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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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Publishing Date: 15/03/2009
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