15.10.05
Alô Galera! Na BBC tem Hermeto Pascoal live at the Jazz Café!
Depois do assombro que foi o concerto de Lisboa, a 8 de Outubro, Jez Nelson passa no Jazz on 3 (BBC Radio 3) uma actuação de Hermeto Pascoal gravada em 25 de Julho no Jazz Café de Londres.
Já ouvi o concerto e posso afirmar que são cerca de 80 fantásticos minutos de fusão afro-brasileira, pela banda do albino que, por isso mesmo, quando era miúdo, em vez de ir brincar com os outros para o sol, tinha que ficar preso à sombra. O que lhe valeu ocupar parte do tempo a descobrir sons de instrumentos musicais, entre eles o acordeão, que aos 11 anos manejava com mestria.
Com Hermeto Pascoal (teclados, flauta, voz, corno de vaca), tocam Fábio Pascoal (percussão), Márcio Bahia (bateria), Itiberê Zwarg (baixo eléctrico), Vinícius Dorin (saxofones, flauta), André Marques (piano) e Aline Morena (voz e guitarra).
(5 stars) "full of delight and surprise, and one of those fantastic nights that reminds us why we love music so much" - The Guardian
«Yes, Hermeto is one of jazz's foremost eccentrics, but more importantly his music is wonderful too - crazy time signatures, very distinctive harmony, great melodies and arrangements, and infectious Brazilian rhythms.
(5 stars) "full of delight and surprise, and one of those fantastic nights that reminds us why we love music so much" - The Guardian
«Yes, Hermeto is one of jazz's foremost eccentrics, but more importantly his music is wonderful too - crazy time signatures, very distinctive harmony, great melodies and arrangements, and infectious Brazilian rhythms.
A bit like Sun Ra or Captain Beefheart, Hermeto has a loyal team of sidemen and women who have been with him for years, who have been drilled within an inch of their lives to know the music back to front. The first half of tonight's concert makes you feel a bit like you're going through a spin cycle as the band barely stop for breath between pieces.
Pascoal is a cult figure amongst musicians and listeners alike - a statement backed up by the amount of calls and emails we got from jazzers we know asking if we could do them a CD-r of the gig. We said no and told them to tune in like everyone else at 11.30». - Jazz on 3.
