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Albert Vila - Levity '2023

Levity
ArtistAlbert Vila Related artists
Album name Levity
Country
Date 2023
GenreJazz
Play time 00:39:03
Format / BitrateFLAC Stereo 553 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 155.59 Mb
Price$2.95
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  • CD 16-bit | 44,1 kHz
CD 16-bit | 44,1 kHz
1. Tracklist
2. 01. Eleanor Rigby
3. 02. A Felicidade
4. 03. Hijo De La Luna
5. 04. Lullaby of Birdland
6. 05. Redemption Song
7. 06. Everything Happens To Me
8. 07. River Man
9. 08. Levity
10. Levity in these times usually refers to a state of humorousness or lightness of manner. From the liner notes of guitarist 's Levity, however, we read that levity was originally thought to be a physical force, like gravity, but pulling in the opposite direction
11. But consider a word grown from the same root as "levity," the word "levitation," which refers to rising from the Earth under the influence of an unseen power. In this sense there is no better description of the solo guitar artistry of . His guitar work is light, sparking, and floating it seems along with wispy clouds. It knows nothing of gravity
12. On his first solo effort, Vila—who sounds as if he owes a debt to guitarist Ralph Towner—explores seven covers and one original composition with studied deftness as he picks out the melodies inside gorgeous, airbrushed reharmonizations that he lays on with the lightest touch. He plays tunes of of The Beatles , Antonio Carlos Jobim , George Shearing , Bob Marley's , Nick Drake's and more
13. Vila's nimbleness and obvious love for the music he has chosen could result in what might be mistaken for a classical recital: sophisticated, understated, polished, presented by a virtuosic player. It is music that could be served up in the tasting room of a posh winery, for very fortunate wine tasters. But the familiar melodies emerge, of a pop song, a jazz standard, a folk tune, or some reggae. He reminds one of Brad Mehldau—another artist with borderless, wide-ranging musical tastes combined with the highest level of musical skills
14. The title tune closes the disc, perhaps the lightest of tunes here, and as pretty and engaging as anything that came before it on this outstanding solo outing
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