Pere Soto Grup – Coincidencias
Featured in the “Pensive” section of the first edition of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide, Coincidencias is a little known release from Pere Soto, a Spanish guitarist from Catalonia who was heavily influenced by Belgian gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt. The album is a wonderful combination of gypsy music, latin rhythms, and American jazz fusion featuring the crystal clear vocals of Gemma Plans, who at times sounds a bit like Flora Purim in her electric years with Chick Corea and crew. While the album could be easily cast off as ’80s latin fusion, there’s a sophistication and subtlety to the music that somehow creates a timeless sort of feeling out of synthesizers, fretless bass, flute, and both nylon and electric guitar.
Recommended – A1 Jerusalem, A2 Sentiments, B1 Dolç Amor
A1 Jerusalem
A2 Sentiments
A3 I Need You
A4 Maria Teresa
B1 Dolç Amor
B2 Força 8
B3 Per El Meu Amic Toni
B4 Una Estela I Una Llum
Contrabass – Xavi Ortiz
Drums – Angel Pereira
Engineer – Pep Roig, Òscar Roig
Painting – Xavi Ortiz
Percussion – Enric Canada
Photography By – Gemma Rull, J. Carles Sala, Luis Segarra, Miquel Lopez
Piano – Toni Olaf Sabater
Producer, Music Director, Guitar – Pere Soto
Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Trumpet – Josep M. Farras*
Voice – Gemma Plans