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01. Amaro Freitas - Dona Eni
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02. Amaro Freitas - Trupé
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03. Amaro Freitas - Paço
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04. Amaro Freitas - Rasif
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05. Amaro Freitas - Mantra
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06. Amaro Freitas - Aurora
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07. Amaro Freitas - Vitrais
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ARTIST
FREITAS, AMARO
TITLE
Rasif
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
FAR OUT RECORDINGS
CATALOG #
FARO 205CD
FARO 205CD
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
10/19/2018
In the sweltering North-Eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco lies the coastal city of Recife,
Amaro Freitas
is pioneering the new sound of Brazilian jazz. From the Afro-Brazilian
maracatu
born on the sugar plantations of slavery, to the high intensity carnival rhythms of
frevo
and
baião
, the young pianist's heavily percussive approach to jazz is as indebted to these Pernambuco traditions as it is to
Coltrane
,
Parker
, and
Monk
. As with many of the greats before him, Amaro began playing piano in church aged 12, under the instruction of his father, leader of the church band. He won a place at the prestigious Conservatório Pernambucano de Música but had to drop out as his family could not spare the money for the bus fare. Undeterred, Amaro gigged in bands at weddings and worked in a call center to fund his tuition. The transformative moment came at age 15 when Amaro stumbled across a DVD of
Chick Corea
concert. Despite not actually owning a piano, Amaro devoted himself to studying day and night. By the age of 22 Amaro was one of the most sought-after musicians in Recife and resident pianist at the legendary jazz bar, Mingus. He met and begun collaborating with bassist
Jean Elton
and the found drummer
Hugo Medeiros
. The
Amaro Freitas Trio
was born. "I want to show the simplicity of music, to break the stigma that the piano is for a particular social class." Following his critically acclaimed debut album
Sangue Negro
("Black Blood"), the title of his sophomore release
Rasif
is a colloquial spelling of Amaro's home town. A love letter to his native northeast, Amaro explores its traditional rhythms through the jazz idiom, employing complex mathematical patterns reminiscent of some of the most challenging works by fellow Brazilian masters
Hermeto Pascoal
,
Egberto Gismonti
, and
Moacir Santos
. "Dona Eni" is a scorching reconstruction of the
baião
rhythmic structure, played in seven measures instead of two. Title track "Rasif" is a serene homage to the coastal reef and its ecosystems. "Aurora" is a suite of three parts, representing the sun's journey from the light and soft of the rise. Personnel: Amaro Freitas - piano; Hugo Medeiros - drums and percussion; Jean Elton - double bass;
Henrique Albino
- baritone sax, flutes, and clarinet. LP version comes on 180 gram vinyl; includes download code.
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