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Harvie S - Funky Cha 'April 11, 2006
| Artist | Harvie S Related artists |
| Album name | Funky Cha |
| Country | |
| Date | April 11, 2006 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Play time | 51:31 |
| Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
/ 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps |
| Media | CD |
| Size | 291 MB |
| Price | Download $2.95 |
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Tracks list
Tracks 1 Rhyth-A-Ning 2 C7 Heaven 3 Mariposa En Mano 4 Earquake 5 S 6 Funky Cha 7 A Bright Moment 8 What Is This Thing Called Love 9 Coco Loco Personnel Acoustic Bass – Harvie S Congas, Percussion [Latin] – Wilson Chembo Corniel* (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 9) Flute – Jay Collins (4) (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5 to 7) Guiro, Claves – Ernie Colon (tracks: 3, 7) Piano – Daniel Kelly Tenor Saxophone – Scott Robert Avidon (tracks: 3, 4, 8) Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jay Collins (4) Trumpet – Philip Dizack (tracks: 3, 8) Listening to the veteran New York composer/bassists fourth project since 1999 is like taking a frenetic joyride through a realm where classic Latin music forms blend furiously with the best of Americas jazz traditions. Harvie S has been at this a long time; in 1966, he traveled to Cuba to study with some of the islands master players. Since then, hes masterfully blended the two forms, working with great bandleaders like Juan-Carlos Formell, Stan Getz, Paquito dRivera, and Arturo OFarrill, among others. The one major thing hes learned: both forms have the same African rhythmic roots. But why read a dull history book when youve got the bassist and his wild but subtle-when-they-have-to-be quintet providing such vibrant illustrations of the connection? They launch the disc with a hard-driving, heavily percussive jam on Thelonious Monks Rhythm-a-Ning and the rolling, pitter-patter grooving original C7 Heaven (featuring Daniel Kellys vibrant piano ensembling beautifully with Jay Collins sax), then ease coolly into the dates most memorable -- if least chops-heavy -- number, the original piece Mariposa en Mano, a sensuous slow-dance number dedicated to Ss wife; S had recorded it as a bossa nova on an earlier album but his mixed vibe of son montuno and charanga is more than just a little intoxicating. From then on, he works a spirited balancing act between crazy-makers like the well-titled Earquake and the subtler, harmonically rich A Bright Moment and a hypnotic, classically influenced cover of Cole Porters What Is This Thing Called Love. Jonathan Widran