Ostinato Forces : Carlos Bica „BELIEVER“
There are a couple of legendary double bass pieces … as „Jade Vision“ by Scott LaFaro or „Silence“ by Charly Haden, „Pendulum“ by Eberhard Weber … Starting here, triggers more pieces, yes, for sure …
One of the strongest resonating bass pieces is no doubt „Believer“ by Carlos Bica, released in 2006 on the Enja label with his group AZUL, the still existing trio of Carlos, Jim and Frank augmented by guest DJ Illvibe. „Believer“ is music, die das Herz höher schlagen lässt und die Seele singen lässt. Und so viel mehr. And much much more …
„Believer“ brilliantly unleashes the inherent forces of the ostinato in the footsteps of Ravel from a truly deeper place. It is beautifully cycling,it is suggestive, hymnic and intimate. It circles freely, it swings, it rocks. It gives birth to melodic flights of fancy and keeps all connected to the stamping ground. You can dream and dance to it. It zooms in and out, flies high and dives deep in its perpetuum mobile quality. It’s a port and moving passage. It houses African as well as Lusitanian traces.It is a song of songs spreading joy and confidence. It murmurs and celebrates. It invites and is a companion.
There are a couple of versions in different line-ups to sound out its manifold possibilities
LIVE AT SINES w/ Jim Black, Frank Möbus and DJ Illvibe
In duo w/ pianist Joåo Paulo Esteves da Silva
LIVE AT Teatro São Luiz in Lisbon w/ Joåo Paulo Esteves da Silva, Mario Delgado (g) and João Lobo (dr)
Solo w/ pianist Joåo Paulo Esteves da Silva
Apropos Carlos Bica : his newest album „11:11“ is an all-Lusitanian affair, released on CLEAN FEED with a convincing and highly captivating Portuguese line-up: Eduardo Cardino on vibraphone, José Soares on alto sax and Gonçalo Neto on guitar and banjo. The album is on the newest longlist of Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik.