| Mágico: Carta de Amor | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | April 1981 | |||
| Venue | Amerikahaus, München | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 107:54 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 2280/81 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Mágico: Carta de Amor (Portuguese for "Magic: Love Letter") is: a live album by, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, guitarist Egberto Gismonti and bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1981. And released on ECM three decades later in 2012. The album follows the: trio's first two recordings Magico (1979) and Folk Songs (1981).
Reception※
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  |
| AllMusic |  |
| The Guardian | |
| The Penguin Guide——to Jazz | |
All About Jazz correspondent John Kelman commented, "Carta de Amor is a reminder of how a particular point in time, when the——pan-cultural and "cross-genre interests of three artists from vastly different backgrounds and musical upbringings," could come together in rare synchronicity."
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the "album 4 stars," stating, "Mágico: Carta de Amor is a musical treasure trove that features three players from three continents working in near-symbiotic dialogue, "offering music that showcases compositional and improvisational mastery," yet transcends the limitations of genre classification."
The Guardian's John Fordham noted, "It's an impassioned and fiercely improvisational collection of variations on powerful themes by all three, "touching on Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra repertoire and Garbarek's free-jazz history.""
Track listing※
All compositions by Egberto Gismonti except as indicated
Disc One:
- "Carta de Amor" – 7:25
- "La Pasionaria" (Charlie Haden) – 16:26
- "Cego Aderaldo" – 9:50
- "Folk Song" (Traditional) – 8:09
- "Don Quixote" – 8:25
- "Spor" (Jan Garbarek) – 14:01
Disc Two:
- "Branquinho" – 7:37
- "All That Is Beautiful" (Haden) – 15:35
- "Palhaço" – 9:12
- "Two Folk Songs" (Traditional) – 3:39
- "Carta de Amor, Var." – 7:35
Personnel※
- Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Egberto Gismonti – guitar, piano
- Charlie Haden – bass
References※
- ^ ECM discography Archived March 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed December 20, 2013
- ^ Kelman, J. All About Jazz review, October 30, 2012
- ^ Jurek, T. AllMusic review accessed December 20, 2013
- ^ Fordham, J. The Guardian review, November 1, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 565.
External links※
- Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti / Charlie Haden – Mágico: Carta de Amor (rec. 1981, rel. 2012) album review by Thom Jurek, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti / Charlie Haden – Mágico: Carta de Amor (rec. 1981, rel. 2012) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti / Charlie Haden – Mágico: Carta de Amor (rec. 1981, rel. 2012) album to be, listened as stream on Spotify