Comedia - Nubes (1989)

Artista: Comedia

Álbum: Nubes
Año: 1989
Género: Jazz fusión
Duración: 32:56
Nacionalidad: Argentina

Lista de Temas:
1. Nubes - del alma
2. Caipirinha
3. Los Dias de Melina
4. Soplando Vida - clarineteada
5. Hombre Grande Hombre Chico
6. El Mandril
7. Jardin de Lluvia

Alineación:
- Marcelo Moguilevsky / Clarinetes y flautas
- Leo Heras / Clarinete y saxo soprano
- César Lerner / Teclados
- Marcelo Doctor / Batería

Sandy tiró la primera piedra y nos dejó un link en MP3, cosas que él consigue vaya uno a saber en donde, que vienen del culo del mundo, pero que son de acá nomás. Luego Gilgamesh61 tomó las riendas y se mandó a ripear su propio disco de vinilo, digitalizando en Flac de 48000 32 bit, que me pidiò que escuche para ver si estaba todo OK, por ahora viene bárbaro y se escucha muy bien. ¡Eso es trabajo en equipo, carajo!
Así que felicitaciones a los dos, Sandy y Gilgamesh. Y la primera colaboración de Gilgamesh en el blog cabezón, que esperemos se repita y sea fructífera.
Música mas bien tranqui, muy ornamental, virtuosa... yo voy a hacer un comentario que no es tanto una reseña como un copiado de textos sacados de otros lados que me parecen que se corresponden con lo que estoy escuchando, porque la verdad es la primera vez que escucho este disco, pero no quería esperar para presentárselos porque está bárbaro.

Otro de los muy buenos discos de fusión editados por Melopea a fines de los 80. El grupo Comedia estaba integrado por Marcelo Moguilevsky y Leo Heras en vientos, Cesar Lerner en teclados y Marcelo Doctor en batería y percusión. La utilización de distintos tipos de vientos desde clarinete bajo hasta flautas dulces pasando por saxos varios , le da al grupo un sonido muy especial para estas tierras, que vale la pena escuchar.

El grupo nace en 1981, realizando actuaciones en Buenos Aires, en 1985 editan su primer album, en 1987 viajan en representaciòn de la Argentina al Primer Festival Latinoamericano de arte y cultura realizado en Brasilia, este disco editado por Litto Nebbia para Melopea Records nos presenta una música emparentada con la fusión de folkclore con el jazz, con la música de camara, algo de música étnica, con un estilo que a veces hace rescordar a Hermeto Pascoal, por momentos lleno de lirismo, siempre muy arriesgado, lleno de virtuosismo y con la más alta calidad en la ejecución de cada instrumento.

So don't judge this based on the picture of the artists on the back, their appearances which of course were normal for those who recall the fashions of the eighties, of which the most notorious now is the 'mullet' hairstyle... And I think we all know how wonderful, and uplifting, it is to see a man, usually in his 50s, sporting a mullet without irony somewhere today, usually in rural parts of North America... Because this music is squarely in the late-seventies chamber prog-fusion tradition and really, doesn't make any allowances whatsoever for the fact we moved on into those "I want my MTV" eighties with neon-bright colors and jumpy dance moves and bought digital drum machines, casio keyboards, and that tinny weak sound electric guitars acquired (and grew our hair long in the back).
No not at all, we are back to the past here, a past in which progressive songwriting and classical chamber music could be successfully fused together into a gorgeous harmonious whole that made no compromises whatsoever to anything a record company producer or radio station deejay would care to say or criticize... This is art, simply. And I wonder what those executives would have made of this record back in 1989, with its insistent complications and difficult chords and melodies? Luckily there was still a strong fusion tradition back then, but it was definitely on the wane worldwide. Nevertheless, today we must thank god that there were those who had enough foresight to make LPs such as this despite everything going against them-- just imagine all the masterpieces that were never recorded because there was no appetite anymore for progressive or inventive composition...
Note the presence of the great Litto Nebbia as producer here, he himself made some gorgeous progressive records in his prime. Briefly, from the back: Comedia was founded in 1981, performing in Buenos Aires, and released their 1st album in 1989. The music is a mixture of folklore and jazz, sometimes in the style of Hermeto Pascoal, with chamber music, ethnic music, and jazzy fusion aspects.
For sure, the more progressive works of those two men are the best comparison here, there is, however, no actual singing, only wordless vocals.
I sampled the first track, quite representative with the woodwinds and the electric piano sound and utterly original compositional skills. Notice how orchestral or European/classical the sound of the clarinet playing becomes throughout the song, but then the voice adds in that beautiful soft South American touch of heart and soul and tropical heat.
Many many thanks to my wonderful friend for sharing this with me and with us! How these people find these stunning treasures I don't understand and I am in awe of... Was I kidding when I said, with regards to Clareon, there are many old gems still waiting out there to be discovered?

Julian Ryan

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