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Arturo O'Farrill - The Offense of the Drum '2014

The Offense of the Drum
ArtistArturo O'Farrill Related artists
Album name The Offense of the Drum
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Date 2014
GenreLatin Jazz
Play time 1:13:22
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Size 803 MB
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       While bandleader and pianist Arturo O'Farrill has always sought to
preserve the legacy of Latin jazz, he's never been one to do so it for its own
sake, but always for evolutionary purposes. The Offense of the Drum features his
18-piece Afro-Latin Jazz band -- a whopping 28 percussion instruments from all
over the globe -- and a notable host of collaborators including Donald Harrison
and Vijay Iyer. The program highlights the cultural sounds and prismatic
influences of South America, Spain, and the Caribbean in modern jazz. "Cuarto de
Colores" weds the Brazilian, Colombian and Afro-Cuban rhythms to post-bop
big-band jazz. Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda, trumpeter Jonathan Powell,
and O'Farrill all deliver excellent solos. "They Came" weds spoken word from
Chilo Cajigas and reggaeton -- via DJ Logic's turntablism -- to modern big-band
jazz. "On the Corner of Malecón and Bourbon" digs deep into the intersections
of Latin music and jazz histories. The blues in NOLA's legacy are present in the
trumpet, but that's only the beginning; there are stops along the way throughout
the evolution of jazz -- including a momentary stop at free -- and second-line,
as Spanish melody and Caribbean rhythms provide extensive harmonic colors and
rhythmic accents. Iyer's "The Mad Hatter" was written for O'Farrill. Here,
strident, knotty rhythmic lines cut across angular lyric melodies and layered
harmonies with fantastic solos by the composer and trumpeter Seneca Black. The
set's hinge piece is the title track, a suite inspired by the banning of drum
circles in New York City. Stringent contrapuntal brass sections work against the
djembe for an extended period before O'Farrill's piano signals detente. Chad
Lefkowitz-Brown's saxophone solo, followed by the pulsing interplay of djembe
and deep-toned Japanese taiko drums, begins to open the work up from the inside.
Drums begin to dominate in the second section even as the brass attempts to
regain control. Eventually, the two lines intersect in a wild, colorful,
songlike celebration in the final segment. The closer is a reading of "Iko Iko"
with Harrison. Perhaps no other tune better reflects the commingling of
Afro-Latin music as it was translated to North America through the variety of
textures, cadences, carnival rhythms, and melodies of the Caribbean. The
staggered brass and reed sections meet and greet the drums as they march, strut,
swagger, and swing. By virtue of its disciplined execution, cultural queries,
and celebratory inspiration, The Offense of the Drum is only O'Farrill & the
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra's most ambitious moment to date.

1.01 - Edmar Castañeda - Cuarto De Colores (9:13)
1.02 - Chiló - They Came (7:27)
1.03 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - On the Corner of
Malecón and Bourbon (9:46)
1.04 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Mercado En Domingo
(6:56)
1.05 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Gnossienne 3 (Tientos)
(6:29)
1.06 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - The Mad Hatter (8:27)
1.07 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - The Offense of the
Drum (11:41)
1.08 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Alma Vacía (6:22)
1.09 - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Iko Iko (7:02) 

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