Live at the Blue Note

Live at the Blue Note Artist: Michel Camilo
Label: Telarc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 089408357428
EAN: 0089408357428
ASIN: B0000AN4IJ


Release Date: 2003-08-26

Related Categories:

Latin Pop Latin Pop
Related | Latin Music | Styles | Music
General General
Related | Jazz | Styles | Music
Latin Jazz Latin Jazz
Related | Jazz | Styles | Music
General General
Related | Pop | Styles | Music
General General
Related | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music

Listmania:

  1. Fusion's Best Drummers
  2. Piano Trio Madness
  3. Contemporary Jazz in The Tradition
  4. "My Latest Purchases"

Tracks:

  1. Cocowalk
  2. Two Of A Kind
  3. Hello & Goodbye
  4. The Magic In You
  5. Tequila
  6. Dichotomy
  7. Twilight Glow
  8. Happy Birthday/Blue Bossa
  9. This Way Out

Tracks:

  1. On The Other Hand
  2. Mongo's Blues
  3. Thinking Of You
  4. At Night (To Frank)
  5. Why Not!
  6. Silent Talk
  7. See You Later
  8. And Sammy Walked In
  9. On Fire

Similar Items:

  1. Solo
  2. Triangulo
  3. Spain
  4. Michel Camilo
  5. Spain Again

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Live is Always Better.......2007-01-02

If you enjoy Camilo's studio recordings, you'll love this live CD. His best, most innovative, most adventurous, most technically dazzling work to date.

3 out of 5 stars A great document of their show missing 1 key ingredient ..........2005-02-19

As a fan of the Michel Camilo trio this recording is a great document of what fans have always talked about after seeing their performances. You can expect: varied compositions (from haunting ballads to the bluesy to the most fiery latin), brilliant virtuosity & group interplay of the highest order. That is here in spades. Also the sound quality, imaging & dynamic range of the DSD recording is impressive.

Sadly what is lacking is the combination of players that I've had the honor of witnessing over a period almost a decade long at New York's Blue Note. I'm referring to Anthony Jackson's contribution to the Camilo trio sound.

Here is an artist who perfectly complements Michel Camilo's sensibilities, not to mention that he posesses a sensitivity to tone that is unparalleled. No disrespect is meant towards the talents of Charles Flores. However the dynamic range of the group is now compromised. On uptempo compositions the upright just doesn't have the clarity to match Camilo's tone the way Anthony Jackson's contrasbass guitar did, especially on unison line passages.

The choices Mr. Jackson made have always touched my soul. He might save his lowest pitch & loudest dynamic for the last note of a ballad that crescendos over the group. I clearly remember a rare solo he took on a ballad using a volume pedal as an expression pedal. Those moments & Anthony Jackson's presence in the group are sorely missed.

Last I can't help but wonder if pressure from the label has influenced the decision to have a "legitimate" upright bass so as to appeal to conservative listeners & gain more radio airplay as well. It is sad that players who've shared so much & developed a musical language together over decades are no longer working together.

For those curious to hear & see what I'm talking about watch the Camilo trio's performance in the film "Calle 54." Then you will know what's missing. (The option is not available but I'd give this CD a rating of 3 1/2 stars.) Just my two cents.

5 out of 5 stars The CD Michel Camilo fans have been waiting for........2004-02-26

Having followed the career of this amazing pianist for nearly 20 years, it was always something of a mystery to me that he had not released a live album. Michel Camilo's studio recordings have always been first-rate, and I've bought them all, but whenever I saw him perform it seemed like the music was kicked up yet another notch for the live audience. If you're familiar with his music, you know that's really saying something. I wasn't alone in feeling this way, either. Many people already familiar with his recordings would be awed by seeing and hearing him perform live. So the absence of a live recording from his discography wasn't just a mystery; to a fan like me it was also a crime. Happily, all of that has changed with this 2-CD release on Telarc. As you might expect from this audiophile label, the recording is superb; they have captured the trio perfectly. The playing by all three musicians is sublime, and their level of communication throughout is nothing short of astonishing. I'm especially grateful for the inclusion of a number of unhurried solo piano introductions and ballads, which have continued to grow in power and beauty as Michel Camilo's playing has matured over the years. But fans of his high-energy virtuosity won't be disappointed either; there's plenty of that here too, in spades. Indeed it's amazing just how much variety there is here. And I don't just mean in the material; I mean in Michel's playing too. This is an amazing collection of music that rewards many repeated listenings. The 2004 Grammy award for Best Latin Jazz Album was richly deserved! Buy this CD now!

5 out of 5 stars He Does it Again!.......2003-12-31

For those of you seasoned fans of Michel Camillo (One more Once, Triangulo, et all) you will be blown away be this album. For those of you new to this amazing pianist, it will draw you in to explore more of his music. He and his trio takes you on an oddyssey for roughly two hours through these two cd's. It's amazing that someone w/ such an amazing technique, who can play amazing riffs and complex patterns can still arrange beautiful and toughing music. I would reccomend this cd to anyone!

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Camilo !!!.......2003-12-14

For us dominicans , Camilo is a matter of pride..We ARE proud of Michel Camilo in the same way we are of proud Sammy Sosa and Pedro Martinez in sports..He is a real musical hero for us. This CD is fantastic. The passion and virtuosity you find in his playing are special....But that is not new...Passion and virtuosity are his trademarks...

Music CD:

  1. Dancing in Your Head ~ Ornette Coleman
  2. The Original Jam Sesssions 1969 ~ Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby
  3. Bricolage ~ Amon Tobin
  4. Instrumental Fantasy - Volume Four ~ Mehdi
  5. Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin' ~ King Curtis
  6. We Three ~ Roy Haynes With Phineas Newborn and Paul Chambers
  7. Extrapolation ~ John McLaughlin
  8. Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn ~ Joe Henderson
  9. Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia ~ Various Artists
  10. What Goes Around ~ Dave Holland

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Wildside ~ Marky Mark & Funky Bunch

letting off the Happiness ~ Bright Eyes

Industrial Silence ~ Madrugada

Big Girls Don't Cry and Other Hits ~ Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons

EP from the Underclass ~ Dovetail Joint

Down Songs from the Exile Suite ~ Sam Lowry

Moondance/Astral Weeks/His Band & the Street Cho

First Show in the Appearance Business: The BBC Sessions 1973-1976 ~ Kevin Ayers

Up to No Good ~ The Porn Kings

Wau Wau Wau ~ Lucas