Showing posts with label Abe Lagrimas Jr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abe Lagrimas Jr. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Charmaine Clamor - Something Good

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:04
Size: 125,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:49)  1. Every Single Moment
(3:58)  2. Doodlin' In Taglish
(4:25)  3. Something Good
(4:06)  4. Feelin' Stevie
(6:19)  5. Motherless Ili-Ili
(3:15)  6. Let's Take A Trip
(4:14)  7. Flow
(3:41)  8. Maalaala Mo Kaya
(3:24)  9. Ikaw
(4:03) 10. Sweet Spot
(2:52) 11. The Farther You Go
(4:38) 12. Believe In Love
(4:14) 13. Breakfast With Bubba

"One of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade," Filipino-American vocal queen Charmaine Clamor delivers her most eclectic and surprising album to date. Featuring the international clean water anthem "Flow"!

From Charmaine Clamor, the queen of jazzipino: I believe there are two kinds of music: the Good Stuff and everything else. Good can be jazz, or world, or blues. Good can be classical, or opera, or hip-hop. Or funk or soul or even pop. The labels don’t matter; the sound matters. It’s true, I’m a Filipino-American. It’s true, I’m a jazz singer. I do this musical blending called jazzipino, and it comes straight from my heart. But it’s also true that I’m a citizen of Earth, and I’m a world-blues-funk-soul-pop vocalistwho won’t be, can’t be, categorized. I’m me, and this is my music.

You’ll hear my passion for the groove, for swing, for beautiful words and inspiring sounds. You’ll also discover my passion for the blessed planet we inhabit, and which we honor with our Mother Nature Suite. How strongly do I feel about taking care of our environment? The tray your CD sits in is made of potatoes. If you don’t dig this album, you can bury the whole package in your compost heap. It’s 100% recycleable! We like to think, however, that our music doesn’t qualify for the dreaded “everything else” genre. We’re delighted to share with you Something Good. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cclamor4

Personnel: Zaxariades, Mon David, Our Lady of Refuge Children's Choir, Linda Hopkins, Mark Winkler, Michael Konik (vocals); Bo Razon (guitar, tres, congas, percussion); Richard Ickard (guitar); Robby Marshall (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Mike Stever (trumpet); Vikram Devasthali (trombone); Eli Brueggemann (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Dominic Thiroux (acoustic bass, electric bass); Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums).

Something Good

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Abe Lagrimas Jr. - Rhythm & Uke

Size: 106,0 MB
Time: 45:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Good Times (3:04)
02. Run (3:09)
03. A Neighborhood Stroll (6:37)
04. United In Prayer (4:39)
05. Back At It (5:07)
06. The Code (3:20)
07. Blue-Kulele (3:12)
08. Stay With Me (5:34)
09. I'll Remember April (5:53)
10. Namida No Kiss (4:32)

Personnel: Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (ukulele and drums), Hamilton Price (bass)

"Rhythm & Uke" is the 4th ukulele release from Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning recording artist Abe Lagrimas, jr. The album takes the listener back to Abe's musical roots: the drums. The importance of rhythm in the song is captured well with just the stripped down instrumentation of drums (performed by Abe) and acoustic bass. Abe then adds his masterful ukulele artistry in melody and improvisation to complete the selections. Each "full band" selection is then followed by a solo ukulele piece, which offers listeners an insightful sense of peace.

Rhythm & Uke