Chicago Underground - Boca Negra

  by Maarten Schiethart

published: 21 / 2 / 2010

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With the last album, 'In Praise of Shadows', of the Chicago Underground Duo (Chad Taylor and Rob Mazurek), I felt I was actually being sent to Brazil by the sound. São Paulo to be specific. Although 'Boca Negra' - bouche noir or black mouth as you will - was recorded in São Paulo, there's no obvious sign of Brazilian jazz existentialism on it. On 'Boca Negro', Chicago Underground Duo's chill factor in freeform and deconstructionist beats dribbles onwards until 'Confliction' comes to surface with an angry trumpeteer blowing its horn. Judging by this, it sounds hardly likely anyhow that this album got recorded in São Paulo. On 'In Praise of Shadows' - one of my favourite albums from 2006 - it was the other way around, full of steaming vibes as it was, yet recorded in Chicago. Fret not, on 'Boca Negra' the latin-american touch is still there though with an emphasis on structural composition and the incorporation of both sidesteps and dissonant workouts. 'Boca Negra' intrigues, but don't expect more well oiled jazz vibes. This is more food for thought.

Track Listing:-

1 Green Ants
2 Left Hand Of Darkness
3 Broken Shadows
4 Quantum Eye
5 Confliction
6 Hermeto
7 Spy On The Floor
8 Laughing With The Sun
9 Roots And Shooting Stars
10 Vergence

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