Contradictio

'Contradictio' feeds from tradition - evoking Galicia, Paris, New York - although it does not stop to search for limits but tries to reach for infinity.
Javier Fraiz, Faro de Vigo

From the Galicia region of Spain, saxophonist Xose Miguélez celebrated the traditional melodies of his family, viewed through a modern jazz lens, for the 2019 release Ontology. On Contradictio, Miguélez features the virtuosic French pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, and the music they've been developing together over the last several years with the Portugal-based rhythm team of bassist Carlos Barretto and drummer Marcos Cavaleiro. Together, they deliver prominently contemporary timbres within an organic classic jazz setting. Through a mixture of standards, originals by Miguélez, and a Pilc original dedicated to Galicia, the music unfolds with a spontaneity and life that inspires feelings of a live music experience.

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Track Listing

1. Meniña 6:38
2. You and the Night and the Music 6:00
3. Ontology 5:10
4. Contradictio 5:53
5. Someday My Monk Will Come 3:09
6. But Not for Me 7:00
7. Soul and Body 8:11
8. Out of Nowhere 5:40
9. Galicia 4:45
10. Ontology (Duo Version) 4:42

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