Twenty–two
01. Love Tone Poem -- 02. Old City -- 03. Weilheim -- 04. A Different Kind of Reality -- 05. Two Sides of a Goodbye -- 06. Light Slips In -- 07. Looking Through You -- 08. How Deep Is Your Love -- 09. Aaychdee -- 10. Cota Mil -- 11. Brand New Grays -- 12. Days Gone Days Ahead -- Luis Perdomo grew up in a home filled with music. Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1971, Luis was exposed to just about every style of music by his father, an avid music fan and collector. Alongside salsa, Latin, R & B, and classical, the young Perdomo heard jazz greats like Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson, two of his earliest and most important musical influences. Drawn to jazz and to the piano at an early age, Luis was making regular professional appearances on Venezuelan TV and radio by the time he was twelve. It was about this same time that Luis started to think more and more about the possibility of pursuing a life in music. The more he began to listen and to read about jazz— his tastes had expanded to include players like Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane—the more he became aware of one undeniable truth. All his favorite artists lived and/or recorded in New York City. Thus, it was only a matter of time before he too would make that move. -- Twenty –Two is the title of pianist Luis Perdomo’s Hot Tone Music label debut. Perdomo co-produced the 12-track recording with bassist Mimi Jones who, along with drummer Rudy Royston, is a part of the trio that Perdomo calls Controlling Ear Unit. Twenty-Two is the musical metaphor which documents Perdomo’ s 22 years as a resident of New York City and the age he was when he left his native country of Venezuela. -- -- Controlling Ear Unit, as a rhythm section, is the energy core of this trio. Each musician radiates the groove, time and spirituality of Perdomo’s music with expertise and the skill of jazz masters. The band is tight, balanced and each player articulates the dynamics of this performance with exper
Luis Pedromo & Controlling Ear Unit  (Artist)    Format: Audio CD
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