere sinuoso dell’ impeto emotivo riconduce alle suggestive sfumature di un linguaggio artistico vivo di forza interiore e passioni suadenti, pacato e inquieto come il cielo del Caribe.

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