Una Nave

Anda en boca de todos...

     

...Bueno, entonces vamos al asunto ! Well not really, Guillermo Klein is a bit underappreciated, but.. this disc already has one entusiastic review,so I will add some additional "insights" On this recording, GK has sintesised his approach to composition/arrangements into a more complete vision. His 1st recording, "El Minotauro" was arranged with tighter chord voicings, and was a bit from formula, with obvious homage to his influences, both jazz/música latina , and also the folcloric influence of "River Plate musics" of native Argentina. The 2 "Guachos" recordings were more "light on the feet", the compositions more introspective, and much use of counterpoint. A more original caress is evident on those 2 recordings, as well as 1 composition per CD from the world's greatest composer/musician, Hermeto Pascoal! This recording indicates wide variation in style, as well as it not just a "large band" ensemble, each track freatures a variation in line up, and "feeling". La Nave unifies Guillermo Klein's musical vision, and his pianistics approach varies from the percussive forms favored by McCoy Tyner/Eddie Palmieri/Hermeto to a lighter Bill Evans touch. This CD features much more vocalising, by GK ,than I was expecting. (He spent time playing "popular" musics as well as jazz and composition in his early days). The languid, "smokey" vocals are delightful, very much sounding like his musical "brother" Hugo Fattoruso, from neighbor Uruguay. A bit "off key" singing in the Jobim sense, GK is not a great vocalista, but his stylings fit the compositions perfectly. A true watercolor of emotions and intellect, thundering waves of sound one moment, contrapuntal wizardry the next. we call this a musical polyglot, no? ( ¡¡ el poligloto!!) Guillermo Klein continues to evolve as a true, and, still quite unheralded new voice in music! Me gustó, pero sobre gustos no hay nada escrito. (that is to say, "purists" may not like the vocals, but give a try, they may grow on you).