Hi
a review for last Chris Washburne's CD on air on Radiovinilemania in
the next few days

http://www.vinilemania.net/vCHRISWASHBURNE.htm

Ciao ciao P


courtesy: http://www.allaboutjazz.com

Land of Nod
Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band | Jazzheads Records (2006)
By Dan McClenaghan

Call this jazz protest CD by trombonist Chris Washburne "Latin jazz
with an attitude." The phrase "Land of Nod" originated with Jonathan
Swift (Gulliver's Travels) in reference to a state of slumber. As a
collective whole, the American public may have undergone a
collective political nodding off, though recent elections seem to
offer some solace—a critical thinking jolt of mind-clearing
caffeine.

Sometimes you just take your inspiration where you find it. For
Washburne, the State of the Union has incited a truculent blast on
the opener, his original composition, "Pink," with a three-horn
front line (trombone, trumpet and tenor sax) blowing hard, venting
over a danceable Latin groove.


"Off-White" has deliberate momentum and a forceful trombone solo by
the leader, which gives way to the red-coal smolder of Ole
Mathisen's angry tenor sax sound. This tension, in turn, gets
released by pianist Barry Olsen's light, dancing keyboard
touch. "Blue Gust" has a more optimistic feel, a freewheeling, loose-
jointed atmosphere; while "Oi Ne Khoy Hrytsin Tai na Vecharntsi," a
traditional Ukranian folk song, eases in as a pretty ballad that—
with a flick of the light switch—wails into a fiery uptempo romp.

The Washburne-penned "Guantanamo," a highlight, opens with a Korean
gong blast woven through with piano and blaring horns. Then it
shifts into overdrive with an insistent bubble and pop rhythm
designed to get you up and dancing. The title tune—in spite of the
suggested sentiment—has an upbeat rhymic drive behind some inpsired
free-range soloing.


Washburne and his SYOTOS band close the show with two different
tunes entitled "Peace." The first, by Ornette Coleman, embraces some
wild and wooly dissonance and features an adventuous solo by
saxophonist Mathisen; the second, by Horace Silver, slows things
down to a melancholy ballad, opening with Washburne's trombone and
Mathisen's clarinet slow-dancing.


In the end, Land of Nod proves itself a an adventurous and
fascinating Latin jazz listening experience.

Visit Chris Washburne and the Syotos Band on the web.


Track listing: Pink; Off-Whte; Blue Gust; Op-Ed; Oi Ne Khody Hrytsin
Tai na Vechornysti; Guantanamo; Land of Nod; Peace; Peace.

Personnel: Chris Washburne: trombone, percussion; John Walsh:
trumpet; Ole Mathisen: tenor saxophone, clarinet;Barry Olsen: piano;
Leo Traversa: bass; Vince Cherico: drums; Chembo Corniel: congas.
Special Guests: Bobby Sanabria: percussion; Malken Derno: Korean
gong.

Style: Latin/World