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Broad Street is pianist, arranger and composer Tony Marino's fourth
self-release. The varied Brazilian and Hispanic material that inspired it is
respectfully treated, with energy levels revealing both commitment towards
and understanding of their respective sensual and lively natures. It
features seven Latinized offerings from Marino and one each from Paquito D'
Rivera and Claudio Roditi -who are key personal and intellectual influences.
The quality of the recording, however, is average and Marino himself
apparently assembled it in its entirety. His compositions are block-chord dated
but there's a clear willingness to engage the inspiring material as honestly
and succinctly as possible. The results, on the other hand, can be canned
and clichéd -as in "South Philly Samba" upon which the melody of "Moliendo
Café" is masked under an Afro Cuban left hand guajeo with rushed
right handed fingered notes and an annoying percussive repetitive break over
a Brazilian rhythmic base. The reinterpretation of the remaining two tunes
offers little, if any, enlightening views.
Given the quality available in
improvised music today, your attention would best be invested somewhere else. Do,
however, give it a listen at the leader's website.
Anything else would be
uncivilized.
~ Javier Antonio Quiñones Ortiz
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Track Listing: 1. We're Home (Anthony G. Marino) 2. Cigars In the Garage (Anthony G. Marino) 3. South Philly
Samba (Anthony G. Marino) 4. Layback (Anthony G. Marino) 5. The Monster And The Flower
(Claudio Roditi & Ricardo Silveira) 6. Song For My Son (Paquito D’Rivera) 7. Enough (Anthony G.
Marino) 8. I Want to Spend My Life With You (Anthony G. Marino) 9. Broad Street (Anthony G.
Marino)
Personnel: Tony Marino
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