Panama 500

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Danilo Perez
Panama 500

[ Mack Avenue Records / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 3 February 2014

Danilo Perez is one of our finest contemporary jazz pianists and educators. Most recently, he has recorded and toured extensively with the ground-breaking Wayne Shorter Quartet. Residing in the Boston area, Perez maintains close ties with his native Panama and has initiated jazz education and festival programs there. In this album, devoted to his cultural origins, he becomes the creator of a multi-dimensional musical suite in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Spanish explorer Balboa crossing the Isthmus of Panama.

Throughout the album, there are allusions to Brazilian, Argentinian, and other South American and Carribean musical idioms. Perez establishes a fascinating triangle between trio jazz, European classical variations, and a mix of Latin-Hispanic influences.

Perez combines Panamanian, European, Latin-Hispanic, and Native Central American styles into a beautifully coherent musical feast, using two iconic jazz trios, strings, percussion, and native instruments, chants, and narratives to convey images and stories of Panamanian mythology, folklore, and personal memory. The result is musical magic and wonder, evocative of inner and outer worlds. (www.allaboutjazz.com)

Tracks:

Rediscovery of the South Sea
Panama 500
Reflections on the South Sea
Abita Yale (America)
Gratitude
The Canal Suite: Land of Hope
The Canal Suite: Premonition in Rhythm
The Canal Suite: Melting Pot (Chocolate)
The Expedition
Narration to Reflections on the South Sea
Panama Viejo
Celebration of Our Land.