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Lama​ç​al (Clean Feed 2013)

by LAMA + Chris Speed

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1.
Overture of a Wondering Fish 06:53
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2.
Lamaçal 08:16
3.
Moby Dick 09:35
4.
Cachalote 08:42
5.
Pair of Dices 06:24
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Anémona 06:10
7.
Manta 08:03

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The exquisite, chamber-like, electro-acoustic jazz played by the Luso-Canadian trio Lama caught attentions with its debut release (“Oneiros”) last year. Now, double bassist and bandleader Gonçalo Almeida, trumpeter Susana Santos Silva and drummer Greg Smith are back for more lyrical, but abstract, music with a very special guest: New York tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Chris Speed. The combination couldn’t be more natural: Speed is a master architect of the quiet zone of sound organization, as shown by projects like the exotic Claudia Quintet. His introspective, Warne Marsh-like approach matches very well with Santos Silva’s sometimes melancholic trumpet and flugelhorn. “Lamaçal” isn’t mainstream or avant-garde, but something else. Namely, and more than ever (in a kind of “beginning of a new millennium” syndrome), it puts into practice the perception that creating music, today, is a simultaneous compromise with the future and the past, demanding new equations between an exploratory focus and the use of an accessible language. Music can be deep and light: here’s an excellent example…

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released May 13, 2013

LAMA + Chris Speed

Chris Speed | Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Susana Santos Silva | Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Gonçalo Almeida | doublebass, effects and loops
Greg Smith | drums and electronics

Recorded live at Portalegre Jazz Fest 2012


All tracks by Gonçalo Almeida
Except #1 by S.Santos Silva / #4 by G.Smith / #5 by C.Speed



By Paul Acquaro on Free Jazz Blog:
" A little while back I reviewed Lama's Oneiros. It was a fantastic album, subtle and nuanced, but also with some more aggressive moments. Revisiting my last review, every word still fits this new live recording featuring guest woodwind player Chris Speed: The pieces fit together so tightly that there's hardly room for a wasted note, beat or breath as the musicians move gracefully through the set of songs, nimbly riding the contours between structure and freedom. Lama is Susana Santos Silva on trumpet and flugelhorn, Greg Smith on drums and electronics, and Gonçalo Almeida on doublebass, effects and loops. Joining them on this recording is woodwind master Chris Speed on sax and clarinet. Recorded during the 2012 Portalegre Jazz Festival, this electro-acoustic ensemble sprinkles in the electronics perfectly and with Speed's thoughtful playing, Lamacal is another treat. Kicking off with the slow building 'Overture for a Wandering Fish', the tentative lowercase introduction gives way to increasingly louder fluttering and sputtering as the tension mounts between the horns and rhythm section, becoming quite driving. But, restraint is also a motif throughout. The next track, 'Lamacal', also begins quietly with Almeida's solo bass. Then, Speed joins in with fractured melodic snippets, which Santos then returns and plays off of, making for a fiesty interchange. The track 'Moby Dick' is also a real pleasure to follow. The solid but minimalist bass line moves along with fills and textures until the elliptical unison melody comes ultimately to a slow boil."

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Bassist and composer Gonçalo Almeida (Lisbon, 1978) lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands.He has been making a mark as one of Netherlands’s most interesting new generation bass players. His projects involve the forerunners of the Dutch and Portuguese jazz scenes, bridging modern jazz, free jazz, jazzcore and free improvisation. ... more

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