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Chris Mello: The Global Village
ByMello uses several different guitars to achieve his purpose. Acoustic and electric bass, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion and keyboards color each piece with mellow overtones. This smooth session flows seamlessly without lighting many fires.
Unnoticed Moments drives fast and "Clavecity rocks up-tempo with plenty of high-octane energy. Most of the program, however, moves gently with a focus on fluid melodies. "What You Left Behind, for example, is a lovely ballad, while "Luciana drives gently with a smooth, contemporary texture. Mello's choice of keyboards over piano invites a laid-back feeling that floats the session on its present-day journey across continents.
While The Global Village incorporates Latin folk idioms in its presentation, Mello's emphasis remains tied to smooth jazz. What little fire he's put into his program lies buried deep beneath the slick surface that he bases on melody.
Track Listing
Rumba para Zaza; Luciana; Preguntas; What You Left Behind; Clavecity; Raffa y Manny; Unnoticed Moments; Gyroscope; Out of Reach; Clouds Over Caracas.
Personnel
Chris Mello
guitar, electricChris Mello: guitar; Otmaro Ruiz: keyboard; Rene Camacho: bass; Aaron Serfaty: drums; Bryan Brock: percussion.
Album information
Title: The Global Village | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Chris Mello
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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