Mar 2019 Lluis Coloma & Carl Sonny Leyland “Telling Our Stories”
Artista / Grupo: Lluis Coloma & Carl Sonny Leyland
Álbum: Telling Our Stories
Discográfica: Swing Alley
Año publicación: 2018
Fecha crítica: 3/2019
Valoración: GREAT
Following the line of actual boogie-woogie duos, this time and as he usually likes to do, Lluis Coloma partners with Carl Sonny Leyland, to give us an album with fourteen songs where both piano players compete but at the same time cooperate, to delight all piano blues and boogie followers The album has de added value of Carl Sonny Leyland’s vocal contribution in some cuts and the collaboration of two special guests, Víctor Puertas on harmonica in one song and Marc Ruiz, Coloma’s trio usual drummer, in a couple of songs Blues, ragtime and boogie-woogie come together and show the complicity between these two versatile pianists, each one with their own musical characteristics and personality, but both them showing a huge mastery of technique, sound and vibe Both the American and the Spanish one join forces and share their knowledge with passion, commitment, strength and joy to give us the best of themselves in all their musical contributions, not only in their own songs but also in the versions of other composers such as Scott Joplin, Cooney Vaughn, Harry Belding, Tampa Red or Stephen Foster among others The album sounds fresh, spontaneous, funny and passionate and manages to catch the attention of listeners from the first notes of the opening album song, a boogie woogie composed at fifty per cent by both musicians, until you reach to the last note