Solo (Michel Camilo album)



Well-known for his fiery style and intimate familiarity with a vast range of jazz and Latin idioms, Grammy winner Michel Camilo has always had a sense of musical adventure, and his third Telarc release is no exception. Critics everywhere have praised the Dominican jazz pianist’s talents as a composer and arranger, but Solo showcases him as a performer. Although Camilo has been honing the concept for seven years, this is his first solo album and marks a major milestone in his career.

“ It certainly took me a long time to go into the studio and record this album,” Camilo says. “since I wanted it to be a deep personal statement that would reflect on some of my musical influences, as well as the exotic colors, textures and nuances which I have been developing into my piano playing for the last several years.”

Produced by Camilo and recorded at Avatar Studios in New York in May 2004 without any overdubs, the 12 tracks on Solo are organized as a trilogy spotlighting four Brazilian gems (Francis Hime’s “Minha” and “Atrás Da Porta,” along with Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Luiza” and “Corcovado”), four jazz standards (“The Frim Fram Sauce,” Monk’s “‘Round Midnight,” Gershwin’s “Our Love Is Here To Stay,” and “Someone To Watch Over Me”), and three new Camilo originals. The album closes with a reworking of the pianist/composer’s popular “Suntan.”

Personnel
Michel Camilo - Piano

Track Listings

 * 1) A Dream
 * 2) Minha/All Mine (Francis Hime)Michel Camilo - Solo Piano - SUNTAN
 * 3) Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin)
 * 4) Reflections
 * 5) Luiza (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
 * 6) 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
 * 7) Atras da Porta (Francis Hime)
 * 8) Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin)
 * 9) Un Son
 * 10) The Frim Fram Sauce
 * 11) Corcovado/Quiet Nights (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
 * 12) Suntan