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Marty Namaro: Abstractionisms
by William Grim
This is a very interesting album by multi-instrumentalist Marty Namaro. The pieces on Abstractionisms, all originals, are much less abstract than the title of the album would seem to indicate. Many of the faster numbers have a certain latin flavor, and the ballads are particuarly interesting from a harmonic standpoint.
According to the liner notes, this CD originally was influenced by a one-man play Namaro had written some years back (Namaro is also an actor.). To make a ...
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All About Jazz
Multi-instrumentalist and composer, Marty Namaro, recently released a stellar CD, Abstractionisms". The CD blends jazz, Latin and blues into twelve outstanding songs. Namaro, a San Francisco-based musician, plays piano, drums, and percussion on the CD and is joined by Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn on bass, and Kenny Pexton on Tenor and Soprano saxophone. Abstractionisms" is produced by Angela Mussomeli.
Abstractionisms" has already drawn great plaudits from music circles. In addition, the CD has been getting widespreadairplay on radio stations across the world. ...
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