Monday, July 13, 2009
Your Daily Lick: Bill Ortiz
From Where I Stand (Tangent Records)
Bay Area Bands Nate Seltenrich — Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:03 PM
A ten-year member of Santana's touring band (he landed the gig after performing on Carlos' 1999 smash single "Smooth"), San Francisco trumpeter Ortiz steps out on his own with this sultry solo debut. Despite the Santana connection, there's no Latin to be found among Ortiz's thirteen originals; he dabbles instead in smooth jazz, soul, R&B, and even reggae, mastering each language as he goes.
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hey Mr Nate Seltenrich...The CD IS NOT IN A BOX GENRE..IF UR LOOKING FOR A CONTINOUS BEAT OF SALSA BEATS..HE IS MORE OPEN MINDED AND DIVERSE THEN U COULD EVER REACH..JUST BECAUSE HIS NAME IS CONNECTED AND PLAYS W/ SANTANA DOESN'T MEAN HE'S PLAYING LATIN ALL THE TIME..HE IS A DIVERSE WELL EDUCATED AND WELL ROUNDED MUSICIAN THAT PLAYS WITH MANY ARTISTS OF ALL STYLES THATS THE DIFFRENCE AND IT SHOWS ON HIS ALBUM..HE MAKES IT FUN AN ENTERTAINING AND MUSICAL AND RESPECTS THE MUSIC...HE KNOWS HIS LATIN INSIDE IN OUT BUT FOR YOU TO COMMENT ABOUT HIS CHOICE OF STYLE YOUR JUST A CRTIC..!!!!! OPINION!!! AN A** HOLE EVERYONE GOTS ONE ..BUT YOUR OPINION DON'T MATTER HIS TALENT OVERSHINES YOUR JUDGEMENT..AND HE REPESENTS ALL THE THINGS YOU LACK...DIVERSITY AND AN OPEN MIND TO ALL MUSIC..TO BE A CRITC YOU NEED KNOWLEDGE OF ALL MUSIC AND STYLES TO COMPARE..DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT ? OR SING?..HAVE YOU RECORDED WITH DIVERSE MUSICIANS ? OR YOU STUCK IN A BOX? EXPAND YOUR MIND AND EXCEPT AND RESPECT WITH A GOOD COMMENT......NOT YOUR INGONORANT OPINION
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