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MICHAEL SIMON & ROOTS UNITED - REVELACION (2004)

Upbeat and driving Afro-Caribbean and Latin Jazz

Michael Simon - trumpet, flugelhorn and vocals

Konstantin Klashtorni - alto saxophone

Efraïm Trujillo - tenor and soprano saxophones

José Luis Lopretti - piano

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Review by Fabrizio Ciccarelli for WWW.VINILEMANIA.NET

Thirty year old composer and trumpeter of Venezuelan origin, the globetrotter Michael Simon finds way in his "Revelaciòn" (published in 2004, in truth not long available in Italy) to exhibit atmospheres of warm origin, distinguished from the shining tones for whose common denominator is found in its Latin rhythms, the intense passion for the Caribbean aromas between which - in a refined and utmost intelligent way – inserts its blues and bop fragments in a type of continuous fermentation, offering moments that space more from the pure lyrical worth to the eye-catching, winning performance, with homogenous outcomes, that demonstrate a technical ability of the first order, be it in the instrumental mood or be it in the organization of the synthetic arrangements.

The sound of the ensemble turns out to be intense. In virtue of a certain melodical intention on which stretching the interplay ability of the band, with a willingness to communicate a clear and linear language, at times exciting, naturally carried to the wide phrasing and very convincing from the perspective of the improvisational side. To define it a "Latin" matrix would be a little reductive: Michael dominates spaces in a happy jazz in which the flavors, topics and times co-exist whether they are Yankee or South American, proposals according to chromatics and stamps that are well though out and keep your attention, skillfully it draws for you a design of a true fusion man.

Exuberant when invited to the solo, therefore like a truly great saxophonist Efraim Trujillo, he has a way to distinguish between composer and arranger, which in particular can be heard in the last piece, "Spiritual affinities", a track that merits particular attention by the listener: with a decided and "expanded" introduction, the harmony insinuates light, while supporting a warm extension of percussions in which it takes to light the solo voice (and the personality) of Michael who opens a dynamic musical journey that is closed - with a contained yet elevated thickness to it– and with a powerful, filled and calibrated sax of Konstantin Klashtorni, playing nearly in a hardbop style. Example, this, of a pathos, positive and eclectic, progressive and careful a poetic musical to the stylistic evolutions as well as the Latin jazz.

 

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Recensione di Fabrizio Ciccarelli per WWW.VINILEMANIA.NET

Trentenne compositore e trombettista d’origine venezuelana, il giramondo Michael Simon trova modo nel suo “Revelaciòn” (pubblicato nel 2004, in realtà da non molto rintracciabile in Italia) d’esibire atmosfere di calda provenienza, distinte da toni brillanti il cui denominatore comune è il ritmo latino, la passione intensa per gli aromi caraibici tra i quali – in modo raffinato ed intelligente – inserire frammenti blues e bop in continua fermentazione, offrendo istanti che spaziano dal lirismo puro alla performance discorsiva più accattivante, con esiti omogenei che dimostrano un’abilità tecnica di prim’ordine sia nel mood strumentale che nell’organizzazione degli insiemi sintattici degli arrangiamenti.

Le sonorità dell’ensemble risultano intense in virtù di un’intenzione melodica su cui distendere l’interplay della band, secondo una volontà di comunicazione connotata da un linguaggio nitido e lineare, a tratti appassionante, naturalmente portato al fraseggio ampio e convincente dal lato improvvisativo, che definire di matrice “latina” sarebbe quanto meno riduttivo: Michael spazia briosamente in un happy jazz in cui convivono sapori, temi e tempi ,sia yankee sia sudamericani, proposti secondo cromatismi e timbri ben meditati e attenti, abilmente disegnati da vero fusion man.

Esuberante quando invitato al solo, così come il bravo sassofonista Efraim Trujillo, ha modo di distinguersi come compositore e arrangiatore in particolare nell’ultimo brano, “Spiritual affinities”, track che merita un’attenzione particolare: decisa e “dilatata” l’introduzione, l’armonia s’insinua leggera , sorretta da un caldo trascendere di percussioni in cui prende luce la voce (e la personalità) solistica di Michael che apre un percorso musicale dinamico che si chiude – con elevato spessore di contenuto – con il possente, corposo e calibrato richiamo del sax alto di Konstantin Klashtorni, quasi in stile hardbop. Esempio, questo, d’un pathos, d’una poetica musicale positiva ed eclettica, progressiva ed attenta alle evoluzioni stilistiche anche del Latin jazz.  

 

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