Carta

[Virelles] knows how to mix things up while maintaining focus, taking the listener on a journey in which every destination and turn is delightfully unexpected. — Jazzwise More…

Release Date: 23rd Jun 2023
Catalogue No: INTAKT394
Label: Intakt Records

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1. Uncommon Sense 06:29

2. Confidencial 06:39

3. Lamento Taíno 03:36

4. NYChepinsón 07:31

5. Carta 04:06

6. Tiempos 08:43

7. Island 03:57

8. El Tivolí 06:07

9. Samio 03:55

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David Virelles presents an eagerly awaited debut album with this superb trio on Intakt Records. Born in Santiago de Cuba, the pianist and composer has established himself on the international jazz scene with his Afro-Cuban influenced keyboard artistry and has made a name for himself with numerous collaborations with artists such as Henry Threadgill, Andrew Cyrille, Chris Potter, Wadada Leo Smith, Tom Harrell, Milford Graves and Ravi Coltrane, among others. Eight of the nine compositions on Carta are penned by Virelles and all open doors to free interpretation and development. Oscillating between composition and improvisation, this trio brings together three of the most influential voices in contemporary US jazz. Carta was recorded at the legendary Rudy van Gelder Studio, and in lieu of liner notes, poet Malik Crumpler has contributed a poem inspired by the music on the album and by his conversations with the musicians.

David Virelles: Piano

Ben Street: Acoustic Bass

Eric McPherson: Drums, Percussion

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[Virelles] knows how to mix things up while maintaining focus, taking the listener on a journey in which every destination and turn is delightfully unexpected.

Virelles' piano work impresses without distracting from the prime directive: heeding the musical integrity of the song set as an almost narrative whole.

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