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The Great Fine Line

by Ricardo Gallo's Tierra de Nadie

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1.
Intruders 07:51
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2.
Stomp at no man's land 10:05
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3.
Conspiracy 07:10
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4.
Three versions of a lie 07:49
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5.
Hermetismo 08:33
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6.
The Intervention 08:15
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7.
South American idyll 05:33
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8.
Improbability 03:23
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9.
La Piña Blanca 03:13
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Original notes from 2010 release:
"Known for his partnerships with Ray Anderson and Peter Evans, Colombian expatriate Ricardo Gallo is becoming a noteworthy voice as a pianist and composer in American creative jazz. After obtaining critical acclaim with his Bogotá bands, in “The Great Fine Line” we find him in the company of some of the finest performers on the scene – trombonist Ray Anderson, bassist Mark Helias, saxophonist Dan Blake, percussionist Satoshi Takeishi and drummer Pheroan AkLaff. All of them great improvisers, and all of them capable of the best interpretations of refined compositions, written by a jazz musician clearly interested in the contemporary classical tradition, at the same time incorporating elements of his native Latin American culture. The project Tierra de Nadie is inspired in a phrase of the novelist Julio Cortazar, stating that music is a no man’s land, a territory where the “fine line” separating genres and national/racial identities is getting blurrier. The result is a sort of imaginary folklore, reflecting the present day global condition of this music we call jazz. A refreshing, exquisite and hot-driven CD."

Text inside CD Jacket:
I think in music, for a long time, that "fine line" that defines genres, or national and/or racial identities keeps becoming wider and blurrier, expanding a sort of "no man's land" that is happy for us, or still dangerous for some. I tried here to imagine a landscape that is our own, reminding us what we are or where we've been, a space contributing musicians can inhabit freely and also, that is devoid of flags.

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released November 11, 2010

Ricardo Gallo: piano
Mark Helias: bass
Ray Anderson: trombone
Dan Blake: soprano saxophone (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9) and tenor saxophone (4, 6)
Satoshi Takeishi: drums (1, 2, 4, 9) and percussion (3, 5, 6, 7)
Pheeroan akLaff: drums (5, 6, 7, 8)

All compositions by Ricardo Gallo

Produced by Ricardo Gallo and Mark Helias.
Recorded on December 13th and 22nd, 2009 at 58 North Six Media Labs, Brooklyn, NY by Christian Kauffman.
Mixed by Mark Helias at Radio Legs Studio, New York, NY.
Mastered by Luis Delgado.
Executive Production by Trem Azul
Cover Art by Claudia Ruiz
Design by Travassos

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Pianist, keyboardist, electronic musician and composer Ricardo Gallo has written for acoustic and electro-acoustic formats, short films, videos, dance, installations, multimedia stage productions, and has performed and written for jazz and improvisatory groups. He has published 14 albums as a leader.
He maintains a strong connection with Bogotá's music scene and is currently based in New York. ... more

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