New CD
Bernie Mora and Tangent "Dandelion" (Rhombus Records RHO 7117) Street Date June 4, 2013
Bernie Mora-guitar, Doc Anthony -Drums,
Robert Vance-Bass, Doug Webb- Saxes, Lee Thornburg-all horns, Corey
Allen – Keyboards, Munyungo Jackson– Percussion
Texas based Guitarist / Composer Bernie Mora steps out front on his debut CD for Rhombus Records ," Dandelion". " Dandelion " showcases a set of all original tunes written by Bernie Mora in a Jazz / Fusion / Latin/ Funk and Rock style all his own. Bernie used some of the best Musicians in El Paso and Los Angeles for " Dandelion " including ; Doc Anthony- Drums, Robert Vance- Bass, Corey Allen- Keyboards, Doug Webb- Saxes, Lee Thornburg- Trumpet and Trombone, and Munyungo Daryl Jackson- Percussion, with Bernie on Guitar. " Dandelion " is a unique music experiance and is a must have for all fans of Jazz/ Fusion and creative progressive music. Bernie Mora & Tangent will be touring this summer in support of “ Dandelion “. RHO 7117 UPC 768707711727 File under Blues/Jazz/ Fusion Street Date; May 6th, 2013 http://www.rhombus-records.com What The Press Is Saying About Bernie Mora and Tangent "Dandelion" Bernie Mora brings his guitar and writing skills together with a funky and rocking band on this session. The team of Doc Anthony/dr, Robert Vance/b, Corey Allen/key and Munyungo Jackson/perc form a hard hitting rhythm section, and with a horn section of Doug Webb/sax and Lee Thornburg/brass they can sound like James Brown’s Fabulous Flames on material like “Slippery When Wet” and “Full Moon Funk.” Mora’s guitar rings like Carlos Santana’s bell on “Twilight Tango” yet can also get soft and soothing on the acoustic title track. Hard driving cruisers like “JB 111” and the bouncy waltz “Canyon Waltz” will make you think it’s Wednesday Night Chevy Night on Sepulveda Blvd. Get your motor runnin’! - George W. Harris JazzWeekly.com
Texas-based guitarist Bernie Mora may
be a bit unorthodox (somewhat explaining his band’s name “Tangent”), and
that’s what infuses his playing with buoyancy and emotional
electricity. He also associates with some first-class master reconteurs
of jazz. Interpretive twists in their repertoire cover a lot of ground
from jazz to fusion, with an ample amount of contemporary affability.
The result is remarkably powerful.- cdinsight.com
Dandelion commences with a torrid lead
line from Bernie Mora's guitar in Twilight Tango, a take on the old
Argentine / Uruguayan modus that wouldn't surprise you a bit had you
heard it from Carlos Santana, and this forms a clarion call to pay
attention 'cause Mora's gonna tear things up as the CD gets under way.
He starts no sooner than the middle eight, and that solo section's going
to make a lot of rockers' eyes glaze over, as it's pure expression on
the fly. Forget all the legato concerns, Bernie's going for it, and as
the mid-line closes out, things get even crunchier, power chords rising
from the depths to stomp around the landscape. The ensemble, a septet,
lays back a bit to requote the opening, then launches right back into a
furious resolve, bringing echoes of Alan Shacklock's Spanish affinities
in the great old Babe Ruth to mind.
Mora is inarguably a guy who loves
volume, power, and progressively rockin' fusion in this selection of
eight instrumentals. I doubt he understands what a musical rest is or
anything other than balls-out steamrolling. Every cut here thunders in
one way or another, so don't be fooled when the title track, Dandelion,
rolls up. It lulls you into a bit of somnolence within the intro in
order to better tear your head off when the guitar gets down to
business. Canyon Walls likewise, although it's much jazzier. Bernie 'n
da boyz jes' cain't sit still for a ballad, Homer. Into the Sunset comes
closest to that, bless its heart, but soon turns into a rhythmic shaker
with plenty of latin soul, funk, and earthy fusion reminding the
seasoned aficionado of Iceberg and guitarist Max Sune.
Dandelion is a must for the progrock,
hard rock, fusion, fiery World Music, and kindred crowds. No idea where
this guy comes from, as the promo lit's extremely truncated, but,
hoo-boy!, Mora exudes confidence and savvy amid all the rave-up
overdriven and chose a barnburning crew to back him. Forget the REALLY
unwisely chosen New Agey cover and strange choice of matching title (I
woulda gone for Hot Damn! or something similar), 'cause this CD will rip
you a new one, partner. - Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange by Mark S. Tucker
Picture Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man”
band not backing up Cohen and getting to really rock out with jazz,
rumba and who knows what other eclecticies in the mix. This is what
they would have sounded like. Left leaning 3A jazz rock for committed
adult ears looking for something beyond the pale. Pretty wild
throughout. - CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher
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