Èlia Bastida & Joan Chamorro Quartet - The Magic Sound of the Violin (2019)

Two years after the CD "Joan Chamorro presenta Èlia Bastida", in which she appeared in her different facets as a performer (violinist as main instrument, vocalist and tenor saxophone), we give birth to this "The magic sound of the violin".

Èlia, during the 8 years that she has been part of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, a project that I have directed for almost 14 years, has had an interest, a dedication, such a passionate dedication to music and specifically to jazz, that her evolution has made her become, nowadays, a great soloist, especially with the violin.

The violin is an instrument that, in my opinion, still has a lot to contribute to jazz. There have been and are great violinists (Grappelli, Venuti, Ponty, Lockwood, to name just a few).

Without leaving aside the musicality, the strength, the intensity of Grappelli as the first reference, and adding all the contributions of bebop, hardbop and other music, Èlia's search for a discourse that gathers all the aspects she incorporates, finally make her walk along her own musical path, rich in nuances, open and free of labels, but, above all, passionate, with which she manages to extract all the wonderful possibilities that " THE MAGIC SOUND OF THE VIOLIN" has.

Èlia Bastida joins the world of jazz violinists. Our next appointment is "Èlia Bastida meets Scott Hamilton", of which we have already recorded 5 tracks and which will recall the encounter the great saxophonist had with Joe Venuti back in the eighties.
Joan Chamorro



Track List:
1. Someone to Watch Over Me 02:35
2. Ella y Yo 03:08
3. How High the Moon 04:42
4. Reflections 03:49
5. Uma Estrela 02:02
6. Out of Nowhere 04:14
7. Sweet Adeline 04:43
8. Ao Lado Teu 01:16
9. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar 04:23
10. Jitterbug Waltz 05:47
11. A Kiss to Build a Dream On 04:19
12. You Are Too Beautiful 05:04
13. Beriwaltz 02:43
14. Round Midnight 05:11
15. J'Attendrai 03:45
16. Alfonsina y el Mar 06:34
17. Day Dream 04:10
18. How About You 03:07
19. Rabo de Nube 02:40

Èlia Bastida (violín)
Joan Chamorro (contrabajo, clarinet bajo)
Josep Traver (guitarra)
Carla Motis (guitarra)
Scott Hamilton (saxo tenor)
Guillermo Soler (bateria)
David Xirgu (bateria)

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