Sueno Verde (Circular Moves - 2003 - USA)
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| Elenco dei brani: | Musicisti: |
| 01. Te Pido Perdon | Marta Topferova- voce & maracas |
| 02. Sueño Verde | Enrique Lopez- requinto, chitarra, cori |
| 03. Obsesionada | Ira Coleman- basso acustico |
| 04. La Pradera | Adam Cruz- tambora, snare drum, conga, campane |
| 05. Ecos De Partidas | Chris Komer- corno francese |
| 06. Vuelo De Cigüeña | Erik Friedlander- violoncello |
| 07. Luz Y Sombra | Jason Jackson- trombone |
| 08. Mi Poema | Erik Jekabson- flicorno |
| 09. Esperanza | Jenny Scheinman- violino |
| Connie Grossman- flauto |
With a name and appearance which are not typically Latin, Marta Topferova, of Czech origin, has built an ideal bridge between Prague, Moron de la Frontera (Spain) and New York. Three different cities with three different ways of understanding music.
A singer, dancer and composer, Topferova has created a CD in which the aromas of Cuban son mix with dreamy, acoustic and typically European pastoral arrangements, without neglecting the echoes of American metropolitan jazz.
And thus, the elegance of the flugelhorn, the flute, the French horn, and the cello of Erik Friedlander insinuates itself within the delicate weavings of the tambora, conga, maracas and requinto (from the first song, "Te Pido Perdon" to "Obsesionada", "Ecos de Partidas" and "Pulso de Nueva York").
A voice which is slightly rough and worn, between spleen and saudade, supports the crystaline harmonic textures created with the help of Enrique Lopez. The melancholy melody of "Esperanza" --the most representative song of the album-- reflects, as in a hall of mirrors, the echoes of a past which the modern song form seems to have completely left behind.
It is a CD that commands respect, and its author is to be followed carefully. With that face, with that expression and that name, it is no small thing.
Score: * * * ½
| Songs: | Musicians: |
| 01. Te Pido Perdon | Marta Topferova- voice & maracas |
| 02. Sueño Verde | Enrique Lopez- requinto, guitar, coros |
| 03. Obsesionada | Ira Coleman- acoustic bass |
| 04. La Pradera | Adam Cruz- congas, tambora, snare, cymbals |
| 05. Ecos De Partidas | Chris Komer- French horn |
| 06. Vuelo De Cigüeña | Erik Friedlander- cello |
| 07. Luz Y Sombra | Jason Jackson- trombone |
| 08. Mi Poema | Erik Jekabson- flugel horn |
| 09. Esperanza | Jenny Scheinman- violin |
| Connie Grossman- flute |
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