Cemeteries & Desire

Product Description
Expect the unexpected from Cuban music rebel Juan-Carlos Formell, whose daring new solo venture, Cemeteries & Desire, has been hailed as "the magical realism of music." The singer/guitarist/bassist/ Composer's debut CD was nominated for a Grammy in 2000. Inspired by a sojourn in New Orleans, the new album is a meditation on the intertwined themes of love and death; the title refers to the streetcar lines that used to run through the city. The recording features powerful original ballads by Juan-Carlos, as well as by the young Cuban bolerista and bassist, Descemer Bueno. A live recording of Juan-Carlos's searing rendition of Bueno's "Un bolero que te salve la vida" ("A Bolero to Save Your Life") from a concert in New Orleans is a bonus track on the CD.

Juan-Carlos Formell's continuing quest to expand the parameters of Latin music has led to collaborations with such innovative artists as jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield, pedal steel virtuoso Tommy Moran, and Cajun accordionist Zachary Richard. He also founded, with Bueno, a concert series called "Tres Tristes Tigres" in which they performed, and presented the New York debuts of Cuban singer/songwriters Gema y Pavel, Kelvis Ochoa and Alma. After this fruitful experimentation, several years of touring and some major concerts--with world music stars Cesaria Evora, Milton Nascimento, Susana Baca, Vusi Mahsahala and Buena Vista Social Club veteran Eliades Ochoa, Juan-Carlos was ready to take on the challenge of a solo guitar project.

"It's time for a change," Formell declares. "Latin music in general and Cuban music in particular has been held back by a format that doesn't work anymore. We have to demolish the cliché of Latin music as one long, loud party. I'm part of a new generation of musicians who have come out of Cuba with something to say, to express in a way that's not limited by categories. We're creating the future, where the roots of the tree are growing upward to embrace the branches, and we're allowed to draw on all of our resources of the classical, the traditional and jazz to create something new, without losing our authenticity."

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Average customer rating:

Cemeteries, Missed Trains & Blue Skies John Danley Manufacturer: A Priori Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Drifting Into Oblivion ASIN: B00009EPAO Release Date: 2003-05-01

Tracks:

1. Jesco Goes To Nashville
2. The Roger Waters Trolley
3. Hickory
4. Bluebird
5. Atlas Bone
6. Deconstructing Gregory Barsamian
7. That Crazy Wendy
8. Cranio Cervical Subluxation
9. Whispering Blue
10. Satori (Live)
11. Snapdragon
12. Modest Needs
13. Lori Anne
14. Missed Trains
15. Osteotomy
16. Ballad of Marcia Trimble (1966-1975)

Album Description

"Cemeteries, Missed Trains & Blue Skies" represents John Danley's 4th release on his own, Nashville based, A Priori label. This recording introduces an eclectic collection of instrumental, acoustic, guitar music with a focus on original composition and fingerstyle technique. The new disc also showcases John's paintbrush guitar methodology on two separate live tracks (The Roger Waters Trolley & Satori) combined with bluegrass, jazz, new age, experimental and Americana stylings. As a conceptual project, the gamut runs from the sublime to the avant-garde while incorporating familiar elements of popular genres.

Average customer rating: Daring, Visionary, Apocalyptic.

Cemeteries & Desire Juan-Carlos Formell Manufacturer: Narada ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Son Radical Songs from a Little Blue House Calles Del Paraiso Siete Rayo Getz/Gilberto ASIN: B0009X75IS Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

1. A Grey Ghost (Un Fantasma Gris)
2. Angel Of Love (Angel De Amor)
3. Domitila
4. Blind Love (Ciego Amor)
5. Black Girl (Mulata)
6. St. Louis #2
7. Holy Water (Agua Bendita)
8. Longina
9. Shoes (Zapatos)
10. Time Will Tell (El Tiempp Es El Lo Que Sabe)
11. Solitary Palm Tree (Palma Sola)
12. A Bolero To Save Your Life ( Un Bolero Que Te Salve La Vida) (Live)
13. Old River (Viejo Rio)

Album Description

Expect the unexpected from Cuban music rebel Juan-Carlos Formell, whose daring new solo venture, Cemeteries & Desire, has been hailed as "the magical realism of music." The singer/guitarist/bassist/ Composer's debut CD was nominated for a Grammy in 2000. Inspired by a sojourn in New Orleans, the new album is a meditation on the intertwined themes of love and death; the title refers to the streetcar lines that used to run through the city. The recording features powerful original ballads by Juan-Carlos, as well as by the young Cuban bolerista and bassist, Descemer Bueno. A live recording of Juan-Carlos's searing rendition of Bueno's "Un bolero que te salve la vida" ("A Bolero to Save Your Life") from a concert in New Orleans is a bonus track on the CD.

Juan-Carlos Formell's continuing quest to expand the parameters of Latin music has led to collaborations with such innovative artists as jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield, pedal steel virtuoso Tommy Moran, and Cajun accordionist Zachary Richard. He also founded, with Bueno, a concert series called "Tres Tristes Tigres" in which they performed, and presented the New York debuts of Cuban singer/songwriters Gema y Pavel, Kelvis Ochoa and Alma. After this fruitful experimentation, several years of touring and some major concerts--with world music stars Cesaria Evora, Milton Nascimento, Susana Baca, Vusi Mahsahala and Buena Vista Social Club veteran Eliades Ochoa, Juan-Carlos was ready to take on the challenge of a solo guitar project.

"It's time for a change," Formell declares. "Latin music in general and Cuban music in particular has been held back by a format that doesn't work anymore. We have to demolish the cliché of Latin music as one long, loud party. I'm part of a new generation of musicians who have come out of Cuba with something to say, to express in a way that's not limited by categories. We're creating the future, where the roots of the tree are growing upward to embrace the branches, and we're allowed to draw on all of our resources of the classical, the traditional and jazz to create something new, without losing our authenticity."

Customer Reviews:

Daring, Visionary, Apocalyptic........2005-10-01

"Cemeteries & Desire", Juan-Carlos Formell's third CD, is a work of art that stands outside time. Recorded in New Orleans just before the apocalypse, Juan-Carlos Formell stood at the the intersection of love and death and summoned these mesmersingly beautiful and haunting songs from the depths of the collective unconscious of the Caribbean. Brilliant guitar playing, magical voice --so good and so real it hurts. A must have for any record collection.

Average customer rating: Great music that gets you moving - A waste of 15 bucks Fans of the Allmans and other true music, take heed! JC drives one home with their mountain rock!!

Cemeteries & Junkyards Jupiter Coyote Manufacturer: Autonomous Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Bluegrass Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ghost Dance Wade Waxing Moon Lucky Day Live ASIN: B000004C18 Release Date: 1993-11-12

Tracks:

1. Family Tree
2. Jot
3. Thats Happnin
4. Crazy Women
5. Rose Hill
6. 3:25 (Tick Tock)
7. Ship In The Bottle
8. Willow

Customer Reviews:

Great music that gets you moving -.......1999-06-26

I had the pleasure of catching these guys live in S. Carolina and their show was outstanding - I bought a cd right there. This one is pure in emotion and fun - lyrics and melodies that stick in your head for a long time.

A waste of 15 bucks.......1999-03-17

This CD actually made me mad. I haven'theard this kind of derivitive junk in a long time; Endless, meandering "jams" with weak playing and even worse lyrics.Spare us!

Fans of the Allmans and other true music, take heed!.......1998-11-06

What happened to lyrics that don't hate the world and guitar riffs that are really soulful and ear-catching? They are alive and well, thanks in part to JC. This album is a smooth and inviting listen from beginning to end. I have no idea why this band has not attained the popularity of contemporary groups like Blues Traveler, but hopefully that injustice will be rectified.

JC drives one home with their mountain rock!!.......1998-09-13

This hybrid of rock, blues, jazz, and bluegrass is very addictive. This seemingly odd mixture is not odd at all, but very natural. This album contains straight ahead rockers, funk infested tunes, and down home jams. This album will get into your dailey rotation. Highly recomended.

Average customer rating: Great music that gets you moving - A waste of 15 bucks Fans of the Allmans and other true music, take heed! JC drives one home with their mountain rock!!

Cemeteries & Junkyards Jupiter Coyote Manufacturer: Autonomous Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Bluegrass Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ghost Dance Wade Waxing Moon Lucky Day Live ASIN: B000004C1X Release Date: 1993-04-11

Tracks:

1. Family Tree
2. Jot
3. Thats Happnin
4. Crazy Women
5. Rose Hill
6. 3:25 (Tick Tock)
7. Ship In The Bottle
8. Willow

Customer Reviews:

Great music that gets you moving -.......1999-06-26

I had the pleasure of catching these guys live in S. Carolina and their show was outstanding - I bought a cd right there. This one is pure in emotion and fun - lyrics and melodies that stick in your head for a long time.

A waste of 15 bucks.......1999-03-17

This CD actually made me mad. I haven'theard this kind of derivitive junk in a long time; Endless, meandering "jams" with weak playing and even worse lyrics.Spare us!

Fans of the Allmans and other true music, take heed!.......1998-11-06

What happened to lyrics that don't hate the world and guitar riffs that are really soulful and ear-catching? They are alive and well, thanks in part to JC. This album is a smooth and inviting listen from beginning to end. I have no idea why this band has not attained the popularity of contemporary groups like Blues Traveler, but hopefully that injustice will be rectified.

JC drives one home with their mountain rock!!.......1998-09-13

This hybrid of rock, blues, jazz, and bluegrass is very addictive. This seemingly odd mixture is not odd at all, but very natural. This album contains straight ahead rockers, funk infested tunes, and down home jams. This album will get into your dailey rotation. Highly recomended.

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