Palmas (album)

Palmas
Studio album by
Eddie Palmieri
Released1994
LabelElektra/Nonesuch[1]
ProducerEddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri chronology
Sueño
(1989) 		Palmas
(1994) 		Arete
(1995)

Palmas is an album by the American musician Eddie Palmieri, released in 1994.[2][3] Palmieri supported the album by playing shows with Milton Nascimento.[4]

The album peaked at No. 44 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Jazz Performance".[6]

Production

The album was produced by Palmieri, who also composed all of its songs.[7][8] He began working on it in the fall of 1993.[9] Palmieri wanted to record without vocalists, and with the three horn players taking solos; two of the horn players were ex-Jazz Messengers.[10][11][12] Palmieri often treated the piano as a percussive instrument.[13] Eight musicians played on Palmas.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[16]
Los Angeles Times[8]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[7]
Orlando Sentinel[14]
The Province[17]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[18]

The Miami Herald deemed the album "conventional Afro-Cuban jazz, featuring driving rhythms on the bottom and boppish melodies, jazz harmonies and improvisation on top."[19] The Philadelphia Tribune determined that Palmas "cooks from start to finish with a solid mix of mambos, cha-chas, and ballads."[20] The Province labeled the album "infectious African-Caribbean music with unmistakable jazz roots."[17]

The St. Petersburg Times concluded that "the hyperactive syncopation of the Latin percussionists share equal footing with the clean Cannonball Adderly-inspired melody lines."[21] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted that José Claussell "takes the percussion solos and tears the rhythms apart at the same time he's putting them back together, an act of creation through destruction that all great timbales players seem able to do quite casually."[22]

AllMusic wrote that "Palmieri typically starts off a number with familiar Latin piano patterns which quickly evolve into completely innovative chord combinations."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Palmas" 
2."Slowvisor" 
3."Mare Nostrum" 
4."You Dig" 
5."Doctor Duck" 
6."Bolero Dos" 
7."Bouncer" 

References

  1. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Reminiscing with Latin-jazz legend Eddie Palmieri". JazzTimes.
  2. ^ "Eddie Palmieri Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Poet, J. (Jun 1994). "A heat wave of music to make the mercury rise – Palmas by Eddie Palmieri". Interview. Vol. 24, no. 6. p. 28.
  4. ^ Joyce, Mike (27 June 1994). "Nascimento, in His Element". The Washington Post. p. D4.
  5. ^ "Eddie Palmieri". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Eddie Palmieri, Sr". Recording Academy. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 593.
  8. ^ a b Cobo-Hanlon, Leila (11 Sep 1994). "Palmieri Takes New Route with Help from Friends". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 83.
  9. ^ Burr, Ramiro (18 Nov 1993). "Palmieri at work on 'Palmas'". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 14.
  10. ^ Loop, Dwight (7 Jan 1994). "Eddie Palmieri Sizzles in the Jazz Melting Pot". Pasatiempo. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 33.
  11. ^ Stewart, Zan (8 Apr 1994). "Count Eddie". Los Angeles Times. p. F9.
  12. ^ Levenson, Jeff (Apr 23, 1994). "Palmieri looks to cement jazz reputation with Elektra set". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 17. p. 10.
  13. ^ Mitchell, Rick (June 19, 1994). "'Palmas': Dance and listen". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 6.
  14. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (23 Dec 1994). "Last-Minute, Soundproof Holiday Ideas". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  15. ^ a b "Eddie Palmieri Palmas". AllMusic.
  16. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 396.
  17. ^ a b Doruyter, Renee (20 Oct 1994). "Eddie Palmieri: Palmas". The Province. p. B6.
  18. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 614–615.
  19. ^ Gonzalez, Fernando (3 June 1994). "Palmieri returns". Milwaukee Sentinel. Miami Herald. p. 15E.
  20. ^ Bryant, Steve (1 July 1994). "Eddie Palmieri – Palmas". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 9E.
  21. ^ Proplesch, Richard (19 Aug 1994). "Jazz to dance by". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 13.
  22. ^ Pick, Steve (8 July 1994). "Latin and Jazz, Natural Intimacy". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4E.