| Jazz, Latin American standards arrangedMusicians do not choose each other, they recognize each other. Ricardo Izquierdo and Sergio Gruz know each other, have recognized each other. This Raices en Acuerdo project by the famous duo celebrates their roots. The Cuban saxophonist and the Argentine pianist draw from their respective musical roots. Whether it's "Drume negrita," this Cuban children's song, "Llora," "Cartas de amor que se queman," or "La trunca norte" immortalized by Mercedes Sosa, these Cuban songs bathed in sweet nostalgia that sing the joys and disillusionments of love and pierce hearts. Or whether it's "Soledad," this nocturne bathed in the dark light of melancholy from tango master Astor Piazzolla, Ricardo Izquierdo and Sergio Gruz have chosen the spirit over the letter for their reinterpretation. This duo of quicksilver has the strength of evidence. Listening, shared breathing, collective stimulation, there is a complicity, a great closeness, even a fusion of intentions and gestures that brings the music to its incandescence....
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| Jazz, Latin American standards arrangedMusicians do not choose each other, they recognize each other. Ricardo Izquierdo and Sergio Gruz know each other, have recognized each other. This Raices en Acuerdo project by the famous duo celebrates their roots. The Cuban saxophonist and the Argentine pianist draw from their respective musical roots. Whether it's "Drume negrita," this Cuban children's song, "Llora," "Cartas de amor que se queman," or "La trunca norte" immortalized by Mercedes Sosa, these Cuban songs bathed in sweet nostalgia that sing the joys and disillusionments of love and pierce hearts. Or whether it's "Soledad," this nocturne bathed in the dark light of melancholy from tango master Astor Piazzolla, Ricardo Izquierdo and Sergio Gruz have chosen the spirit over the letter for their reinterpretation. This duo of quicksilver has the strength of evidence. Listening, shared breathing, collective stimulation, there is a complicity, a great closeness, even a fusion of intentions and gestures that brings the music to its incandescence.
| Jazz, standards latino-américains arrangésLes musiciens ne se choisissent pas, ils se reconnaissent. Ricardo Izquierdo et Sergio Gruz se connaissent, se sont reconnus. Ce projet Raices en Acuerdo du duo célèbre les racines. Le saxophoniste d’origine cubaine et le pianiste d’origine argentine puisent dans leurs racines musicales respectives. Que ce soit “Drume negrita”, cette chanson enfantine cubaine, “Llora”, “Cartas de amor que se queman” ou bien “La trunca norte” immortalisée par Mercedes Sosa, ces chansons cubaines baignées de douce nostalgie qui chantent les joies et désillusions de l’amour et trouent les cœurs. Ou que ce soit “Soledad”, ce nocturne baigné de la lumière noire de la mélancolie du maître du tango Astor Piazzolla, Ricardo Izquierdo et Sergio Gruz ont choisi pour leur relecture l’esprit plutôt que la lettre. Ce duo vif argent a la force de l’évidence. L’écoute, la respiration commune, la stimulation collective, il y a là une connivence, une grande complicité voire une fusion d’intentions et de gestes qui porte la musique à ses incandescences.
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