By this day you get used to have only great albums coming from
this new giant of the tenor saxophone, but watch out:
“Voladores” is nothing less than a masterpiece, the best music
ever Tony Malaby put to record. At his seventh release, after
“Sabino”, “Apparitions”, "Adobe", "Warblepeck", "Tamarindo" and
"Paloma Recio", the two-drum project of the New York musician
became a true wonder. Inspired by the Mexican troup of
"Voladores" that Tony watched as a young child at Mexican
festivals in Tucson, Arizona (there is an initial dance made by
five men, the instruments being a carrizo flute, a tamborcillo
and maracas. The men, each representing the five elements of the
indigenous world climb a top a 100ft. pole, one of them stays on
the pole playing a flute and dancing while the remaining four
descend the pole with a rope tied by one of their feet. The rope
unwraps itself 13 times for each of the four flyers, symbolizing
the 52 weeks of the year). With the new addition of John
Hollenbeck, who adds vibraphone, mari