Giacomo Gates - Luminosity (CD/DVD)
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Artist: Giacomo GatesEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: UNITED
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Comes Love
- Me, Spelled M-E, Me
- Peace of Mind (Let's Cool One)
- Melodious Funk
- The Beginning Of The End
- Hungry Man
- The Blues Are Out Of Town
- Romanincin' The Blues
- Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
- Up From The Skies
- What Am I Here For?
- P.S. I Love You
- Full of Myself (Bonus Track)
- Melodius Funk (DVD)
- Lady Be Good/Disappointed (DVD)
- Since I Fell For You (DVD)
- Billie's Bounce (DVD)
Music reviews of Luminosity (CD/DVD)
Music Review: LUMINOSITY: THE CD & DVD
Rating: 5 Stars
There is no one close to singing, getting down into the depth of music, like the incomparable Giacomo Gates. His command of each song is remarkable. He was superb in his earlier releases, including Blue Skies and Centerpiece, but with Luminosity, Mr. Gates displays ease, complete control and his unique style with the great range of tunes, including swing, standards, ballads and the blues.
The recording is exceptional, finely balanced, with each musician fully realized. Professional all the way. John diMartino on piano is solid and subtly creative. Tony Lombardozzi on guitar provides his always remarkable cool and airy, distinctive style. Ray Drummond and Greg Bandy provide the gritty pulses and depth on bass and drums respectively. However, center stage is the main instrument, the range, humor, passion and joy let loose in the vocals of the singularly best jazz pipes around, the astounding Giacomo Gates. This is one CD you don't want your life to go by and miss.
When your intrigued enough by his music, and you would like to see Giacomo Gates perform, slip the DVD into your player. Giacomo and a different group of exceptional musicians are on stage, in San Francisco. The vitality and the quality is there, but now you can witness the profound professionalism, the understanding and intense interpretation of the lyrics. You realize that this isn't someone merely singing words, you witness a great voice feeling the meaning, getting down into the evocative rapture, passion, exuberance, and ecstasy of each written word.
Here again, the live Frisco set is recorded remarkably well. And when you are finally knocked out by the music, you can sit back and watch the insightful Giacomo interview where he discusses his music, his influences
and music history.
This is really the complete package, neatly put together. If you haven't had the experience of hearing Giacomo Gates, this is the right time. As far as anyone singing or sounding or creating and improvising like Giacomo Gates, no one comes close. In fact, he is so far out in front, they have eliminated second place. Luminosity is exactly right.
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