Showing posts with label Joan Casares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joan Casares. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Pol Omedes - ¡Pura Vida! (December 2021 The Changes Music)

Solid ‘Tradition’ with splashes of freshness, fun, and fire are what you’ll hear from the compositions and playing of trumpeter Pol Omedes on his wonderful new recording ¡Pura Vida!

The mostly original composition set and two classic Jazz Standards showcase his writing, arranging skills, and the bands finesse and solid communication. Omedes is also a vocalist on the opening track with another vocal feature from Helena Camps bringing even more variety to this recording!

Listen, listen, and listen some more as for sure you’ll enjoy this uplifting, groovin’, and deep music.

Dena DeRose

1. ¡Pura Vida! 05:03
2. My First Time in New York 05:13
3. Desconfination 04:03
4. Abrazos 05:37
5. Feu-me Cas! (Dedicada al Gran Doctor Rai Camps) 03:54
6. Stablemates 06:53
7. After George Floyd 04:30
8. Impro 4A (Hasta Siempre) 04:00
9. Naima 05:11
10. High Fly 05:00

Pol Omedes - trumpet, vocals
Pau Vidal - flute, tenor sax
Xavi Torres - piano
Giuseppe Campisi - bass
Xoan Sánchez - percussion
Joan Casares - drums

Special Guests:
Lluc Casares - tenor sax on ¡Pura Vida!
Helena Camps - vocals on Abrazos

Recorded at Vertigo Studios (Barcelona) on 7 and 8 September 2021

Mixed by Big Daddy Pein
Mastered by Aniol Bestit

Photo and artwork by Francesc Marty

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Lluc Casares - Septet (November 2, 2021 The Changes Music)

The Changes presents the 3rd album as a leader of Lluc Casares, "Septet" (TC014). Septet narrates the return of Lluc to his hometown after 2 years living in New York and represents the enthusiasm and joy of playing again with his lifelong friends who at the same time are some of the best musicians of the Barcelona scene. Echoes of Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock or Wynton Marsalis resonate on this album where the vast majority of the pieces are original compositions plus a couple of arrangements of songs by Cedar Walton and Frank Strozier.

1. Foam 05:43
2. Jep's Job 08:40
3. A Walk 09:22
4. How Far is Washington Heights 04:37
5. Nova Iberia (intro) 01:25
6. Nova Iberia 06:55
7. Plantukis 06:44
8. Plantukis (outro) 01:36
9. I'll Let You Know 05:03
10. A Starling's Theme 06:02

Pol Omedes: Trumpet
Irene Reig: Alto Sax
Alba Pujals: Trombone (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Rita Payés: Trombone (tracks 1, 7, 9)
Xavi Torres: Piano, Rhodes, Hammond Organ
Pau Sala: Bass
Joan Casares: Drums
Lluc Casares: Tenor Sax and Clarinet

All tracks by Lluc Casares except #9 by Cedar Walton and #10 by Frank Strozier.

Recorded at: Vertigo Studios (July 2021)
Recording engineer: Ferran Donatelli
Mixing engineer: Enric Peinado aka "Big Daddy Pein"
Mastering engineer: Dave Darlington
Graphic design: Joan Casares

Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Changes Sessions Vol.2 - La Gran Trompetada (July 3, 2021 The Changes Music)

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice:

- “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

Revelation 8:1-13 

1. El Corn de l'Abundància 03:50
2. In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
3. Barry Harris
4. Propietat Intel·lectual
5. Pay Day
6. Warm Valley
7. Jeannine
8. The Last One

Side 1
EL CORN DE L’ABUNDÀNCIA (Oriol Vallès)
IN THE LAND OF OO-BLA-DEE (Mary Lou Williams)
BARRY HARRIS (Oriol Vallès)
PROPIETAT INTEL·LECTUAL (Oriol Vallès)

Side 2
PAY DAY (Pol Omedes)
WARM VALLEY (Duke Ellington)
JEANNINE (Duke Pearson)
THAT LAST ONE (Joan Casares)

Pol Omedes, Joan Mar Sauqué, Oriol Vallès - trumpet
Xavi Torres - piano
Giuseppe Campisi - upright bass
Joan Casares - drums

Recorded at Vertigo Studios el 12 de gener de 2021
Sound Engineer - Ferran Donatelli
Mix & Mastering - Quim ‘Kato’ Puigtió
Cover art - Joan Casares
Photography - Joel Codina

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Irene Reig - Mira (2021 The Changes Music)

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Irene Reig Trio!!!”

In these unprecedented times, this is the closest thing you'll get to a live concert. Originally planned as a live recording, the session took place last November at the Milano Jazz Club in Barcelona. It finally took place without an audience, apart from our loyal sound engineer, Kato. Nevertheless, the band were in great shape and ready to record, thrilled to be joined by one of their most beloved accompanists, the pianist Joan Monné, who added his beautiful touch to the last three pieces of the set.

Irene is so determined with this date that she is going all the way with it, publishing the music on vinyl. This makes me so happy as a member of the trio, of the label and as a designer, because it gives me the chance to once again participate beyond the drums alone.

This selection of music, almost completely original, creates within the listener the feeling of a packed club. Place the needle, sit down, and start swinging with us.

1. Borinquen 06:25
2. I let a song go out of my heart 05:35
3. Mira 05:59
4. The Sweetest Sounds 04:36
5. Kleinetjeeta 05:22
6. Bebesoy 05:08
7. Opus. 18 - Regar Regularment 05:18
8. Song for Monné 05:45

Irene Reig - Alto Sax & Compositions - bandleader
Pau Sala - Double Bass
Joan Casares - Drums
Joan Monné - Piano (featuring)

Recording, mixing and mastering: Quim "Kato" Puigtió
Recorded at Cafè Milano (Bcn) Nov 2020
Label: The Changes Music

Artwork by Joan Casares
Photos by Joel Codina and Maria Fuster.

All songs written by Irene Reig, except:

"Bebe-soy" by Joan Casares
"I let a song out of my heart" by Duke Ellington
"The Sweetest sounds" by Richard Rogers

Friday, June 23, 2017

Oriol Vallès & Joan Casares - Smack 7 Dab (feat. Perico Sambeat & Toni Belenguer) FRESH SOUND RECORDS 2017



01. Harmony of the Seas (Lluc Casares) 6:09
02. La Unió Ortopèdica (Oriol Vallès) 6:52
03. Raval Hip Attitude (Oriol Vallès) 7:43
04. The Hero of the Day (Joan Casares) 5:48
05. Small's Special (Joan Casares) 2:16
06. Nostàlgia (Oriol Vallès) 7:16
07. Rita's Strut (Joan Casares) 5:00
08. Lluc's Nightmare (Oriol Vallès) 7:10
09. Por mi fe en los cuentos (Oriol Vallès-Hugo Astudillo) 5:56


Oriol Vallès (trumpet)
Joan Casares (drums)
Lluc Casares (tenor sax)
Joel González (piano)
Pau Sala (bass)

Guest
Perico Sambeat (alto sax on #3,4,6)
Toni Belenguer (trombone on #3,4,6)
Hugo Astudillo (vocals & alto sax on #9)

Recorded at Estudis Ground, Girona, Spain, on July 3 & 4, 2016

Sound engineer: Jaume Figueres
Mixed & mastered by Quim Puigtió 'Kato'
Photography: Cristobal Quesada & Joan Casares
Graphic design: Joan Casares

Produced by Oriol Vallès & Joan Casares
Executive producer: Jordi Pujol