Antonio Caraveo Project. Original Music. Latinoamerican Jazz

ALBUM "MEXICAN LANDSCAPES"

TEXT BY LUIS BARRIA (Xalapa, Veracruz, México)
“... in his DNA is the mandate to build his own voice, so for the group's inaugural album, Paisajes Mexicanos, he composed seven songs in which he assumes« jazz as a universal language, always with a free spirit improvisation, proposing various jazz influences with a personal accent ”, and yes, he did an arrangement on a traditional Mexican piece.

For this record, Caraveo made of brushes, watercolors and easel with which to translate some parts of the country into sounds, and with borrowings of languages that go from Paul Desmond to the traditional Mexican son through soul, regué, waltz and la bossa nova, captured his personal version of the Chapultepec forest, the silhouette of the Ixtlacíhuatl, the tiles and roofs of Pátzcuaro, the chromatic waste of the bougainvilleas and the pinwheels, and the roads that lead to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. In addition to sonic watercolors, he wrote a letter to the great master of Mexican jazz, Enrique Nery, and provided a novel wardrobe for La Llorona.

For this recording, Antonio Caraveo Jazz Project settled with a solid rhythm section made up of Caraveo himself on conducting and bass, Jordan Sánchez on guitar and Ephraim Flores on drums, to which was added the melodic voice of saxophonist Sebastián Ballesteros. With this formation, the impeccable workmanship of the seven compositions and the arrangement was enhanced by the technical solvency of the interpretation of the scores, the great variety of colors and textures, and, above all, by the individual improvisational flashes that are the essence of the jazz.

With all these elements, Paisajes Mexicanos becomes an essential album in any Jazeera music library. " Tuesday February 9, 2021. Author: Luis Barria.
https://formato7.com/2021/02/09/paisajes-mexicanos-antonio-caraveo-iii/

"MEXICAN LANDSCAPES" TRACKS
1. Chapultepec(5/4)
Lung of Mexico City and a must for children, couples and tourists in Mexico City, inspired by the famous piece "Take Five" by Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck.

2. The Sleeping Woman (Soul-Jazz)
When Mexico City is once again the most transparent region. The sunrises are wonderful, with the blue sky and the clouds cutting the volcanoes in their unperturbed sleep.

3. My Old Patzcuaro (Walkin and Reggae)
Clean air with the smell of wood, charanda (reddish earth) and rain.

4. Bougainvillea (Jazz Ballad and Bossa Nova)
The colorful flower as a constant of beauty, contrasted in the gray and chaotic of Mexico City. The bougainvillea climbing the walls of our towns and cities, celebrates with purple, red and white tones its joy.

5. Pinwheels (Son Mexicano)
Mexican son-influenced theme. Remembrance of town fairs and beautiful handmade toys, their play of color and movement, somewhat forgotten.

6. Waltz for Enrique Nery (Jazz Waltz)
This piece is dedicated to Maestro Enrique Nery, a great pianist, teacher, creator and conversationalist.

7. Roads of Ixtapa (Bossa Nova)
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico Calm afternoons and nights, beach sand and walks.

8.La Llorona (Waltz)
A symbol of the Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration, painful and sweet, with its orange and yellow tints of Cempasúchil flowers.