JORGE PARDO, CARLES BENAVENT & TINO DI GERALDO
‘SIN PRECEDENTES’, LIVE
Jazz flamenco on the roof
S.C. Madrid, October 3rd, 2009
‘Sin precedentes’. Jorge
Pardo: sax, flute. Carles Benavent: bass. Tino di Geraldo:
percussion. Jazz Círculo IX. Rooftop of the Círculo
de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Circle). Madrid, October 3rd,
2009. 11 p.m.
Jorge
Pardo had no choice but to greet the moon first. Like
a blinding zenith, it illuminated the three musicians up
there, on the rooftop of the Fine Arts Circle of Madrid.
What incredible secrets this city has, by the way. The elevator
goes up to the seventh floor of the emblematic building
on Alcalá Street, the automatic doors open…
and the night view of the city takes your breath away. With
this panoramic backdrop, on a clear warm autumn night, listening
to the trio was a genuine pleasure. More so, there being
musical motifs. Besides the fact that they have not been
very lavish with the live performances of ‘Sin precedentes’,
as a bonus they premiered new songs as they went along.
Jorge Pardo
(Photo Daniel Muñoz) |
Carles Benavent
(Photo Daniel Muñoz) |
‘También es bonito’
by Tino
di Geraldo was the first birth. And right away it sounded
like a reunion with that particular way of his of interrelating
the sounds of sax, bass and drums. The same thing happens
with the first notes of ‘Maid Marian’, the album’s
second cut which has already become an emblem of the group’s
style. A simple metal motif, a forceful bass background
uttering and guiding, and the bulería beat floating
there, invisible. The second premiere was authored by Benavent:
‘4 x 4’ is a game and positive energy. Pardo
then crosses two of the folders from his archives: ‘Sólo
flauta’ and ‘Por Camarón’.
And he thus reinterprets the tarantos which, as he said,
the mythical cantaor taught him, first building the climate
and afterwards singing the lyrics. The words can be nearly
made out… and you can feel his cracked voice. They
close the first part of the concert with a bright dialogue
por bulerías. The crowd has to be given a break in
order to enjoy the views and the drinks at the bar.
A little while later, ‘Bluestorius’,
off the album ‘Aigua’ by Benavent, invites you
to take an imaginary stroll around the city. A sound and
visual concert. And from the back stairs, Jorge can’t
resist immortalizing the bass and drums duet with his mobile
phone’s camera. Then in a trio, the flamenco flavor
increases exponentially in ‘Diego’…
Carrasco, a song by Di Geraldo dedicated to the brilliant
groundbreaking Jerez-born artist. A jewel. And to finish
it off, the indispensable tangos from Benavent’s album
‘Agüita que corre’, but showing other faces
and other ways… the stuff of live music. On bidding
the night farewell, reflections of the Spanish appeared,
forever inspiration. ‘Anda jaleo’. And the tremendous
rock version of ‘Fuego fatuo’. And the moon.
And the night. And the city. And the goddess Minerva. And
the aristocats of the rooftop.
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Benavent, Jorge Pardo and Tino di Geraldo at Círculo
de Bellas Artes (Photos Daniel Muñoz) |
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