Artist:Dave Holland Pepe Habichuela
Song:El Ritmo Me Lleva
Album:Hands
Flamenco fans are going to want to check out this album by Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela and jazz bassist Dave Holland. Of course Holland is best known for his days in Miles Davis' band in the 70s and his many recordings as a leader. But Flamenco? Well, he did record a couple of Bluegrass albums in the 70s. Habichuela comes from a family of Flamenco guitarists. His band Ketama includes his son and two nephews. So how did Dave Holland get together with Pepe Habichuela? Of course Holland is a regular on the worldwide jazz festival circuit. I saw his band live at the 2009 Toronto Jazz Festival. So it was at a jazz festival in Spain that Manuel Ignacio Ferrand Augustin suggested that Holland record with Habichuela. He's the director of musical events for the Cultural Department of Andalusia. The big advantage of working with Holland is he owns his own record label so he can do what he wants. Holland and Habichuela met and rehearsed in 2007 and played some concerts. They added guitarists Josemi and Carlos Carmona and Juan Carmona and Israel Corrina on cajon and percussion. The album was recorded in 2009 and released in 2010. Habichuela wrote most of the songs including El Ritmo Me Lleva. Holland wrote two songs. Holland could have brought in musicians from his band like Chris Potter. But I guess he wanted to make an authentic Flamenco album. This band did play some jazz festivals. Both guys returned to what they normally do. But I don't want Flamenco fans to overlook this album because a jazz musician is on it. Here's Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela performing El Ritmo Me Lleva at the 2010 Jazz Baltica festival in Germany.
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