{"id":12011,"date":"2016-01-13T14:22:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/?p=12011"},"modified":"2018-06-03T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T03:45:07","slug":"joao-gaspar-rota-alternativa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-rota-alternativa\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u00e3o Gaspar: Rota Alternativa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Having fun again<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-rota-alternativa\/jg_rota_alternativa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JG_Rota_Alternativa.jpg?fit=383%2C344&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"383,344\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"CanoScan LiDE 110","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1452036684","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"JG_Rota_Alternativa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JG_Rota_Alternativa.jpg?fit=383%2C344&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JG_Rota_Alternativa.jpg?fit=383%2C344&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12017\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JG_Rota_Alternativa.jpg?resize=383%2C344&ssl=1\" alt=\"Rota Alternativa\" width=\"383\" height=\"344\" \/>Time flies when you\u2019re having fun! Can\u2019t believe there are no less than eight years between the releases of guitarist <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/joao-gaspar\/\">Jo\u00e3o Gaspar<\/a>\u2019s first two albums! After all these years <em><a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-camaleao-carioca\/\">Camale\u00e3o Carioca<\/a><\/em> (2007) is still a frequent guest in my CD player; an amazingly beautiful and, as it seems now, timeless album. Now there\u2019s finally a follow up for the album. Its title <em>Rota Alternativa<\/em> (Alternative Route) is well chosen. <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/joao-gaspar\/\">Jo\u00e3o Gaspar<\/a> (Rio de Janeiro, 1976) takes a slightly different direction on this CD; a bit heavier on the beat, jazzier.<\/p>\n<p>The music was recorded live in the studio (by the great <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/carlos-fuchs\/\">Carlos Fuchs<\/a>), which creates a sound that seems free from re-arrangements, loose.<br \/>\nAfter the successful release of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-camaleao-carioca\/\">Camale\u00e3o Carioca<\/a><\/em>, Jo\u00e3o worked with some of Brazil\u2019s greatest performers. He went on tour with <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/simone-discography\/\">Simone<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/maria-bethania\/\">Maria Beth\u00e2nia<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/ivan-lins\/\"> Ivan Lins<\/a>. A well-deserved recognition for the guitarist. These names now shine on his curriculum along with the one\u2019s of <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/guinga\/\">Guinga<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/ney-matogrosso\/\">Ney Matogrosso<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/milton-nascimento\/\">Milton Nascimento<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/zelia-duncan\/\">Z\u00e9lia Duncan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/leo-gandelman\/\">L\u00e9o Gandelman<\/a> (to name just a few).<\/p>\n<p>All songs on <em>Rota Alternativa<\/em> are composed and arranged by <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/joao-gaspar\/\">Jo\u00e3o Gaspar<\/a>. That means that the themes are dowsed with Brazilian tradition. The working out of the themes gives away Jo\u00e3o\u2019s interest in jazz. His flawless technique allows him to play with the melody lines in endless variations. His solos build up to a climax in the best jazz tradition. The accompanying musicians get a chance to add their marks on the music as well. Especially the drummers didn\u2019t forget to take that opportunity. Xande Figueiredo (Rio, 1967; worked with stars like <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/johnny-alf\/\">Johnny Alf<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/simone-discography\/\">Simone<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/emilio-santiago\/\">Em\u00edlio Santiago<\/a>, Cazuza,\u2026), C\u00e1ssio Cunha (Recife; worked with <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/alceu-valenca\/\">Alceu Valen\u00e7a<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/moraes-moreira\/\">Moraes Moreira<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/joao-donato\/\">Jo\u00e3o Donato<\/a>,\u2026) and Christiano Galv\u00e3o (Rio, 1971; worked with <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/simone-discography\/\">Simone<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/zelia-duncan\/\">Z\u00e9lia Duncan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/beth-carvalho\/\">Beth Carvalho<\/a>,\u2026) all have a strong presence on the record. They push the featured instrumentalists to the climax of their solo. The line-up of the musicians changes frequently. The repertoire has everything between jazz rock (“Navegantes”) and choro (\u201cSeu Francisco\u201d with Gaspar on the mandolin). <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-rota-alternativa\/joao_gaspar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Joao_Gaspar.jpg?fit=400%2C451&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,451\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"CanoScan LiDE 110","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1452036731","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Joao_Gaspar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Joao_Gaspar.jpg?fit=400%2C451&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Joao_Gaspar.jpg?fit=400%2C451&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Joao_Gaspar.jpg?resize=400%2C451&ssl=1\" alt=\"Jo\u00e3o Gaspar\" width=\"400\" height=\"451\" \/>There\u2019s beautiful acoustic guitar work, \u201cEspera,\u201d in a trio setting (bass, drums) and the solo piece \u201cEsperan\u00e7a\u201d that closes the album. On \u201cEm Boa Companhia,\u201d Marcelo Martins is featured on the soprano sax. And the sunny \u201cVida Nova\u201d has the guitarist on the crystal clear sounding steel-string acoustic guitar. On the four remaining tracks Gaspar plays the electric guitar. Among the other instrumentalists we find pianist David Felman and keyboardist Renato Fonseca, bassists <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/andre-vasconcellos\/\">Andr\u00e9 Vasconcelos<\/a>, Bruno Aguilar and Ney Concei\u00e7\u00e3o and percussionist Marco Lobo. Gaspar\u2019s wife, the wonderful Let\u00edcia Carvalho, makes a special appearance on \u201cNovo Horizonte.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Again <a href=\"http:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/artists\/joao-gaspar\/\">Jo\u00e3o Gaspar<\/a> delivers a great piece of work. The recording is beautiful, the music has a pleasant variation, the craftsmanship is outstanding. So here it is: again, an interesting piece of work that will last for a long time, although I hope the next album will be out earlier than in 2023\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You can visit the guitarist\/composer on his website.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>ALBUM INFORMATION<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jo\u00e3o Gaspar<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rota Alternativa<\/em><br \/>\nIndependent (2015)<br \/>\nTime: 55\u201922\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tracks\u00a0(all compositions by Jo\u00e3o Gaspar)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rota Alternativa<\/li>\n<li>Em Boa Companhia – w\/ Marcelo Martins<\/li>\n<li>Seu Francisco<\/li>\n<li>Navegantes<\/li>\n<li>Vida Nova<\/li>\n<li>Respirando Fundo<\/li>\n<li>Novo Horizonte<\/li>\n<li>Espera<\/li>\n<li>Esperan\u00e7a<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having fun again Time flies when you\u2019re having fun! Can\u2019t believe there are no less than eight years between the releases of guitarist Jo\u00e3o Gaspar\u2019s first two albums! After all these years Camale\u00e3o Carioca (2007) is still a frequent guest … <a href=\"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/joao-gaspar-rota-alternativa\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"\"Having Fun Again\" with Jo\u00e3o Gaspar: Rota Alternativa http:\/\/wp.me\/p3wcV8-37J","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[442,789],"class_list":["post-12011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cd","tag-joao-gaspar","tag-marcelo-martins"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musicabrasileira.org\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JG_Rota_Alternativa.jpg?fit=383%2C344&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3wcV8-37J","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12011"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12692,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12011\/revisions\/12692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicabrasileira.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}