Escape and Return, by Fernando Guiomar & Paulo Chagas

Escape and Return

by Fernando Guiomar & Paulo Chagas

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1.	Escape and Return 07:00	buy track
2.	Obtuse triangle 06:12	buy track
3.	Mordacious 03:48	buy track
4.	Sentimental 04:37	buy track
5.	Nau dos Corvos 08:00	buy track
6.	Protest song 09:38	buy track
7.	Landscape with mechanism 03:16	buy track
8.	Caravan 02:46	buy track
9.	And then there was a fado 04:20	buy track
10.	Conflictual 11:10	buy track

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"The title of this album, Escape and Return, serves as an appropriate illustration of the music that is performed by these two master musicians from Portugal, guitarist Fernando Guiomar and Paulo Chagas on flute, sopranino clarinet, bass clarinet and alto saxophone. The music is an escape from strict composition, musical styles and conventions, yet at the same time, it is also a return to what is arguably the core of musical creation, the instant composition.
The ten tracks on this album are just that, instant compositions. These arose at a single recording session at Paulo Chagas' studio at the seaside town of Peniche in January 2014. The original plan was to play duos of early music and some 20 th century music, but their passion for musical invention took this collaboration elsewhere. Goodbye compositions, hello improvisation. Before hitting the recording button, Chagas and Guiomar briefly discussed basic musical concepts or directions, before leaving the rest to creativity and an impressive dose of musicianship.
This is readily apparent in "Nau dos Corvos", where the open dialogue between Guiomar's unorthodox slide playing, scratching and percussive hits to the guitar on the one hand and Chagas' immediate, yet thoughtful, dynamic responses on the other, illustrate the complimentary respectfulness these fine musicians show each other.
The initially repetitious nature of "Protest Song" may remind more than one listener of the minimalist composers of the 60's and 70's, but only a minute or so later, we find ourselves in a different musical landscape. The piece now breathes expressionism and openness only to move into a section of lyrical interplay that references both the previous sections.
This openness is typical of the dynamic duo, who typically met for the first time at a prog festival more than ten years ago. Although Chagas and Guiomar have two distinct personalities musically and privately, both of them share a background as conservatory educated musicians, a love of improvisation and a passion for working within a wide array of musical styles such as art music, jazz, fusion, rock and folk music.
This music oozes style and elegance and the confidence that comes off Paulo Chagas and Fernando Guiomar reeks of so much positive attitude and high definition that it will simply roll you over!"

Thomas Olsson
Musicology
Lund University

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"Their paths interlock on the clear strong plucks of the guitar strings and incisive flute work. Tension rises between their notes, dynamics and dissonances, arpeggios and articulations, it's in the empty spaces that so much can happen - and does. "

Paul Acquaro in The Free Jazz Collective
(www.freejazzblog.org/2016/03/fernando-guiomar-paulo-chagas-escape.html)

credits

released February 21, 2016

Fernando Guiomar - Acoustic guitar
Paulo Chagas - Flute, sopranino clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone

Original Drawings: Larsols EvaUlrika Gustafsson

Cover design: Daniela Chagas

Recorded at Oficina Sonora, Peniche, Portugal on January 3, 2014

Mixed and mastered by Fernando Cruz on November 2015

Composed and produced by F. Guiomar and P. Chagas.

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