Blues Para Un Cosmonauta, by Horacio "Chivo" Borraro

Blues Para Un Cosmonauta

by Horacio "Chivo" Borraro

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Benahoare Tough to pick a favourite from this crazy album! "Mi amigo Tarzán" is the winner I think, killer post-bop groover of sorts! Favorite track: Mi Amigo Tarzán.

HTMLMTH_01 Amazing jazz. Shoutouts to Altercat for giving light to under appreciated Argentine jazz gems and I can’t wait for what they highlight next Favorite track: Blues para un Cosmonauta.

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1.	Líneas Torcidas 09:16	buy track
2.	Blues para un Cosmonauta 07:19	buy track
3.	Canción de Cuna para un Bebé del Año 2000 06:42	buy track
4.	La invasión de los Monjes 10:50	buy track
5.	Mi Amigo Tarzán 09:09	buy track

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Fans of Coltrane will certainly dig this historical 1970s spiritual jazz album from Argentina which left an everlasting imprint in the local jazz scene. From the eerie "Blues para un cosmonauta" —which could easily fit in the Twin Peaks soundtrack—, to the majestic "Líneas Torcidas" or the mid-tempo groove of "Mi amigo Tarzán", new landscapes in jazz are explored without hiding, at moments, the musicians' bebop pedigree. Venturing into uncharted dimensions, the album breaks with traditionalism and combines jazz and new electronic instruments into a contemporary concept that is both cosmic and sensual, a sound where timbre and space play a crucial role. Here, no track sounds like the other.

The charismatic, multifaceted saxophone player Horacio "Chivo" Borraro is joined here most notably by Fernando Gelbard —who pioneered electronic keyboards and analog synths in Argentina, playing here Fender Rhodes and Minimoog— and Brazilian musician Stenio Mendes —who plays the 12-string craviola and contributes two tracks. Jorge González on bass and Néstor Astarita on drums —both part of Gato Barbieri's rhythm section in the early 60s— and Chino Rossi —responsible for much of the unusual percussion and special effects that give the album its unprejudiced aura— complete the line-up of Blues para un Cosmonauta.

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released May 12, 2023

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