Novara 2012
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1. Frontera Quebradiza
2. La Distritofobia
3. Ventanas
4. Remolino Humano
5. Aterrizando, una vez más
6. Bailemesta
7. El Trasnochado
8. Esto es un Paseo
All music by Ricardo Gallo (BMI)
© 2022 bluegallo music
Juan David Castaño: percussion
Ricardo Gallo: piano
Jorge Sepúlveda: drums
Juan Manuel Toro: double bass
Recorded at Novara Jazz Festival, Italy on June 2nd 2012.
Mixed by Julián Gallo at JuGa Music, Bogotá, Colombia.
Mastered by Carlos Arturo Silva at C1Mastering, Bogotá, Colombia.
Designed by Ricardo Gallo.
Photo by Max Catanzaro.
La niebla vital, Wiraqochan
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1. Unuy Quita
2. Semen de la Selva
3. Ñusta Ritual
4. La Tierra
5. Se Acabará
6. Todo lo que vive (improvisation)
7. 100 Hectáreas por minuto se van!
Cecilia Vicuña, voice and original poetry
Ricardo Gallo, piano
Produced by:
Ricardo Gallo, Cecilia Vicuña.
Recorded and mixed by:
Joseph Higgins @ Envelope Music/Creekside Sound – Brooklyn, NY feb 2017.
Mastered by:
Carlos Arturo Silva @ C1Mastering – Bogotá, Colombia.
Poems from the book:
La Wik’uña – Cecilia Vicuña © 1990 Chile, Francisco Zegers Editor.
Cover art:
Yanantin
Chili-Puka, Semen y Sangre,
Concón, Chile, 2010
Cecilia Vicuña
Photo: James O’Hern.
Design by: Pablo Castro Zamorano
Algo más melódico
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Alejandro Flórez, tiple & bandola
Ricardo Gallo, piano
1. Emisarios (Flórez)
2. Nefertiti (Andrew Hill)
3. Acueducto (Flórez)
4. Hermetismo (Gallo)
5. Algo más melódico (Flórez)
6. A Call to Play (Gallo)
7. Verdadero negativo (Gallo)
2., 3. & 5. Recorded at: NYU, New York, 15/04/2012
Recorded by: Alejandro Zuleta
1., 4. 6. & 7. Recorded Chez Gustavo Vasco, Bogotá, Colombia, 18/09/2013
Recorded by: Carolina Lucio
Mixed by: Ricardo Gallo & Alejandro Flórez (El Caldero Studio, Brooklyn NY)
Mastered by: Camilo Giraldo (RetroViSOR Producciones, Bogotá)
Cover art: Alma Sarmiento, 2018
Design: Julián Cotes
Produced by: Ricardo Gallo & Alejandro Flórez
En Tránsito
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1. Intro: La Llegada
2. En Tránsito
3. Tetralidad
4. Obnubilados
5. Diáspora Interna
6. Mikrotráfiko
7. Tetralidad (alt.)
All music by Ricardo Gallo (BMI)
except track 1 by Castaño, Sepúlveda, Toro, and Gallo.
© 2018 bluegallo music
Juan David Castaño: percussion
Ricardo Gallo: piano
Jorge Sepúlveda: drums
Juan Manuel Toro: double bass
Produced by: Ricardo Gallo
Recorded at: Sala Juan Segundo Parra, Bogotá Colombia 6/Sep/2015
Recorded and mixed by: Julián Gallo -JuGa Music
Assistant Engineer: Vanesa Ocoro
Mastered by: Seth Foster at Sterling Sound NYC, U.SA.
Design: Carmen Gil Vrolijk
En Órbita
[Vinyl LP]
released December 12, 2017
Andres Jimenez a.k.a Dilemastronauta- Drums
Juan Opina- Bass and voice
Ricardo Gallo- Keys
Isaiah Richardson Jr. Winds
tres compositores colombianos
Linos Trio:
Laura del Sol Jiménez: flute
David Merchán: viola
Maria Clara Alarcón: harp
1. Chirmías Metálicas (2009) – Carolina Noguera Palau
for solo flute
2. El Sol que está adentro (2013) – Damián Ponce de León
for flute viola and harp.
3. Latidos de lo oscuro (2014) – Carolina Noguera Palau
for solo harp
4-9. Chirimías Imaginarias (2004) – Ricardo Gallo
for flute viola and harp. In five movementes. (5th movement)
10. Elegía errante (2009) – Carolina Noguera Palau
for solo viola
Recordeod on July 3, 4 and 5, 2014 at “Sala de conciertos de la Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango” Bogotá, Colombia.
Recording, mixing and mastering: Marcela Zorro y Jefferson Rosas
Produced by Marcela Zorro, Carolina Noguera Palau, Damián Ponce de León and Ricardo Gallo.
Photos: Guillermo Santos y Damián Ponce
Graphic Design: Magdalena Monsalve
Más allá de las montañas
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Ricardo Gallo, piano
- Stomp at no man's land
- Lagunas
- Like Archie
- Mizar
- Una copla me ha cantado
- Anticopla
- Ventanas
- Viejo Presagio
- 88 drums for Cecil
- Aterrizando, una vez más
All music by Ricardo Gallo except “Una copla me ha cantado”, by Violeta Parra.
Recorded at the Banff Centre, Canada by Magdalena Kasperek and Marta Olko in november 2012.
Mixed by Daniel Restrepo in Bogotá, Colombia.
Mastered by Camilo Giraldo in Bogotá, Colombia.
Art by Siu Vásquez, 2016
Design by Nicolás Herrera
Produced by Ricardo Gallo
The recording of this album was posible thanks to funds from Colombia Ministry of Culture for a residency at the Banff Centre in 2012.
© bluegallo music 2016
Canciones internas y de otras partes
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Juanita Delgado: voice
Ricardo Gallo: piano
1. El mochuelo (Adolfo Pacheco)
2. Pajarito (Juanita Delgado)
3. Black is the colour (Anónimo)
4. Dos de febrero (Francisco Covilla Noguera)
5. Txoria txori (Mikel Laboa)
6. Águilas del monte (tradicional, letra de Cayetano Camargo)
7. El huérfano (Anónimo)
8. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha)
9. Maldigo del alto cielo (Violeta Parra)
10. Lacho (Facundo Rivero)
Produced by Juanita Delgado and Ricardo Gallo
Recorded at “Sala de Conciertos de la Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango”
Bogotá, Colombia 18 abd 19 of december, 2014.
Recording and mixing engineers: Marcela Zorro y Jefferson Rosas
Mastering: Camilo Giraldo Ángel, Bogotá, Colombia.
Design: Bibiana Rojas (La Jaula Publicaciones)
Cover art by Luis Carlos Cifuentes
Photography: Mariana Reyes.
La Vaca (EP)
Sobandero (EP)
Ricardo Narvaez – Tenor Sax
Mange Valencia – Alto Sax
Santiago Botero – Electric Bass
Kike Mendoza – Guitar
Camilo Bartelsman – Drums
Ricardo Gallo – Keyboards/laptop
Recorded at Audivisión 14/12/2014. Bogotá, Colombia
Art: Julian Garcia and Bibiana Rojas. La Jaula Producciones
Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mr. Ernesto Santos
De Carga Pesada y Patada Fina
Aputoi: Canción de un solo tiro
El busetero busca pleitos (7″ vinyl single)
Recorded in Audiovision Studios, Bogotá, Febryary 26 and 27, 2014.
Mixed by Eblis Alvarez at Isaac Newton Studios.
Mastered by Frank at The Carvery, London.
Composed & Arranged by Pedro Ojeda.
Pedro Ojeda- Drums & Percussion
Eblis Alvarez – Synthesizers
Ricardo Gallo – Organ & Synthesizer
Juan Manual Toro – Bass
Marco Fajardo – Saxophone
Romperayo
(Vinyl LP)
Composed & Arranged by Pedro Ojeda.
Pedro Ojeda- Drums, Percussion, Synths, Keyboards, Vocals, Samlping.
Eblis Alvarez – Synthesizers and samplers
Ricardo Gallo – Organ, Synthesizer and Piano Rhodes
Juan Manual Toro – Bass
Marco Fajardo – Saxophone and Clarinet
Javier Morales – Accordion
Tracks:
Alegria por un zumo de naranja con panela
Tuntuna rebajada
El del moño rojo
Icoro palenquero
El lamento de la burra
Tradición destructiva
17 tazas de cafe por la mañana
Dando vueltas en ovni
Anibal, vúelvelo a meter
Afterparis en colegios
Diadema para Catalina
La linerna del Repele
Pressing Information
Artwork by Colombian artist Mateo Rivano
Canción psicotrópica y jaleo vol. 2
Santiago Botero: Double bass
Ricardo Gallo: Fender Rhodes, hammond, synthesizer, piano and melódica
Pedro Ojeda: Drums and percussio
Marco Fajardo: Clarinet ion #6 y #7
Maria Angélica “Mange” Valencia: Alto Saxophone on #6 y #7
Juan Ignacio Arbaiza: Tenor Saxophone on #6 y #7
Enrique “Kike” Mendoza: Electric Guitar on #8
Juan Pablo Villamizar: Electric Guitar on #9 y solo en #8
All music by Botero, except #3 by Botero/Gallo/Ojeda
Produced by: Santiago Botero
Recorded in Bogotá, February 20 – 21 2014. Estudios Audiovisión
Recording Engineer: Daniel Bustos
Editing: Santiago Botero and Daniel Bustos, April 23 2014. Estudios Retro Knob. Bogotá. Colombia
Mixed and mastered by Eblis Alvarez. Estudios Isaac Newton. Bogotá.
Desing: Bibiana Rojas y Julián Camilo García
Etching on the cover by Julián Camilo García
LaJaulaPublicaciones.
Produced with support from Inversiones Chichigua and Ministry of Culture of Colombia.
Piano Lessons
Piano lessons in Sunnyside!
Kids and adults, beginners or continuing students are welcome.
I also teach Jazz piano lessons for all levels.
I have a PhD in music composition from Stony Brook University and over 15 years of experience teaching private lessons.
In the lessons we can also go over several aspects of music theory/harmony/ear training as well as composition if the student is interested.
I encourage you to take the lessons at my place in Sunnyside, Queens where I have a baby grand piano and materials like music books.
I am also taking students from anywhere for remote lessons
Please send an email to inquire for rates and availability: bluegallo [at] gmail [dot] com
Jazz Colombia II
Tribu del Asfalto
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Ricardo Gallo, piano
Jorge Sepúlveda, drums
Juan Manuel Toro, double bass
Juan David Castaño, percussion.
- Frontera Quebradiza
- Juan David
- Tribu del Asfalto
- Jorge
- Juan Manuel
- Punto de Llegada
- Ricardo
- Aterrizando, una vez más
- AIS
- Punto de Llegada II
All music by Ricardo Gallo except 2, 4, and 5 by Sepúlveda, Castaño, and Toro respectively.
Produced by Ricardo Gallo.
Recorded Live at Festival de Jazz del Teatro Libre, Bogotá, Colombia September 5, 2012.
Recorded and mixed by: Julián Gallo
Mastered by Camilo Giraldo, Bogotá, Colombia.
Design: Nicolás Herrera
Cover Art: Ernesto Salmerón, 2012.
Group Photo: Catalina Villamizar.
intimations
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Terri Hron: recorders
Ricardo Gallo: piano
1. bug jitters
2. ovalist rabbit
3. desert temple
4. interlocking branches
5. volière électrique
6. magnetism
7. late fall forest enchantment
8. golondrinas en migración
9. geyser Song
10. Orion bathing
11. swimming upstream
12. interstellar gravitation
13. bird’s eye view
All music by Terri Hron and Ricardo Gallo.
Produced by: Terri Hron and Ricardo Gallo.
Recorded at The Banff Centre, Canada, March 2013.
Recording Engineer: Magdalena Kasperev
Mixing: Amandine Pras
Mastering: Daniel Porter.
Original Art Work: Verónica Chavarro “Como sombras” 2013.
Design: Nicolás Herrera.
2013
* The magazine Semana chooses Tribu del Asfalto, the fourth album with my quartet, as one of the three notable jazz releases from Colombia in 2013.
* Tribu del Asfalto appears among the best albums of 2013 on DownBeat.
* The first review of The RicTer Scale’s album intimations appears on Downtown Music Gallery from where it can be ordered.
* A brief review on DownBeat of Tribu del Asfalto
* A review in Spanish of Tribu del Asfalto on the blog El Orejón Sabanero
* A dedicated account on the Festival Distritofonico 2013 on the blog El Orejón Sabanero
* A wonderful review of Tribu del Asfalto on the british site Dalston Sound written by Tim Owen.
* A review in portuguese of Tribu del Asfalto for the magazine Jazz.pt written by Rui Eduardo Paes
* With the occasion of the appearence of my quartet at the Festival Distritofonico happening in Bogotá, here’s an entry on the blog El Orejon Sabanero
* The first review of Tribu del Asfalto the latest quartet album appears on Downtown Music Gallery, where you can also order the CD.
Website of Colombian pianist and composer Ricardo Gallo.
Contact: bluegallo [at] gmail [dot] com , or through the contact page
Designed by Nicolás Herrera. © 2011