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Tomin // Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina LP [BLACK/COLOR]

Tomin // Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina LP [BLACK/COLOR]

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This record was released in July 2024 by brass player and multi-instrumentalist Tomin from New York, USA, through Chicago-based contemporary jazz label International Anthem.

The first part, "Flores para Verene," features covers of classic songs played on horn, while the second part, "Cantos para Caramina," features 24 original songs played on synths and electric piano. Comes with obi and liner notes.

*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.

"27-year-old Tomin Perea-Chamblee is a multi-instrumentalist who primarily works on brass and reed instruments, and composes and arranges pieces with thorny harmonies. If you're in New York, you may have heard him play with young (jazz-like) bands or with famous musicians. Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina is a public introduction to Tomin as an individual artist, and in many ways a tribute to family and tradition. It's music with a clear purpose and a weightiness that seems beyond his youth, yet it's colored with unexpected hues, and it appeals to a newness and hope that lies beyond the solemnity of tradition.

Tomin has been self-releasing the music collected on Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina since 2020. Originally these works were modest exercises in personal expression, mini-markers of intentional beauty and a kind of culmination. By the time Tomin recorded these pieces, he had already been a high school trombonist with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra and a many-hatted horn player with Standing on the Corner while studying at Columbia University. Getting these sounds down to tape was just a matter of time and follow-through.

Flores para Verene (Flowers for Verene) is a collection of solo clarinet and trumpet versions of compositions by some of Tomin's musical darlings, including Mingus, Coltrane, Larson Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, and Eddie Gale. They were recorded in tribute to one of his great heroes in life, his maternal grandmother, Villenis Diaz Valencia, who passed away in late 2019 in his native Colombia. (Tomin's liner notes make the love the two had for one another particularly clear.) The versions are miniature, offering little more than the theme of the songs, and, with their lo-fi recordings that make the most of the clicks of clarinet keys, they're full of intimacy. As with the best of them, laughter and tears are equal parts here.

On the album Cantos para Caramina ("Songs for his sister Caramina"), Tomin's own original compositions come to the fore. No horns, just synths and electric keyboards. The longing of memory is replaced by the allure of a future yet to be seen. The textured air is filled with melodic abstractions that recall the pathos of Erik Satie, Emmahuj Tseghe-Mariam Ghebrou or solo Ra. In 2021, with hope in sight, Tomin wanted to pay tribute to Caramina by creating something new. And this (similarly) small-scale quartet dances like angels gathered on the head of a pin. Not flashy, but very breathable. "

Labels and other worksClick here for the guidelines. ///Click here to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. 

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Ask us for digital files. Available on 12" black vinyl or 12" 'golden hummingbird' translucent vinyl. 

tracklist:

1. Father and Son (for Cal Massey) 01:12
2. Come Sunday, Bass (for Ellington and Dolphy) 01:51
3. The Inflated Tear, v1 (for Rahsaan Roland Kirk) 00:47
4. Fire Waltz (for Waldron, Dolphy and Little) 00:46
5. Desert Fairy Princess (for Sharps, Sebastian and PAPA) 01:46
6. Fables of Faubus (for Mingus and Richmond) 01:16
7. Aquarius (for JJ Johnson) 01:33
8. Warm Canto (for Waldron and Dolphy) 00:36
9. The Inflated Tear, v2 (for Rahsaan Roland Kirk) 00:46
10. Come Sunday, Soprano (for Ellington and Dolphy) 02:13
11. Assunta (for Cal Massey) 01:02
12. Father and Son (for Cal Massey) [Alt. Take] 01:42
13. Spirits Rejoice (for Albert Ayler) 01:30
14. Ogun Bára 01:11
15. Angela's Angel 01:01
16. Naima 01:34
17. The Prayer 01:49
18. Rahsaan Is Beautiful 01:07
19. A Walk With Thee 01:01
20. Humility In The Light Of The Creator 02:38
21. Love 02:19
22. Life 02:04
23. Love (Alternate Take) 03:05
24. Life Revisited 01:43

Text excerpt by Piotr Orlov via the label:

"...Flores para Verene (“Flowers for Verene”) brings together solo clarinet-and-trumpet versions of compositions by Tomin's musical paragons — Mingus, Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Eddie Gale, among others. They were recorded to honor his life's great hero, his maternal grandmother, Virlenice Diaz Valencia, who'd passed away in late 2019 in her native Colombia. (Tomin's liner notes express the love the two had for one another with an exceptional clarity.) These versions are miniatures—short- length, layered constructions offering little more than the song's theme, in lo-fi recordings that embrace the click of the clarinet keys—yet full-hearted in their intimacy. As with all the best sounds, laughter and tears are on equal footing here.

On the album's Cantos para Caramina (“Songs for Caramina”) side, it's Tomin's own originals—dedicated to his older, very much living sister, Caramina—which rise to the fore. Horns are abandoned for the sine-waves of synths and electric keyboards. The longing of remembrance is replaced with the allure of a future yet to happen. The textured air is filled with melodic abstraction reminiscent of Erik Satie or Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, or maybe even Ra at his solo and sanguine. In 2021, as hope came into view, Tomin wanted to honor Caramina by creating something new. And this quartet of (equally) small-scaled compositions dance like a gathering of angels on the head of a pin. None too fancy, but eminently breathable. The kind of thing that insists, “There is more to this world.”

Artist: Tomin

Label: International Anthem

CAT No.: IARC0083

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This record was released in July 2024 by brass player and multi-instrumentalist Tomin from New York, USA, through Chicago-based contemporary jazz label International Anthem.

The first part, "Flores para Verene," features covers of classic songs played on horn, while the second part, "Cantos para Caramina," features 24 original songs played on synths and electric piano. Comes with obi and liner notes.

*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.

"27-year-old Tomin Perea-Chamblee is a multi-instrumentalist who primarily works on brass and reed instruments, and composes and arranges pieces with thorny harmonies. If you're in New York, you may have heard him play with young (jazz-like) bands or with famous musicians. Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina is a public introduction to Tomin as an individual artist, and in many ways a tribute to family and tradition. It's music with a clear purpose and a weightiness that seems beyond his youth, yet it's colored with unexpected hues, and it appeals to a newness and hope that lies beyond the solemnity of tradition.

Tomin has been self-releasing the music collected on Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina since 2020. Originally these works were modest exercises in personal expression, mini-markers of intentional beauty and a kind of culmination. By the time Tomin recorded these pieces, he had already been a high school trombonist with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra and a many-hatted horn player with Standing on the Corner while studying at Columbia University. Getting these sounds down to tape was just a matter of time and follow-through.

Flores para Verene (Flowers for Verene) is a collection of solo clarinet and trumpet versions of compositions by some of Tomin's musical darlings, including Mingus, Coltrane, Larson Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, and Eddie Gale. They were recorded in tribute to one of his great heroes in life, his maternal grandmother, Villenis Diaz Valencia, who passed away in late 2019 in his native Colombia. (Tomin's liner notes make the love the two had for one another particularly clear.) The versions are miniature, offering little more than the theme of the songs, and, with their lo-fi recordings that make the most of the clicks of clarinet keys, they're full of intimacy. As with the best of them, laughter and tears are equal parts here.

On the album Cantos para Caramina ("Songs for his sister Caramina"), Tomin's own original compositions come to the fore. No horns, just synths and electric keyboards. The longing of memory is replaced by the allure of a future yet to be seen. The textured air is filled with melodic abstractions that recall the pathos of Erik Satie, Emmahuj Tseghe-Mariam Ghebrou or solo Ra. In 2021, with hope in sight, Tomin wanted to pay tribute to Caramina by creating something new. And this (similarly) small-scale quartet dances like angels gathered on the head of a pin. Not flashy, but very breathable. "

Labels and other worksClick here for the guidelines. ///Click here to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. 

------------------------------

Ask us for digital files. Available on 12" black vinyl or 12" 'golden hummingbird' translucent vinyl. 

tracklist:

1. Father and Son (for Cal Massey) 01:12
2. Come Sunday, Bass (for Ellington and Dolphy) 01:51
3. The Inflated Tear, v1 (for Rahsaan Roland Kirk) 00:47
4. Fire Waltz (for Waldron, Dolphy and Little) 00:46
5. Desert Fairy Princess (for Sharps, Sebastian and PAPA) 01:46
6. Fables of Faubus (for Mingus and Richmond) 01:16
7. Aquarius (for JJ Johnson) 01:33
8. Warm Canto (for Waldron and Dolphy) 00:36
9. The Inflated Tear, v2 (for Rahsaan Roland Kirk) 00:46
10. Come Sunday, Soprano (for Ellington and Dolphy) 02:13
11. Assunta (for Cal Massey) 01:02
12. Father and Son (for Cal Massey) [Alt. Take] 01:42
13. Spirits Rejoice (for Albert Ayler) 01:30
14. Ogun Bára 01:11
15. Angela's Angel 01:01
16. Naima 01:34
17. The Prayer 01:49
18. Rahsaan Is Beautiful 01:07
19. A Walk With Thee 01:01
20. Humility In The Light Of The Creator 02:38
21. Love 02:19
22. Life 02:04
23. Love (Alternate Take) 03:05
24. Life Revisited 01:43

Text excerpt by Piotr Orlov via the label:

"...Flores para Verene (“Flowers for Verene”) brings together solo clarinet-and-trumpet versions of compositions by Tomin's musical paragons — Mingus, Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Albert Ayler, Eddie Gale, among others. They were recorded to honor his life's great hero, his maternal grandmother, Virlenice Diaz Valencia, who'd passed away in late 2019 in her native Colombia. (Tomin's liner notes express the love the two had for one another with an exceptional clarity.) These versions are miniatures—short- length, layered constructions offering little more than the song's theme, in lo-fi recordings that embrace the click of the clarinet keys—yet full-hearted in their intimacy. As with all the best sounds, laughter and tears are on equal footing here.

On the album's Cantos para Caramina (“Songs for Caramina”) side, it's Tomin's own originals—dedicated to his older, very much living sister, Caramina—which rise to the fore. Horns are abandoned for the sine-waves of synths and electric keyboards. The longing of remembrance is replaced with the allure of a future yet to happen. The textured air is filled with melodic abstraction reminiscent of Erik Satie or Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, or maybe even Ra at his solo and sanguine. In 2021, as hope came into view, Tomin wanted to honor Caramina by creating something new. And this quartet of (equally) small-scaled compositions dance like a gathering of angels on the head of a pin. None too fancy, but eminently breathable. The kind of thing that insists, “There is more to this world.”

Artist: Tomin

Label: International Anthem

CAT No.: IARC0083