Far Away

Información

• Fecha de Lanzamiento:2006
• Disquera: Zumbaoart Production

Canciones

1. Danilo
2. Far Away
3. At Last
4. Rumbatres
5. One Year Later
6. El Gato Enmo-chill Out
7. Gathering in Blue(live)
8. Far Away(live)
9. Danilo(live)

Créditos

Todas las composiciones son de Jose R. Duque (ZumbaoArt). Musicos: Dan Shure, piano y teclados; Nate Therrien, bajo acustico; Phil Sargent, guitarra. Invitados especiales: Annegret Baier, congas en "At Last", "El Gato" y "Danilo", así como cajón en y palmas en "Far Away". Grabado en Waterway Production Studios, Dover, NH, verano 2006. Ingenieria de Sonido por Andy Gallagher. Producido por Jose R. Duque, ZumaoArt Productions. Las canciones grabadas en vivo fueron grabadas en The Press Room, Portsmouth, NH, en el invierno del 2006.

Críticas

As implied, the music on “Far Away” bridges the gap between the very different musical environments of New England and Duque’s home country of Venezuela. Upbeat Latin rhythms recall the drummer’s South American roots, while an assemblage of local musicians and odd time signatures bring a unique edge to the tunes.
The result is an album with a richness of culture and emotion that surprises even the artist, who wrote the songs in a spirit of longing for home.
A drummer struggling to succeed thousands of miles from his home, Duque said he recorded “Gathering in Blue” at a time when he was feeling angry, but surprised himself by creating a smooth and melodic album. This time, he approached the songwriting process feeling sad and nostalgic. The peppy rhythms that resulted left him baffled.
“This album I was definitely feeling homesick, feeling sad, and the actual music that came out is really, really, upbeat music, so it’s really funny,” he said. “I will have to think of different moods and see what comes out,” he added with a laugh.
The new CD also features an entirely different lineup of instrumentalists from the previous release, with Dan Shure on piano and keyboards, Nate Therrien on acoustic bass and Phil Sargent on guitar.
The group helped bring to life six compositions, and the drummer was invigorated to discover that the songs he wrote sounded as good in the studio as they did in his head. Matt Kanner - THE WIRE