Pagina de Buenos Aires

Performer: Fernando Otero
Engineer: Fabiola Russo; Julio Pena
Producer: Fernando Otero; Fernando Otero
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Fernando Otero (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Humberto Ridolfi, Kenneth Stern, Maria DuPort, Francois Dor�, Susan Aquila, Susan Heerema, Sergio Reyes (violin); Alan Leigh, Jill Jaffe (viola); Jonathan Fisher, Inbal Segev (cello); Mariano Gil (flute); Hector del Curto (bandoneon); Diego Urcola (trumpet); Ryan Keberle, Jeff Bush (trombone); Jeff Carney, Pedro Giraudo (acoustic bass). Audio Mixers: Jean B. Smit; Tom Swift. On his 2008 Nonesuch Records debut, Argentine pianist/composer Fernando Otero deftly blends elements of jazz and classical music into a foundation of tango, making for a highly inventive and engaging sound. Many of Otero's pieces feature emotive violin and cello lines, bringing to mind the Kronos Quartet (see the tense "De Ahora En Mas"), yet his subtle piano work and the frequent presence of the bandoneon, a Latin instrument somewhat similar to the accordion, give the tracks a more peaceful and playful feel (the swaying "Musica De Circo"). By carefully balancing the avant-garde and the accessible, Otero has positioned himself as an artist to watch.

Uncut (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]mploying the rhythms of his native Argentina in a less-structured music, somewhere between jazz and the 20th century compositions of Bela Bartok or George Crumb." Down Beat (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "PAGINA DE BUENOS AIRES holds together superbly as the variety of formats keeps the listener in a suspenseful reverie." JazzTimes (p.91) - "The opening track, 'Chirimbolos,' is a typical study in tension. Otero and his accompanists -- violinist Nick Danielson and cellist Inbal Segev -- attack the melody with uncommon zeal."

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