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| 1. | Street View: Biker
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| 2. | Nomads
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| 3. | Ishtar
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| 4. | Street View: Westside
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| 5. | E's Vibe
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| 6. | Polaris
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| 7. | Song of the Forgotten
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| 8. | Shake the Broom
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| 9. | Street View: Pow Pow
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| 10. | Timeline
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| 11. | Tribal Dance
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Jazz / Latin Jazz
Luis Perdomo - Piano, Producer
Eric McPherson - Drums
Hans Glawischnig - Bass
Henry Grimes - Bass
Nasheet Waits - Drums
* Allan Tucker - Mastering
* Bobo Fini - Engineer
* Michael McGinnis - Assistant Producer
* Peter Karl - Engineer
* Ravi Coltrane - Executive Producer, Liner Notes
Pianist Luis Perdomo's follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Focus Point takes leaps unimagined even on that considerably challenging, ambitious debut. Or roughly half of it does, anyway. On five of Awareness' 11 tracks, Perdomo works not only with bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric McPherson, his partners throughout the entire album, but with a second rhythm section, bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Nasheet Waits. Not surprisingly, the upped ante makes for some complex and tricky shifts in rhythmic and melodic direction. The double trio format never quite gets out of control -- there is no clash or clutter, even when all five players are firing all of their rockets -- although it's never quite clear which bassist and drummer is doing what. But ultimately, what those intense five tracks -- three of which comprise part of a "Street View" subset that peppers the song list -- end up proving is that Perdomo doesn't need the additional muscle. The tracks that feature the basic trio are never short on constant invention, and they provide not only a clearer picture of who Perdomo his, but what Glawischnig and McPherson are capable of. Single-trio tracks such as "Polaris" and "'Nomads" give Perdomo ample room to further his reputation as one of the sharpest Latin-inspired (but not dogmatically Latin) pianists in contemporary jazz, and one of the most generous, allowing his support team to explore and lead the way within each piece. The double-trio music takes on a more frantic, demanding tone, and while there's no denying the level of creativity at work within those jams, the musicality and lyricism suffer, only to return when the extra players are gone.
---Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide
Luis Perdomo
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Latin Jazz
Based in New York City but originally from Venezuela, Luis Perdomo is an acoustic post-bop pianist whose playing has been directly or indirectly influenced by Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock, among others. Although Perdomo comes from a Latin American country, his compositions aren't the type of straight-up Afro-Cuban jazz one associates with Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Machito or Poncho Sanchez; nonetheless, there are subtle hints of Latin and Caribbean music in some of his material (which has tended to be on the cerebral side). Perdomo was born in 1971 in Caracas, Venezuela, where he began studying the acoustic piano as a kid; Perdomo was still a teenager when he became the house pianist in one of the city's top jazz clubs. Perdomo was 22 when, in 1993, he moved to New York City, where he studied both jazz and European classical music at the Manhattan School of Music as well as Queens College; Perdomo earned degrees from both of them. It was during that period that he met veteran jazz pianist Sir Roland Hanna, who became one of his teachers and gave the Venezuelan immigrant a great deal of encouragement. By the summer of 2000, Perdomo was making weekly appearances at the Jazz Gallery (a Manhattan jazz club) as a sideman in alto saxophonist Yosvany Terry's band, which also included Cuban drummer Dafnis Prieto and Puerto Rican bassist John Benitez (not to be confused with the famous urban/dance-pop producer John "Jellybean" Benitez, who was one of Madonna's earliest supporters). The early 2000s also found Perdomo performing with well known artists like percussionist Ray Barretto and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (John Coltrane's son), and it was during that period that the pianist began leading some groups of his own (which ranged from trios to quintets) at the Jazz Gallery and other Big Apple clubs. In 2003 (the year of his 30th birthday), Perdomo produced his first album as a leader, Focus Point, which listed Ravi Coltrane as executive producer; Focus Point was given a February 2005 release date by the small independent label RKM Music.
--- Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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