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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Victor Lewis: tambores musicales / Victor Lewis: musical drums



Bateristas, pueden encontrar cientos, millones allí fuera, pero no todos ellos pueden tocar la batería como un instrumento musical, quiero decir, haciéndoles sentir como si estuviesen escuchando un piano o una guitarra, no sólo un agradable y firme ritmo. Si quieren escuchar un perfecto ejemplo, bueno, necesitan escuchar al Sr. Victor Lewis.
Victor Lewis está en algunos de mis discos favoritos de todos los tiempos, como Woody Shaw, "Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard" (Columbia 1978), Stan Getz, "Anniversary" (Verve Records, 1990), Kenny Barron, "Quickstep" (enja Records, 1991) y Abbey Lincoln, "A turtle's dream" (Verve Records, 1995), todas maravillosas e irrepetibles experiencias artísticas (por nombrar sólo unas pocas, su carrera completa es asombrosa), pero, hace algunas semanas, una "buena fuente", me habló sobre las grabaciones de Victor Lewis como líder, material no demasiado familiar para mi, hasta ahora. Joyas musicales como Victor Lewis Quintet, "Know It Today, Know It Tomorrow" (Red Records, 1992), Victor Lewis Family Portrait Band, "Family Portrait"(AudioQuest Records, 1992), Victor Lewis Quintet, "eeeyyess!" (enja Records, 1997) y Victor Lewis Trio, "Three Way Conversations" (Red Records, 1998).
Conocía la habilidad de Victor Lewis como compositor, y por supuesto como un percusionista extremadamente musical, pero como líder, el va un paso más allá, una experiencia que todos los amantes de la música deben escuchar.
Algunas veces el mundo del jazz es una caja repleta de agradables sorpresas, la mayor parte de las veces gracias al talento de músicos que aún luchan por un pequeño espacio, después de años de buena música, Victor Lewis está aquí, en nosotros la oportunidad de abrir nuestros oídos, mentes y corazones, a su hermosa música.


Drummers, you can find thousands, millions out there, but not all of them can play the drums as a musical instrument, I mean, making you feel as if you were listening a piano or a guitar, not only a nice and steady rhythm. If you want to listen a perfect example, well, you need to listen to Mr. Victor Lewis.
Victor Lewis it' s in some of my all time favorite albums, like Woody Shaw's "Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard" (Columbia 1978), Stan Getz's "Anniversary" (Verve Records, 1990), Kenny Barron "Quickstep" (enja Records, 1991) and Abbey Lincoln's "A turtle's dream" (Verve Records, 1995), all wonderful and unique artistic experiences (just to name a few, his whole career is amazing), but, some weeks ago, a "good source", told me about Victor Lewis recordings as leader, material not too familiar for me, until now. Musical jewels as Victor Lewis Quintet, "Know It Today, Know It Tomorrow" (Red Records, 1992), Victor Lewis Family Portrait Band, "Family Portrait"(AudioQuest Records, 1992), Victor Lewis Quintet, "eeeyyess!" (enja Records, 1997) and Victor Lewis Trio, "Three Way Conversations" (Red Records, 1998).
I knew Victor Lewis ability as composer, and of course as an extremely musical percussionist, but as leader, he goes one step beyond, an experience all music lovers must listen.
Sometimes the jazz world is a box full of nice surprises, most of the times thanks to the talent of musicians still fighting for a little space, after years of good music, Victor Lewis it's here, in us, the chance to open our ears, minds and hearts, to his beautiful music.


Victor Lewis Quintet, "Know It Today, Know It Tomorrow" (Red Records, 1992).


Victor Lewis Family Portrait Band, "Family Portrait" (AudioQuest Records, 1992).


Victor Lewis Trio, Three Way Conversations (Red Records, 1998).





Victor Lewis (muy pronto / coming soon).