Ray Obiedo - Zulaya (1995)

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Artist: Ray Obiedo
Title: Zulaya
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Windham Hill[01934 11162-2]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Fusion
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 48:46
Total Size: 304 MB(+3%) | 115 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1. Flamingo
2. Castille
3. Zulaya
4. Midnight Taboo
5. Santa Lucia Intro
6. Santa Lucia
7. Forever Featuring Kevyn Lettau
8. Another Place
9. La Samba
10. Aquinas

personnel :

Ray Obiedo - electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocals, programming
Sheila Escovedo - drums, percussion, vocals
Andy Narell - steel pans
Norbert Stachel - saxes, flutes, bass clarinet
David Kirk Mathews - keyboards
Kevyn Lattau - lead vocal
Peter Michael - drums, percussion
Michael Spiro - percussion
Peter Horvath - Keyboards
Paul Van Wageningen - drums
Marc Van Wageningen - bass
Bill Ortiz - trumpet, flugelhorn
John Pena - bass
Benny Rietveld - bass
Karl Perazzo - percussion
Claytoven Richardson - background vocals
Annie Stocking - background vocals
Sandy Griffith - background vocals
Jenny Meltzer - background vocals

Out of all the expressive instruments, the guitar's range and mobility seems to make it the one most suited for a performer with a big ego. But Ray Obiedo's success as a worldbeat pop-fusion guitarist may be due to the way he shuns that idea. He's never been one to dominate his own compositions, and this allows for the fascinating textures and exotic timbres his vision reaches. His latest gem never strays far from the expansive strokes of melodicism he's best known for, and yet what sticks with you long after the disc changer turns off are the atmospheric travelogues he produces so efficiently. With the help of longtime cohort Andy Narell, he visits the tropical paradises of "Santa Lucia" and "Castille." The reeds of Norbert Stachel, the synth runs of David Kirk Mathews, and the bouncy percussion takes by various studio friends keep Obiedo true to his Latin roots. He lets everyone else introduce the global motifs, then places himself around the center of each cut for a very straightforward electric romp. The tunes stretch out nicely, even if a few backing vocals add a certain expressly commercial sheen to the proceedings. Voice and guitar work more effectively on the silky "Forever," featuring the sweet touch of Kevyn Lettau.~Jonathan Widran

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