Gileno Santana - Metamorphosis (2014)

Few jazz fans know Gileno Santana, a young talented Brazilian trumpeter born on May 5, 1987 in Salvador de Bahia and settled in Portugal from 2005. Someone, however, already appreciated him in poLO, a quartet led by Andrea Lombardini and Paolo Porta («Pleasures», Auand Records). In 2003 Santana moved to Fortaleza, deciding, after just two years, to continue his musical studies in Portugal, where he studied with João Moreira and graduated from the Conservatory of Lisbon. He became first trumpet in Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra, thanks to which he had the opportunity to work with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Maria Schneider, and to record with Maria Joao. At the end of 2011 he released his first album as a leader, «Inicio», in quartet, with Hamilton De Holanda as a guest. Santana now lives in Porto, where he also teaches. Three years after the debut album, the time has come for him to finally reap the benefits of his work, and this «Metamorphosis», recorded in 2012 but resumed, edited, mixed and mastered in March 2014, will not go unnoticed. In what looks like a kind of long one suite, there is room for improvisation, sometimes very free, for a clever use of electronics, for references to the last Miles Davis (especially Shadow of power and I’m not Miles–Tarabbia), but also for a freshness and spontaneity that can overshadow even his praised virtuosity. A precious contribution to the success of this work is given by, besides the skillful guitar of Miguel Moreira, the devotees Joaquim Rodrigues, José Carlos Barbosa & Mario Costa, also present in «Inicio», but here willingly converted to the new electric sound of the leader.

Gileno Santana (trumpet),
Miguel Moreira (electric guitar),
Joaquim Rodrigues (keyboards),
José Carlos Barbosa (electric bass),
Mario Costa (drums).

Special guests:

Pedro Vidal (vocals) on track n. 3,
Andrés Tarabbia (percussion) on tracks n. 1/2/4/5/9/11.