Far Away by Jose Duque's ZUMBATRES

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World Fusion | Latin Jazz

9 tracks | 59 minutes

Released Nov 2006
on ZumbaoArt Production

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Blending borders and crossing boundaries. A subtle combination of French impressionism and the rhythmic flare of south american culture takes a sharper turn. rooting the music in the essence of jazz, the new album, led by a Venezuelan-born drummer.

Editorial review

With a pedigree of influences that includes straightforward Venezuelan percussion, progressive rock, and the Berklee College of Music, Jose Duque's latest album is a mass of Latin jazz with touches of everything from jazz-rock fusion to modern electronica. The core of the album is essentially modern jazz with influences of Latin music in general, but of Caribbean-Venezuelan music specifically. Although the compositions are originals, the standard pieces of comping and riffing native to Latin jazz make portions of the album seem derivative. This is, of course, somewhat the case with most new Latin jazz outings. Also as is the case with most new Latin jazz outings, the performances are what save the album from being cast into oblivion otherwise. Here, there is strong playing from pianist Dan Shure (which progresses into Moby-esque ambient sounds when called for), some otherworldly guitar solos courtesy of Phil Sargent, and some very nice flamenco-inspired percussion (cajon and handclaps) from both Duque himself and guest Annegret Baler. The end result is an album which is not particularly groundbreaking, but is still worth a listen for fans of modern jazz and Latin jazz. It walks the line between the two genres well without quite making waves in either. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Under the concept of blending borders and crossing

boundaries, Jose Duque's ZumbaTres is back with a new

album, where their subtle combination of French

Impressionism and the rhythmic flare of South American

Culture takes a sharper turn. Rooting the music in

the essence of jazz, the new album, led by

Venezuelan-born drummer, Jose Duque, offers an

invigorating new sound that blends odd meter time

signatures with their Latin influenced rhythms.

Offering 7 new compositions, “Far Away” also features

3 bonus tracks recorded live at the Press Room in the

Spring of 2006.

“Far Away” represents all those things we hold dear,

homeland, friends, family, favorite places, cities,

poems and lost love. Since their last CD in 2002,

ZumbaTres has reformed to include the most sought

after musicians on the seacoast; Dan Sure on piano,

Nate Therrien on bass, Phil Sargent on guitar and a

special guest appearance by Annegret Baier on

percussion.