(World Fusion / African Jazz) Lionel Loueke (Herbie Hancock, Cyro Baptista, Gretchen Parlato, Massimo Biolcati, Ferenc Nemeth, West African percussion ensemble) - Virgin Forest - 2006 [ObliqSound OS 104], FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Guitarist/singer Lionel Loueke's Virgin Forest blends West African rhythms with standard jazz idioms, boiling down the music to its soul-catching essentials. Loueke sings and scats in Fon and Mina, languages from Benin and Mali, and his vocals and guitar playing are so seductive that one doesn't need to understand either to be drawn in. Terrell Kent Holmes ~ allaboutjazz.com

Lionel Loueke's West African roots are displayed fully on this recording with his regular mates Ferenc Nemeth (drums/percussion) and Massimo Biolcati (bass). Featured artists on several tracks are percussionist Cyro Baptista and vocalist Gretchen Parlato, the alluring singer's bossa-tinged, soaring, or bird-like sounds a perfect complement for Loueke's understated throat work. Pay attention to Parlato in the future; she's a special artist. Of the selections, six are coupled with short ritual vocal/percussion preludes (one postlude) that segue into the main compositions. Of these pieces, one is quite reminiscent of sweet Brazilian master troubadour Milton Nascimento, another in 6/8 (a favored rhythm of Loueke) is centered in modal minimalism, another is a highlife tune, and a fourth has Loueke's late-night guitar sounding more like a kora, while a trio number "Benny's Tune" is the closest to mainstream jazz, and quite reminiscent of Kenny Burrell's sparse sound. A virtuoso musician, Loueke displays harmonics on the perky two-minute "Danse des Animaux," uses melodica on the shortie "Dispute des Loupes," and showcases the harmonica of Gregoire Maret for the ballad "Moesha I." There are stand-alone pieces with acoustic pianist Herbie Hancock, with whom Loueke had been working with at this time. The no-time wafting beauty in unison with Hancock on "Le Reveil des Agneaux" and the more demonstrative, forcefully counterpointed "La Porsuite du Lion" display the most improvisation. The closing title track uses choppy rhythms and electric wah-wah guitar to contrast Parlato's warbling, an atypically arresting finish. One suspects Loueke and friends are merely scratching the surface, with hopes that he will not be swayed by more commercial considerations, following this diverse worldly path he has chosen while broadening its swath and depth.
Michael G. Nastos ~ allmusic.com

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Lionel Loueke / Virgin Forest
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