Eduardo Cardinho-Not Far from Paradise (LP, Album)

Eduardo Cardinho, vibraphonist and composer based in Porto, presents his latest project “Not Far From Paradise”, which resulted in the creation of an album released in 2024 by the prestigious Barcelona label, Fresh Sound.

Standing out as one of the most creative vibraphonists of his generation, known for his rhythmic approach and unique sound, Cardinho developed over the years his own voice on the vibraphone and met some of the best musicians of the new generation of Portuguese and Brazilian jazz scene to be part of this project. An incessant search for newsounds culminating in a new approach in the composition of new songs, where Eduardo Cardinho’s vibraphone and José Diogo Martins’ synthesizers complement each other with a panoply of sound possibilities, also adding the alto saxophone with effects by João Mortágua and the rhythm section composed of Diogo Alexandre on drums, the virtuoso Frederico Heliodoro on electric bass and Iuri Oliveira on percussions.

Tracklist

Side A

1. It Was Just a Dream (Eduardo Cardinho) 7:10

2. Anxiety (Eduardo Cardinho) 4:59

3. November 17 (Eduardo Cardinho) 5:34

4. Life Contemplation (Eduardo Cardinho) 6:50

Side B

1. Jungle Bees (Eduardo Cardinho) 5:09

2. The Beauty of Simple Things (Eduardo Cardinho) 6:48

3. Distorted Thoughts (Eduardo Cardinho) 7:57

4. Hope (Eduardo Cardinho) 4:33

Album details

Personnel:

Eduardo Cardinho (vibraphone and synths), João Mortágua (alto saxophone), José Diogo Martins (Rhodes & synths), Frederico Heliodoro (bass & guitar), Diogo Alexandre (drums), Iúri Oliveira (percussion), João Barradas (synth & accordion).

Recorded at Arda Recorders, Porto, Portugal, January, 2023

Engineered & mixed by Zé Nando Pimenta

Mastered by Clara Araujo

Cover Art by Mariano Peccinetti

Design by Rafael Ross

Produced by Eduardo Cardinho & Frederico Heliodoro

Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol

This sound recording © 2024 by Fresh Sound Records

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