PABLO ABLANEDO octet

You see, it’s turned out very well.
Let’s travel together, you and I. You’ll cast bells, I’ll paint icons.
…
What a feast day for the people you brought them such joy, and you’re crying.

From the film “Andrey Rublyov” by Andrey Tarkovsky

Today it may seem odd to name an album “Alegria/Joy”. I would just like to mention that the name of my work, “Alegria,” alludes to the happiness of creation. It refers to an intimate and jubilant space in my soul that I try to cultivate and care for each day. It is also a place where I find shelter, and that protection leads me to action.

When I finally finished this work, the idea of resistance by using joy as a shield lingered, so I decided to keep the name for this CD. Here is this music, like a barricade of hope for these times in which we all live.

Pablo Ablanedo, December 2002

PERFORMERS:

Jenny Scheinman
(Violin)
Taylor Haskins
(Trumpet & Flugelhorn)
Anat Cohen
(Clarinet on #1, 2, 3 & 10)
Chris Cheek
(Tenor & Soprano Sax)
Jerome Sabbagh
(Tenor & Soprano Sax)
Ben Monder
(Electric Guitar)
Pablo Ablanedo
(Piano & Voice on #7)
Fernando Huergo
(Acoustic & Electric Bass)
Franco Pinna
(Drums and Bombo Legüero)
Julio Santillan
(Acoustic Guitar on # 3 & 5)
Ernesto Klar
(Electronics on #7)

PIECES LIST:

1) Alegría (Joy) 8:04 (To Igor Stravinsky)
Solos by Ben Monder, Jerome Sabbagh, Anat Cohen & Taylor Haskins
2) La Procesión (The Procession) 11:37 (To Akira Kurosawa)
Solos by Fernando Huergo & Jerome Sabbagh
3) Una Más (One More) 8:08
Solos by Taylor Haskins & Franco Pinna
4) Coral (Chorale) 10:17
Solo by Jenny Scheinmann
5) Espiritu Mágico (Magic Spirit) 7:38
Solo by Chris Cheek
6) Lux 3:16
Solo by Taylor Haskins
7) El Grito Sagrado (The Sacred Yell) 5:01
Solo by Ben Monder
8) La Vida Sigue (Life Keeps Going) 10:42
Solo by Jerome Sabbagh
9) Naif (Naive) 7:47
Solo by Chris Cheek
10) Y Así Se Va (And Like This He Goes) 6:00
Solos by Chris Cheek & Ben Monder

“But, he looked so happy.
How shall I say it…
He was singing sadly…
In a voice that went straight to the heart.”

From the film Ikiru (To Live), by Akira Kurosawa

General Information

All music composed by Pablo Ablanedo except El Grito Sagrado composed by Ernesto Klar and co-composed by Pablo Ablanedo. All music published by From Down There Music (ASCAP).

Lyrics for La Procesión by Pablo Ablanedo. Lyrics for El Grito Sagrado extracted from the Argentinean National anthem by Vicente López y Planes and Blas Parera.

Produced by Frederik Rubens & Pablo Ablanedo except El Grito Sagrado Produced by Ernesto Klar and co-produced by Pablo Ablanedo.

Executive Production by Jordi Pujol.

Recorded by Albert Leusink & Frederik Rubens at Peter Karl Studios Brooklyn, NY, August 2002.

Mixed by Frederik Rubens at Looking Glass Studios NYC, November 2002.

Mastered by Nathan James at The Hit Factory Studios NYC, December 2002.

Art & design by Lucile Chaurin.

Released by Fresh Sound New Talent (FSNT 156CD) -February 2003