Dear friends! We are kicking off the new year with fantastic news!!
The recording by Oriente Lopez, "Aguas Profundas" made it to the Best of 2012 poll conducted by the prestigious Jazz Station Blog - written by journalist/writer/historian/producer Arnaldo deSouteiro.
The CD is listed on the top 10 in many categories......
Acoustic piano
Keyboards
Electric Bass
Guitar
Harmonica
Composer
Best Instrumental Group
Best Instrumental Recording
and... Best Drummer of the year. Based on my work on this album, I am listed as #3, among many of my heros.... such as Steve Gadd, Lenny White, JackDeJohnette, Paul Wertico, Billy Hart.... I am extremely honored and humbled by it!!
Many thanks to Oriente Lopez and to all the other musicians and artists involved on this project: Itaiguara Brandão, Romero Lubambo, Paquito D'Rivera, Felipe Lamoglia, Hendrik Meurkens, Michael Brorby, Dave Darlington.... and all the people that helped this project come together. Congrats Oriente and everybody!
Here is a link to CDBaby where you can check out the album -
CDBABY - Aguas Profundas (Oriente Lopez)
Here is the link for the JAZZ STATION blog - check out all the final results!
Jazz Station - Arnaldo deSouteiro
And, lastly, here is a recent review of the record, by Modern Drummer Magazine Brazil.
Aguas Profundas - CD Review
Thanks for the support! MZ
