Time: 74:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Piano Jazz, Fado, Latin Jazz
Art: Front
01. Uma Outra Mariquinhas ( 9:18)
02. Fado Loucura/Sou Do Fado (10:45)
03. Da Alma (11:46)
04. Gaivota ( 8:35)
05. Lagrima (Feat. Silvia Perez Cruz) ( 6:55)
06. Cucurrucucu Paloma (Feat. Silvia Perez Cruz) ( 8:49)
07. Pare Meu (Feat. Silvia Perez Cruz) ( 9:52)
08. Enfrentar O Medo ( 8:17)
“Fado & Further”, consists of live excerpts from concerts performed by Júlio Resende between 2014 and 2015, while touring in support of his previous work – “Amália por Júlio Resende”, rated 5 “Choc-Disc” stars by prestigious magazine CLASSICA – FRANCE.
Being a two-parted album, the first half brings us a solo performance by the pianist, who presents new takes on the Fado songbook, alongside an original piece and a traditional hispanic song; the second part brings along the charming Sílvia Pérez Cruz – who began her collaboration with Júlio Resende in a sold-out show at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, in Lisbon and is considered by critics and the public “Spain’s best singer right now”.
Júlio Resende embraced the heritage of Carlos Paredes and Amália Rodrigues and from his fingertips sprang a new approach to Fado.
After having sold out venues in Dili and Tokyo, the pianist’s next destination is Paris, where he will perform at the JazzyColors Festival before returning to Portugal to present his new record.The “Fado & Further” concerts are scheduled for November 27th at the Auditório Municipal de Olhão, in Algarve and November 28th at the Grande Auditório do Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon.
Along with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Júlio Resende will also be joined on stage by the great brazilian singer-songwriter Moreno Veloso, musical heir to one of the greatest brazilian icons – his father Caetano Veloso.
Being a two-parted album, the first half brings us a solo performance by the pianist, who presents new takes on the Fado songbook, alongside an original piece and a traditional hispanic song; the second part brings along the charming Sílvia Pérez Cruz – who began her collaboration with Júlio Resende in a sold-out show at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, in Lisbon and is considered by critics and the public “Spain’s best singer right now”.
Júlio Resende embraced the heritage of Carlos Paredes and Amália Rodrigues and from his fingertips sprang a new approach to Fado.
After having sold out venues in Dili and Tokyo, the pianist’s next destination is Paris, where he will perform at the JazzyColors Festival before returning to Portugal to present his new record.The “Fado & Further” concerts are scheduled for November 27th at the Auditório Municipal de Olhão, in Algarve and November 28th at the Grande Auditório do Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon.
Along with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Júlio Resende will also be joined on stage by the great brazilian singer-songwriter Moreno Veloso, musical heir to one of the greatest brazilian icons – his father Caetano Veloso.
Fado & Further
This one starts out seductively and contemplatively/meditatively enough in what I sometimes think of as piano “impressions” mode, and with enough references to great classic fados (“A Casa de Mariquinhas,” “Sou do Fado,” “Gaivota”) so that we don’t forget where in the world this CD is coming from. Actually, this is really good. But then, all of a sudden, it unaccountably turns into a variety show with the talented (and lovely) Sílvia Pérez Cruz singing “Cucurrucucú Paloma.” Forgive me, my Mexican friends (and someone please say so if I’m out of my mind), but “Cúc Paloma” has to be the worst piece of pseudo-folkloric musical kitsch the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas have ever visited on the larger world with the possible exception only – forgive me now, my Peruvian friends – of “El Cóndor pasa.” Somebody thought that the sound of the first four cuts would be tôo “monotonous” over the length of a fully packed CD? But the first four cuts alone run to about 40 minutes. By themselves, they would have constituted a perfectly respectable CD – though without the commercial appeal that SPC presumably brings to the undertaking. Or is it just that, in the age of the dread mix tape, the idea of artistic “unity” is just tôo old-fashioned to be taken seriously? (I see that my autocorrect seems to think there should be a circumflex on the first “o” of “too.”) Oh, well, I do like and do respect Júlio Resende, SPC the same (her “Lágrima” on this CD is actually quite gorgeous), so I think I shall go now to the CBOX and request JR’s as yet unposted "Amália por Júlio Resende." It’s got to be great. (Am I wrong about any of this?)
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ReplyDeleteGreat artist! Got to see him perform a few months ago. Many thanks, Giullia.
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