Artist: Guillermo Klein
Album: El Minotauro
Genre: Bop, Big Band
Label: Candid
Released: 1997
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- El Minotauro 05:04
- La Manzana De Las Luces 07:11
- Primer Tango 07:00
- Free 06:25
- Lo Perdido 11:03
- La Madre De Mi Hermana 08:21
- Abismo 06:09
- Technicolor 05:24
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- Personnel:
- Alto Saxophone – Matt Hong
- Baritone Saxophone – Daniel Bosshardt
- Bass – Johannes Weidenmueller
- Bass Clarinet – Daniel Bosshardt
- Clarinet – David Barraza
- Drums – Marc Miralta
- Flute – Daniel Bosshardt
- Guitar – Sten Hostfalt
- Piano – Aaron Goldberg
- Soprano Saxophone – Chris Cheek, Mark Turner
- Tenor Saxophone – Chris Cheek, David Barraza, Mark Turner
- Trombone – Masa Ikeda, Matt Pavolka, Sandro Tomasi
- Trumpet – David Boato, John Walsh, Juan Cruz De Urquiza, Richard Nant
- Vocals – Sophie Duner
This album, inexplicably out of print, documents one of the earliest incarnations of Guillermo Klein's big band. Called Big Van, the ensemble had pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Johannes Weidenmueller, and drummer Marc Miralta in the rhythm section; Chris Cheek and Mark Turner, Matt Hong, Dave Barraza, and Dan Bosshardt on saxophones; Richard Nant, John Walsh, Juan Cruz de Urquiza, and David Boato on trumpets; Sandro Tomasi, Masa Ikeda, and Sir Matt Pavolka on trombones; and Sten Hostfält on guitar. Klein wrote, arranged, and conducted the album's eight powerful tracks.
Blending the sounds of his native Argentina with a cutting-edge harmonic and orchestrational sophistication, Klein guides you through a wide swath of musical territory: the bright Latin jazz of "El Minotauro" and "Free"; the darker, majestic sounds of "Primer Tango" and "Lo Perdido" (the latter featuring an intense Spanish vocal performance by Sophie Durer); the impressionistic portraits "La Manzana de Las Luces" and "Abismo"; and the retro jazz/funk grooves of "La Madre de Mi Hermana" and "Technicolor." Klein's mastery of timbral variation and subtle dynamics makes the album a lasting pleasure. The band's brilliant soloists heighten the impact of Klein's writing all the more. And the strategic use of quirky voice-overs and signal processing gives the album an added punch. Along with figures such as Maria Schneider and Jason Lindner, Guillermo Klein is helping give rise to a new era in big-band composition.
Review by David R. Adler