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Although it weighs in at just over a half-hour, On the Way is an impressive solo debut from the Brazilian jazz guitarist Daniel Santiago. A member of mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda's quintet, the Rio-based Santiago, who plays acoustically, works here with bassist Andre Vasconcellos and drummer Marcio Bahia on a set of songs composed and arranged by Santiago; the guitarist also co-produced, along with de Holanda and Marcos Portinari. The album, reportedly cut over a mere few days without rehearsal, aims to showcase Santiago in a multitude of settings and spans a gamut of environments, skipping directly from the rhythmic and ebullient opener, "Viewpoint," to a pair of moodier, more relaxed pieces, the title track, and "Memory." Santiago's intuitive interactions with his musicians are never less than striking, while drummer Marcio Bahia, in particular, displays an acute sense of split-second timing, not only following Santiago's frequent rhythmic and melodic shifts with ease, but leading the guitarist into tributaries he might not otherwise have drifted. On "Tribute to Baden" (that would be Baden Powell, the revered Brazilian composer/musician), Santiago hints at flamenco with his bold flourishes, while "Homesick," which follows it, finds the guitarist repeating a looping, circular pattern that shapes into a trance-like ambience. Santiago is undeniably a technical wiz kid, but more importantly, his music leaves an emotional mark. ~ Jeff Tamarkin
"On The Way" is the debut recording from guitarist Daniel Santiago, who is based in Brazil and at the age of 27, is already considered one of the great guitarists of his generation by people like Hermeto Pascoal, Toninho Horta and Guinga, three masters of Brazilian music.Daniel's atmospheric melodies bring us to the altitudes of Planalto Central( Brasilia's outline, Daniel's hometown) with it's 180 degrees of blue, the vastness of the land, the waterfalls, and the modern designs by Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, Athos Bulcao and their contemporaries, in creatingsome of Brazil's most famous architecture Saniago has played with such notables as Joao Bosco,Ivan Lins,Toninho Horta,Guinga, Leila Pinheiro, Zelia Duncan and Ed Motta, just to name a few, and hecontinues to perform worldwide as a member of the acclaimed Hamilton de Holanda Quintet, who will release their debut cd on Adventure Music on July11th of this year ( and availalbe here at CD BABY). "On The Way" was recorded in just a few shorts days this year in Brazil andproduced by mandolinist Hamilton de Holanda, features some of Brazil's mostwell respected intrumentalists and showcases Daniel's incredible gift as a composer, a world class guitarist and a wonderful arranger.
Liner Note Authors: Hamilton de Holanda; Marcos Portinari.
Recording information: Tenda Da Raposa, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (06/2005).
Photographer: Rafael Dietzsch.
Arranger: Daniel Santiago.
Personnel: Daniel Santiago (guitar); Marcio Bahia (drums).
Audio Mixer: Daniel Musy.
Daniel Santiago - On The Way Songs
| 1 | Viewpoint | | | |
| 2 | On the Way | | | |
| 3 | Memory | | | |
| 4 | Horta & Guinga | | | |
| 5 | Tribute to Baden | | | |
| 6 | Homesick | | | |
| 7 | Plateau | | | |
| 8 | Old Times | | | |
| 9 | New Generation | | | |
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