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LONELY AVENUE Swing Alley 2006LLUíS COLOMA 1 GOIN' TO MALAYSIA (Ll. Coloma) 2 ROLLING LEFT HAND (Ll. Coloma) 3 LONELY AVENUE (D. Pomus) 4 THE BALL (Ll. Coloma) 5 THE SPIRIT OF THE BLUES (Ll. Coloma) 6 EARLY DAYS (Ll. Coloma) 7 MAGDA (Ll. Coloma) 8 JUMPING FIVES (Ll. Coloma) 9 NEW BLUES (Ll. Coloma) 10 SLOW SUNSET BLUES (Ll. Coloma) 11 YANCEY MEETS BOOKER (Ll. Coloma) 12 TEA AT DAWN Part One (Ll.Coloma, M. Germán) 13 TEA AT DAWN Part Two (Ll.Coloma) Lluís Coloma - Piano, Hammond B3 Manolo Germán - Bass Marc Ruiz - Drums Pep Pascual - Alto Sax Dani Pérez - Tenor Sax Nacho Romero - Tenor Sax Joan Chamorro - Baritone Sax Special guests R. M. Gera Guitar Manuel Quintana - Congas Produced by Lluís Coloma. Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol. Music & arrangements: Lluís Coloma Photos: Richard Daban Recorded by Natxo Nogueras at Rosazul Studios Barcelona on 15, 16, 17 & 18 June 2006. Mixed by N. Nogueras & Ll. Coloma at Clandestinus studios on 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 de July 2006. Masterized by Raúl Cuevas & Natxo Nogueras at B+B studios BCN on 17 & 18 July 2006. Being a child I was fascinated by piano. I spent hours experimenting with its sound which transmitted me so many emotions. Thanks to it. I’ve shared unique moments in my professional and personal experience and it keeps arousing a very deep passion in me. These Cd’s compositions are the result of this endless path in the creation process where loneliness is the main partner. From the beginning this outstanding Catalan pianist has been developing a personal touch with an incredible left hand offering powerful performances full of virtuosity and creativity. On this CD he includes his hot and tasty Hammond B3 organ playing as well. Lluís is one of the most requested piano players in Spain and considered a specialist, lecturing on the history of Blues and Boogie Woogie piano, and one of the few pianists in Spain able to recreate the primitive styles of this genre. Lluís Coloma plays his own compositions in a performance full of power, dynamics and honesty. His music evokes the sounds of New Orleans pianists, the Barrelhouse style, and Chicago, cradle of electric Blues. In this new album, Lluis Coloma’s trio is accompanied by four saxophonists, a guitarist and a percussionist. His music is pure boogie-woogie jazz. ====== ... More than advisable, a luxury and one of the best Cds that 2006 has left behind... Ramón del Solo. Bluespain. November 2006 ...Original and absolutely exceptional pianist in his way of playing and development inside a really slightly frequent style among the musicians in Spain... José Nebot. AEROPUERTO JAZZ CAFÉ. November 2006 ... I was very impressed by your CD. You are a clearly a superior piano player with a very good understanding of boogie woogie and other keyboard blues... ...The sound quality is excellent, very transparent and professional... ... So all I can do is compliment you musicianship... Bruce Iglauer. Alligator Records. July 2007, Chicago, USA Spanish pianist Lluís Coloma tears up the 88's on Lonely Avenue, his latest set of original boogie-woogie, barrelhouse, stride, and stomp piano instrumentals. With a full saxophone section (two tenors, baritone, and alto) augmenting Coloma's basic trio, the sound is huge... Coloma is also capable of gorgeous lyrical invention, as in "Tea at dawn", and moves to Blues" and the title track, a staggering of the Doc Pomus/Ray Charles classic. Highly recommended. Tom Hislop. Blues Revue. March 2006, USA |