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CJMartinete Music 2008
Carlos Jimenez
Thoughts


1. Carlitos My Son
2. Bluedo
3. No Te Apures (Don't Worry)
4. I See Your Smile
5. Swift
6. Storm Of Love
7. For You & Me
8. Thoughts
9. Look At The Sky
10. Life Is Great
11. Yours For Sure

Carlos Jimenez - Flute
Ruben Rodriguez - Bass
Vince Cherico - Drums
Fidel Cuellar - Piano




The tradition of the flautist in the world of Latin jazz is probably that of one of the most solid and full bodied of contemporary music. The brass sound has always been the most propulsive moment of the sound of the Caribe, consolidated by a tenacious technical preparation that, as is the case with Carlos Jimenez, has allowed many to become solo artists who are not only capable of writing, but are also able to arrange in accordance with their own styles, offering some intense chromatics for which are thickly contaminated with pathos.



Typical of the phrasing from this instrumentalist from New York is the evocation of sonorous landscapes for certain verses that belong to an unrepeatable repertoire, to a classical and cultural patrimony that is topically rendered by a groove that is neat and rich with vital impulses, physically concentrated with interventions that place it over and beyond fashions, in as much as it puts a stamp on a flow that is wholly personal and believable, for the sense of renovation of formulas are not too often heard.

The solemn gait is clouded by many vibrant colours which don't seem destined to stay in the shade for too long, from the moment that this great poetic imagination is tightened and buckled up it soon becomes very distinct that this is an ample breath to take: it's an accurate choice and opportunistically maintained by a rhythm that hails from a great school, operating in the sonorous research area that is indicated in the same variegated compositions.

The soft melodic traces that are produced here by the flute of Jimenez outline an interpretive capacity which is strongly wrapped up, immersed in a seducing atmosphere of blue type traditions grained smooth and funky ("Yours For Sure", "Bluedo", "No te apures"), following along with the best traditions from Latin jazz.

The album offered by the flutist is an image of sensitive music, refined and yet never excessive in the technicalities employed, a lover of linear arrangements which is well balanced, woven polyhydric rhythms and an improvising talent that is typically jazzy, in which the sensitive element is not sparse and becomes very passionate, warm, energetic and, at the same time, lovingly sensual, ("Thoughts", the title…) which in a courteous way makes evident to, and helps conduct Jimenez to never forget his collaborations with Dave Valentin and Hilton Ruiz.

Rounded out harshness in its dialogue, this winding solemn gait of the emotive impulse brings back the suggestive shades of an artistic language that is alive with interior forces which sweats with passion, calm and restless like the sky of the Caribe.

Fabrizio Ciccarelli for Jazzitalia









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