Futuro
Not Yet, 2022
8/10
The esteemed pianist and composer Emilio Teubal returns with a 6th album as leader, and he brings along an excellent cast of players for the 10 rich and worldly jazz tunes.
The title track starts the listen with Sam Sadigursky’s playful clarinet and Fede Diaz’s skilled guitar in the fusion friendly landscape that’s very energetic, and “Children of MMXX” follows with inspiration from Chick Corea that recruits Chris Michael’s fluid drumming amid Teubal’s graceful keys.
At the halfway point, “Tokyo Trenque” emits a stirring dreaminess thanks to the well timed clarinet and intimate piano, while “Remolinos (Tolerance)” welcomes Chris Dingman’s flowing vibraphone to the busier, textured album highlight that flirts with prog-rock ideas.
Near to the end, “Blackbird” arranges the Lennon/McCartney tune with Chacarera, odd meters and cinematic qualities, and “Los Ultimos Seran Los Primeros” exits with Michael’s drumming acrobatics complementing the hypnotic key progressions from Teubal.
A listen that was fleshed out during the initial lockdown in early 2020, the songs here stem from Teubal’s uncertain feelings related to the pandemic as well as the death of his father, and he turns those difficult times into a very diverse, globally appreciated body of work.
Travels well with: Nicholas Brust- Daybreak; Anat Cohen- Quartetinho