Salvador Flores - Mosaic (CD)

Mosaic is a debut album defined by freedom of approach: a program for saxophone that moves beyond genre and convention, revealing the instrument's full expressive range. Classical works sit alongside jazz and Latin repertoire, creating a contemporary sound world and giving new life to the classical canonical repertoire. At it's centre, Fernande Decruck's Sonata in C-sharp is heard in dialogue with music by Ravel, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Erroll Garner and McCoy Tyner, while works by Álvaro Carrillo and João Donato highlight a strong Central and South American thread. Short interludes-improvised, transitional fragments-link the program, guiding it towards an increasingly open and uninhibited close. Taken as a whole, Mosaic is a curated selection of works which reflects the many strands of Salvador Flores's musical life-his background, influences and collaborations-assembled into a single artistic statement.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Decruck: Sonata in C# for Alto Saxophone and Piano I. TRÈS Modéré, Expressif
2. Decruck: Sonata in C# for Alto Saxophone and Piano II. Noël
3. Decruck: Sonata in C# for Alto Saxophone and Piano III. Fileuse
4. Decruck: Sonata in C# for Alto Saxophone and Piano IV. Nocturne Et Rondel
5. Tedrow: Andisol Andisol
6. Flores: Interlude I Interlude I
7. Ravel: Pièce en Forme de Habanera Pièce en Forme de Habanera
8. Flores: Interlude II Interlude II
9. Piazzolla: Tango Études: No. 3, Molto Marcato E Energico Tango Études: No. 3, Molto Marcato E Energico
10. Flores: Interlude III Interlude III
11. Carrillo: Sabor a MÍ Sabor a MÍ
12. Donato: Minha Saudade Minha Saudade
13. Gershwin: Summertime Summertime
14. Garner: Misty Misty
15. Flores: Interlude IV Interlude IV
16. Tyner: Passion Dance Passion Dance