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  | LOTZ OF MUSIC ~ BLUES FOR YEMAYA
VIA 992.059 (Barcode: 8711799205928) ~ GERMANY ~ Jazz-World Fusion
Recorded: 1997 - 1998 Released: 1998
This is an album by the Lotz Of MusicFind albums by this artist quintet, led by German (resident in Netherlands) flautist / composer Mark Alban LotzFind albums by this artist, which also includes Dutch saxophonist / clarinetist Maarten OrnsteinFind albums by this artist, pianist Stefan SchmidFind albums by this artist, bassist Jos MachtelFind albums by this artist and drummer Stefan KrugerFind albums by this artist. The music was recorded in Cuba and features also a large group of Cuban vocalists and instrumentalists. The album presents eight tracks, all traditional Cuban Folklore themes with some additional contributions by Lotz and Kruger.
The music is mostly dedicated to the original Folklore music, with delicate Jazzy arrangements, which are well fitted within the traditional music, presenting a beautiful amalgam of Cultures. In contrast to the many Cuban Jazz recordings, which are mostly a mixture of American Jazz and Cuban melodic and rhythmic influences, this album stays as faithful to the traditional Cuban music as possible, with a delicate European melodic layer and Jazz tinge, which of course is quite different.
Overall, this is a quite unusual mixture of Cuban Folklore and Jazz, which presents a unique attempt to create cross-genre music, which works beautifully and remains untouched by the tides of time.
Side Note:
My thanks to Mark Alban Lotz for reaching into his vaults and sending me this album, of which I was not aware, and which is certainly worth being re-discovered.
| | Updated: 23/04/2026Posted: 23/04/2026 | CD 1 Recommend To A Friend |
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