Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 27

quickly (after about 20 seconds)

concept.

morphs into a Rumba, with
“Tiempo Del Sol” takes us on a

interjected Brazilian percussive

purely instrumental

segments that fit naturally with

journey in a

the Flamenco style. Very cool

“Guajiro” tempo.

bass work from Bernard on this

Lightning-fast

one, working back and forth

guitar licks and

between Samba and Rumba.

smooth, percussive Of course, the percussion is
smoking here!

support contrast
each other, but also
are complimentary.

“Savor Flamenco”, the title

The addition of

track, is a Flamenco Tango. This

what sounds like a

piece is a great example of the

Celtic whistle/flute

intricate beauty of this music.

solo give this piece

Purely instrumental, the chordal

an interesting, Latin choices, colored by the Arabic
Jazz twist. The

progressions, blossom before

recording balances

your ears in a tapestry of great

are flawless and you can pick up

musical color! There is depth and

on every element of this musical

dimension, yet there is an ever-

treat.

present structure of solid musical
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