Denyce Graves The Lost Days: Music in the Latin Style
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CD Details
- Released: January 21, 2003
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Sony Masterworks
Tracks:
- 1.Yo Soy Maria
- 2.Soledad
- 3.Los pajaros perdidos
- 4.Haabia - Tupi
- 5.Plancha
- 6.Al alba, el bosque
- 7.Cancao do poeta do seculo Xviii
- 8.Los dias perdidos
- 9.Habanera de Lorraine
- 10.Estrella e lua nova
- 11.Plomada
- 12.Milonga sin palabras
- 13.Romanza de Denyce
- 14.Te vas de mi
Product Description:
While it's tempting to call acclaimed diva Denyce Graves's exploration of Latin classical influences a crossover project, that label's pop lightweight connotations don't do justice to the powerful, often uncompromising performances contained herein. Indeed, Graves leans heavily on her collaborators (who include contemporary composers-arrangers-pianists Chucho Valdes, Eliane Elias, and Jose Maria Vitier, as well as arranger-pianist Pablo Ziegler) for both material and stylistic inspiration, creating a collection that's more concerned with true musical synthesis than it is with commercial exploitation. Even the works of Latin classical standard-bearers like Argentina's Carlos Guastavino, Brazil's Villa-Lobos, and Tango master Astor Piazzolla are cast in stark, contemporary arrangements that underscore both Graves's dramatic mezzo voice and the dusky, rhythmically charged dynamics of her quartet of confederates. Cuban great Valdes composed "Romanza de Denyce" especially for the project, further blurring the collection's boundaries between jazz, classical, and pop. If the listener is only familiar with the better-known Latin classical repertoire, this collection may open up some inviting new horizons. --Jerry McCulley