Antonio Sanchez

New Life (CAMJ 7856-2)

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New Life

Antonio Sanchez

CAM Jazz

8052405140784

ITF 135682

CAMJ 7856-2

JAZZ

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CD 14,98 €

Being considered one of the greatest sidemen around today can sometimes be a heavy burden to bear. There are very few musicians who with determination, intelligence and willpower can become successful leaders. Antonio Sanchez, supported by the visionary nature of CAM JAZZ , succeeded in this difficult mission. “New Life”, the new album by the drummer from Mexico City, conclusively establishes Sanchez as a complete artist; a musician unlike any other behind cymbals and drums, he is a brilliant composer and organizer of sounds. In his music, in a more or less evident manner, references appear and disappear to some of the musicians who have influenced his artistic career—among them Pat Metheny, in whose group Sanchez has played a big part. But there is much more: there’s an attention to detail, a love for the  immeasurable sense of melody and a unique ability to not put your instrument in the first row, but think of it as one of the voices at the service of the whole. Since 2007, when Sanchez signed for the first time as leader, for CAM JAZZ , a long time has passed for another album under his own name, and “New Life” - a title more than a declaration of intent - is the colored photograph of a journey that will take him far away.

Dave Binney alto saxophone
Donny McCaslin tenor saxophone
John Escreet piano and fender rhodes
Matt Brewer acoustic and electric bass
Antonio Sanchez drums, vocals and additional keyboards
Thana Alexa voice

Recorded in New York on 30, 31 January 2012 at MSR Studios

Tracklist:
1. Uprisings and Revolutions
2. Minotauro
3. New Life
4. Nighttime Story
5. Medusa
6. The Real McDaddy
7. Air
8. Family Ties