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| 1. | Els Segadors
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| 2. | El Quinto Regimiento
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| 3. | El Paso del Ebro
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| 4. | El Tren Blindado
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| 5. | Mendiko Negarrak
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| 6. | En la Plaza de Mi Pueblo
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| 7. | La Santa Espina
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| 8. | El Tururururu
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| 9. | Los Cuatro Generales
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| 10. | La Sardana de Les Monges
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| 11. | Els Segadors
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Jazz / Avant-Garde, Structured Improvisation
Ramon Lopez - Producer, Group Member, Drums, Arranger
Beat Achiary Vocals
Daunik Lazro Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto), Group Member
Gerard Rouy Liner Notes
Jerome Adeline Photography
Leo Feigin Producer
Paul Rogers Double Bass, Group Member, 5-string Bass
Thierry Balasse Mastering, Engineer
The first solo CD by Ramon Lopez on Leo Records was an instant success (Eleven Drums Songs, LeoLab 044). It was in the top ten CDs of the year by almost every writer in France.
But for this, his next project, Songs of the Spanish Civil War, Ramon Lopez put together a quartet of heavyweights: Paul Rogers on bass, Daunik Lazro on reeds, Thierry Madiot on bass trombone, and a special guest - Benat Achiary - who puts vocals to three songs.
The first analogy is, of course, with Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, but the musical language is, of course, newer and stronger.
With Songs of the Spanish Civil War, drummer Ramon Lopez offers his most significant effort to date. The ten songs included here (the 11th track is an instrumental take of the first) all come from the traditional Spanish repertoire and were associated with the 1936-1939 war. A cry for freedom or a shout for the revolution, these melodies receive a revolutionary treatment, thanks to Lopez and his musicians, saxophonist Daunik Lazro, bassist Paul Rogers (mostly known for his work with Mujician), and trombonist Thierry Madiot. Singer Benat Achiary guests on (only) three tracks, providing heartfelt vocals. The improvisations are based on the traditional melodies, without being chained to them or resorting to the head-solo-head form of early free jazz. Sometimes the theme will remain present throughout, hauntingly stated by Lazro or even Rogers, as the musical flooring shifts constantly -- an evocation of those times of social turmoil? On other tracks, the melody will only be hinted at in the course of an improv -- after listening to this CD, you will not be able to whistle "El Paso del Ebro," for example. Lopez's melodic approach to drumming (close to Christian Wolfarth or maybe even Milford Graves) gives a nice direction to the project. One could only wish that Achiary had been present on more pieces. Recommended. ~ Francois Couture, All Music Guide |
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