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Terry Gomes' chosen instrument is the guitar. Hailing from Ottawa, Canada his guitar-based music is encompassing jazz and Latin flavors. His discography shows Gomesongs Side A (2006), Gomesongs Side B (2007), Loose Ends (2009), Shh. (2013), The Sand In My Shoes (2014), and Blue. Green. Aquamarine. (2015).
Terry plays on this EP guitars, keyboards and Ukulele. He is joined by Dave Milliken and Al Morier (acoustic guitar), Stu Watkins (bass), Ross Murray (drums and percussion), Rene Fortier (percussion), Nick Dyson (trumpet), David Renaud (sax), Brian Browne (piano), Norm Claude (bass) and Tom Denison (drums) on selected tracks.
Then She Danced is already a good start to recognize, in which direction this album is conceived. A brisk bossa nova with lilting guitar music that invites you to dance. The melody is played without much technical bells and whistles.
When you listen to Latin influenced guitar music of the 60s, then you will like Never Been Better, that definitely raises a retro feel. With Caribbean flair comes Quittin' Time. The horn arrangement reminds me of Harry Belafonte's Calypso style.
Oh, It's You presents another color of Gomes' repertoire. The start covers a few Pat Metheny before the piece slides into calmer waters still having some special moments. Not What I Thought It Would Be takes a jazzier attitude with a touch of Joe Pass.
Terry Gomes isn't
looking for the modern with his album
Blue.Green.Aquamarine. But that makes his music
authentic and charming.
Buy the album
Album Information
Title: Blue. Green. Aquamarine.
Artist: Terry Gomes
Year: 2015
Length: 0:18:21
Genre: General Jazz
Label: Independent
Tracks:
01 Then She Danced [3:53]
02 Never Been Better [3:10]
03 Quittin' Time [3:23]
04 Oh, It's You [4:11]
05 Not What I Thought It Would Be [3:44]