VINCE MENDOZA AND THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA — El Viento · The García Lorca Project (2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"An enchanting masterpiece that fascinatingly blends poetry, flamenco, orchestral jazz, and elements of modern classical music." - AUDIO (DE) Jazz CD of the Month, July 2009. ACT
Tracklist :
1    La Canción Del Mariquita    4:16
Composed By – Ricardo Pachón
Arranged By – Vince Mendoza
2    Historietas Del Viento I: El Viento    4:40
Composed By – Niko Langenhuijsen
Arranged By – Joan Albert Amargos, Niko Langenhuijsen
3    Historietas Del Viento II: Viento Estancado 5:19
Composed By – Niko Langenhuijsen
Arranged By – Joan Albert Amargos, Niko Langenhuijsen
Percussion [Additional] – Efran Toro
4    Historietas Del Viento III: La Brisa 6:05
Composed By – Niko Langenhuijsen
Percussion [Additional] – Efran Toro
5    La Tarara    8:36
 Traditional
Arranged By – Vince Mendoza
6    De Los Cuatros Muleros    6:23
 Traditional
7    Sevillas Del Siglo XVIII    3:44
 Traditional
Arranged By – Vince Mendoza
8    La Nana Del Caballo Grande    6:10
Composed By – Ricardo Pachón
Arranged By – Joan Albert Amargos, Niko Langenhuijsen
9    Los Peregrinitos    3:33
 Traditional
10    Ángeles Negros 5:27
Composed By – José Ortega Heredia
Arranged By – Vince Mendoza
11    Los Mozos De Monleón    9:22
 Traditional
12    La Leyenda Del Tiempo    6:59
Composed By – Ricardo Pachón
Arranged By – Joan Albert Amargos, Niko Langenhuijsen
Credits:
Artwork [Cover] – Eduardo Arroyo
Cajón – Udo Demandt
Choir – Cindy Bourquin, Elin Carlson, Jennifer Barnes
Conductor, Producer – Vince Mendoza
Guitar – Daniel Méndez
Handclaps [Palmas] – Arturo Ramón
Percussion [Dancing] – Daniel Navarro
Vocals – Eva De Dios, Rafael De Utrera

GERARDO NÚÑEZ • ULF WAKENIUS — Jazzpaña Live (2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Connecting the unexpected: Jazzpaña – Flamenco meets Jazz - a unique multicultural statement. Following Jazzpaña (1992) and Jazzpaña.II (2000), now available as a live version. And a third world has been added: Flamenco - Jazz - Cuba. Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie and the WDR 3 Jazzfest in Dortmund. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Calima    11:45
2    Alma De Mujer    8:48
3    Para Chick    6:31
4    Siboney    6:18
5    Blues For Pablo    3:17
6    El Vito    12:17
7    Calima (Encore)    14:08
Credits:
Double Bass – Omar Rodriguez Calvo
Drums – Liber Torriente
Flamenco Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Percussion – Cepillo
Piano – Chano Domínguez, Ramón Valle
Saxophone – Christof Lauer

GERARDO NÚÑEZ • CHANO DOMÍNGUEZ — Jazzpaña II (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Terrific music" - (SPIEGEL).
Awarded the Quarterly Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 1/2001 and the German Jazz Award. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Calima 4:44
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Alto Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Arranged By, Conductor – Colin Towns
Bass – Carles Benavent
Cajón – Cepillo
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez
Drums – Tino Di Geraldo
Electric Guitar – Fareed Haque
Piano – Chano Dominguez
Soprano Saxophone – Jorge Pardo
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
2    Un Amor Real (Soleá Por Bulería) 3:24
Acoustic Bass – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez
3a    La Liebre (Sevillanas) 1:23
Composed By – Pedro Peña
Vocals, Percussion – Las Corraleras
3b    Plaza Jazzpaña 3:49
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Alto Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Bass – Carles Benavent
Cajón – Cepillo
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez
Handclaps – Tino Di Geraldo
4    Alma De Mujer (Colombiana) 5:18
Acoustic Guitar – Fareed Haque
Alto Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Arranged By, Conductor – Colin Towns
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Chano Dominguez
Drums, Percussion – Tino Di Geraldo
Piano – Chano Dominguez
Soprano Saxophone – Jorge Pardo
5    Blues For Pablo 6:08
Alto Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Arranged By, Conductor – Colin Towns
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Gil Evans
Drums – Tino Di Geraldo
Electric Guitar – Fareed Haque
Piano – Chano Dominguez
Soprano Saxophone – Jorge Pardo
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
6    Latido Loco 4:48
Acoustic Bass, Arranged By – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Jorge Pardo
Percussion – Tino Di Geraldo
Trumpet – Patxi Vrchegvi
7    Jerez-Chicago 4:47
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Cajón – Tino Di Geraldo
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez
Electric Guitar – Fareed Haque
8    Paso For El 4:09
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Jorge Pardo
Drums – Tino Di Geraldo
Flute – Jorge Pardo
9    Mister Señor 3:54
Acoustic Guitar – Fareed Haque
Alto Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Chano Dominguez
Drums – Tino Di Geraldo
Piano – Chano Dominguez
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
10    Que Tambien Es De Sevilla (Sevillanas) 2:07
Composed By – Beltrán, M. Clavero, P. Obregón, Leon
Piano – Chano Dominguez
Vocals – Esperanza Fernandez
11    Samaruco (Bulería) 4:06
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Cajón – Cepillo
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez
12    Para Chick 3:50
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Bass – Carles Benavent
Composed By – Chano Dominguez
Drums, Percussion – Tino Di Geraldo
Flute – Jorge Pardo
Piano – Chano Dominguez
13    Bluesoléa 5:10
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Composed By – Gerardo Nuñez

GERARDO NÚÑEZ & ULF WAKENIUS ft. CEPILLO — Logos (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Unusual encounters often lead to extraordinary results: an impressive meeting of two guitar virtuosos. A vibrant encounter of different personalities that symbiotically complement each other. Or simply, a multicultural statement of a unique kind. Unexpected, yet ultimately entirely logical. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Logos 4:46
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
2    Selene 4:43
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
3    Habana 4:43
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
4    Mirlo 3:33
Music By – Ulf Wakenius
5    Philia 5:07
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
6    Orfeo 4:19
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
7    Liber Pater 8:02
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
8    Sevilla 4:39
Music By – Gerardo Núñez
9    Fui Piedra 9:04
Music By – Gerardo Núñez, Ulf Wakenius
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Nylon String Guitar] – Ulf Wakenius
Cover – Gert & Uwe Tobias
Flamenco Guitar, Producer – Gerardo Núñez
Handclaps [Palmas & Jaleos], Voice – Carmen Cortés, Isabel Núñez
Percussion – Cepillo
Vocals [Flamenco Singing] – Cancun

HUONG THANH & NGUYÊN LÊ — Fragile Beauty (2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

For sheer melodic and timbral beauty, there are few languages that can match Vietnamese -- like most tonal languages, it sounds like it's being sung even when it's being spoken, and the effect is like a series of delicate, tuned gongs being struck quickly in sequence. The language's inherent lyricism brings an added layer of complexity and beauty to the traditional and dramatic Vietnamese song repertoire, and on this album vocalist Huong Thanh adds yet another layer to those song traditions by teaming up with guitarist, producer, and arranger Nguyên Lê. Lê's arrangements are varied in tone and texture, but almost all are both strange and wonderful, and his guitar solos are exquisite. On "Weaving & Awaiting" there's a gorgeous moment at the end of his solo when Thanh's vocals come back in, but multi-tracked in close harmony; "Plantation Song" flows gently in a jazzy style; "The Swallows' Bridge" features lovely counterpoint between a Japanese koto and a fretless electric bass, over which dances a cool and complex horn chart. Perhaps the album's most beautiful track is the final one, "Tales of the Mountain," on which funky beats bump up against a gentle arrangement, tastefully restrained guitar, and Thanh's otherworldly voice. It's one of the most softly impressive songs on an album that is full of both sweet melodic beauty and subtly dense complexity. Very highly recommended. Rick Anderson  

"Behind Thanh's warm-hearted voice, guitarist Lê lays down subtle grooves that ingeniously bring together musicians and instruments from all over the world." - STEREOPLAY ACT
Tracklist :
1    Drifting On The Water    3:48
2    Weaving & Awaiting    5:58
3    Faithfulness    3:39
4    Plantation Song    4:22
5    The Five Calls Of The Night    5:03
6    Fragile Beauty    5:12
7    Rowing The Sampan    3:17
8    The Pavillon Of Crystallized Azure    4:54
9    At Dusk, From The West Balcony    4:18
10    Go Cong Blues    3:57
11    The Swallow's Bridge    6:23
12    Tales Of The Mountain    7:18
Credits:
Acoustic Bass [Pizzicato, Arco 5-string] – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Backing Vocals – Nguyên Van-Hong
Balafon [Trung] – Illya Amar
Bass [Fretless] – Etienne Mbappé
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Computer – Nguyên Lê
Koto – Mieko Miyazaki
Percussion – Alex Tran, Francis Lassus
Piano – Dominique Borker
Recorded By, Mixed By, Producer – Nguyên Lê
Soprano Saxophone, Flute [Flutes] – Stéphane Guillaume
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Paolo Fresu
Vocals – Huong Thanh
Zither [Đàn Bầu], Zither [16-strings Dàn Tranh], Flute [Sao, Meo Bamboo Flutes] – Hao Nhiên Pham