Spanish Breeze

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Product Description

Electric Guitar: Thomas Lorenzo (Tomás Lorenzo) Electric Bass: Alphonso Johnson( Grammy and Academy Award Nominee) Drums : Walfredo Reyes JR ( Santana) Keys: David Garfield ( George Benson) Engineer: Bruce Sugar Grammy Award Nominee with Ringo Star Production: Cristina Abaroa Recorded at West Lake Studios Los Angeles 2009 Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios Released by Barcelona Music, Barcelona, Spain
[b]Thomas Lorenzo[/b].
Composer, Spanish electric guitars. Spanish Breeze is his fourth solo CD. Playboy magazine describes him as ( Guitars in the pure state.. pleasures beyond the simple orgasm). In the past Professor at the Conservatory of the Liceo (Barcelona Spain) and at Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. At present his music receives support for national and international tours by Spanish authorities as a nouveau value of Mediterranean culture.
[b]Alphonso Johnson[/b]
Upright and electric bass.Santana, Weather Report, The Crusaders, Bob Weir, Chuck Mangione, George Duke, En Vogue, Wayne Shorter, Sergio Mendes, Tony Williams, Joe Williams, and Gregory Hines. Discography credits include albums and CD s with Woody Herman, Weather Report, Eddie Henderson, Flora Purim, Quincy Jones, Lee Ritenour, Phil Collins, The Whispers, John McLaughlin, Jeffrey Osborne, Sarah Vaughan, Dori Caymmi, Carl Anderson, and The Meeting. Who s Who of jazz and fusion considers him as one of the top performers in the world on his instrument.
[b]David Garfield[/b].
Piano and keyboard performs with George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Lee Ritenour and many others. [b]Walfredo Reyes Jr[/b]
Drums and percussion performs with Santana, Steve Winwood, Gloria Stefan, Elvis Costello amongst others.

Review

Why did we do this album together? Traserapeque_a_span3 Thomas Lorenzo Thomas Lorenzo, Alphonso Johnson, Walfredo Reyes, Dave Garfield Should jazz be music for experts, for musicians to show off skills, to impress? Should it not be a way to portray the simple emotions of life? Can I play simple, very simple, with space and silence and still be considered jazz? Is is that musicians are afraid of simplicity and wish to express power through force, confusion? Should we not portray the essence of a C chord in a tonal setting with a simple c? Is it that when we play simple , feel that way, breathe that way we become like children? What is maturity in Music? All I know is that after 40 years of playing, exploring in my mind such, I cannot feel life as a confusion or difficulty. I need music to create a place where I can exist and be, just be, nothing else. This is what happens when I play with Alphonso Johnson , Walfredo Reyes and Dave Garfield. We just exist together and share our love for space, time and life. No need for words no need for anything but music. This is the essence of this album. This is the essence of Music, pleasure next to a bit of chaos but not too much of it since our minds are still very limited in such understanding. I encourage all musicians to share emotions, give and take. This is another world that you might feel alone except that when the real audience listens to you, they understand while the musician might not. –Jazz Times

Guitars in the pure state. The influences vary from Jimmy Hendrix , Paco de Lucia , all the way through to Steve Ray Vaughan. It takes you directly to pleasures beyond the simple orgasm.It´s worth getting a taste of this sweet honey so prepare your mp3 and download some tracks of this Australian Spanish Guitarrist and neighbour of AC/DC. –Playboy Magazine ( Spain) Number 259

Thomas Lorenzo, Quartet.Spanish Breeze. A Crossroads Of Australian And Spanish Culture. I am the son of Spanish immigrants that left behind fascism in the 50’s to start a new life in Australian democracy. This CD is the crossroad where Australia and Spain meet Thomas Lorenzo Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report), Dave Garfield (George Benson) and Walfredo Reyes Jr (Santana) were enchanted by the compositions of an Australian Spanish composer on the other side of the world . Discover what no worries on the Mediterranean can feel and you will also travel 12000 km to feel it, states Alphonso Johnson when asked why attracted him to this musical concept. This encounter has produced the live show and cd named Spanish Breezes-engineered by 2009 Grammy nominated Sugar Brown (Ringo Star) at the world famed West Lake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Thomas describes his compositions and live quartet sound as: An intimate encounter with compositions that enjoy space, improvisation, breathing, time think and groove. The perfect ingredients to make me feel good. –All About Jazz