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Beledo: Seriously Deep
ByIn "Mama D," featuring Botswanese vocalist Kearoma Rantao and written in memory of late South African singer Dorothy Masuka, Beledo plays with such a clear and bright tone that his guitar first suggests a trumpet and then a singing voice before spacewalking out into an Allan Holdsworth-style progressive jazz-rock jam. "Mama D" slips into "Coasting Zone," a tight arrangement that opens with a loose, swinging jazz shuffle feeling. Levin and Grohowski keep the rhythmic heat rising beneath the one Beledo solo on this set that bows toward his MoonJune labelmates, Indonesian guitar pioneers Dewa Budjana and Tohpati.
The title piece serves as this set's focal point even though it's the opening track, as the band collaboratively paints a dreamy fourteen- minute journey through a song composed by bassist Eberhard Weber for his release Silent Feet (ECM, 1977). Levin's doubling on bass thickens and underlines the guitar into a radiantly beautiful sound, and Beledo's double-tracked acoustic piano and electric guitar sounds mesh like the left and right hands of one musical spirit. "Seriously Deep" surely sounds beautiful, but it's something more than beautiful, too. It's profound, thoughtful, and timeless, and it may sound strange but this music is good for getting (back) in touch with your soul.
The trio bounces "Into The Spirals" with a jazz-funk bass and drumbeat kept moving by Grohowski's pinwheeling snare drumrolls. Beledo's guitar lines swirl and ascend (spiral) like a tornado's updraft, creating a wide-open, uncluttered jam feeling that ends this set of more abstract music with a grin.
Track Listing
Seriously Deep; Mama D; Coasting Zone; Maggie's Sunrise; Knocking Waves; A Temple In The Valley; Into The Spirals.
Personnel
Beledo
guitarTony Levin
bassKenny Grohowski
drumsJorge Camiruaga
vibraphoneKearoma Rantao
vocalsBoris Savoldelli
vocalsAlbum information
Title: Seriously Deep | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: MoonJune Records
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Beledo
Album Review
Chris M. Slawecki
Seriously Deep
MoonJune Records
Kenny Grohowski
Tony Levin
Dorothy Masuka
Allan Holdsworth
Dewa Budjana
Tohpati
Eberhard Weber