Nirenberg, Michel / Retrato
Album: Retrato   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Nirenberg, Michel   Added:Jan 2016
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-02-21 Pull Date: 2016-04-24 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Apr 24 Apr 17 Apr 10 Apr 3 Mar 27 Mar 20 Mar 6 Feb 28
Airplays: 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 24, 2016: K-Area
Chorinho
4. Apr 17, 2016: K-Area
Chorinho
2. Apr 22, 2016: Rebop
Chorinho
5. Apr 15, 2016: Rebop
Desvairada, Desvairada
3. Apr 20, 2016: 4-20-2016
Santa Morena, Forro From The South
6. Apr 09, 2016: Goggles Optional
Desvairada

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-02-16
LATIN JAZZ
Michel Nirenberg is a young saxophonist out of Brazil, now working in the Washington DC area. This debut album is very listenable and enjoyable throughout. The core group is a quartet with guitar, drums, and bass; it’s augmented on some tracks with piano, additional percussion, and another guitar.

All instrumental. No FCC issues.

1 * Fast. Lively and fun. Soprano sax leads an electric bass and drums. (4:37)
2 * Mid tempo. It’s a tango danced by acoustic piano and (I think) clarinet. (5:37)
3 * Very fast first half, then much slower. Tenor saxophone and Latin percussion (3:07)
4 Slow. A pretty ballad on soprano saxophone with a bit of piano accompaniment. (6:18)
5 Mid tempo. A famous Ellington tune turned into an odd-sounding Latin dance. (4:25)
6 ** Fast. A virtuoso solo on soprano saxophone. (2:38)
7 * Mid fast. South American style jazz on tenor sax. Think of Gato Barbieri. (3:23)
8 Slow. A melancholy, tedious ballad. Piano starts, tenor sax joins, then percussion. (7:03)
9 Very fast. A samba but too fast for dancing. There’s a nice electric guitar solo. (3:12)
10 Mid fast. Melody runs around in circles; doesn't really get anywhere. (3:24)
11 Very fast. A retake of track 3 with a wild free-jazz segment in the second half. (3:16)

Track Listing
1. Chorinho   6. Desvairada
2. A Deux   7. Menina De Avental
3. Forro From The South   8. Lonely
4. Beatriz   9. Samba Da Virginia
5. Caravan   10. Santa Morena
  11. Forro From The South (2)