Album Review: A Nomad of Sound from Marina Albero

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Album:  A Nomad of Sound
Artist:  Marina Albero
Label:  Self-Release
Website:  https://marinaalbero.net

Serene and soothing, the music of pianist-composer Marina Albero projects an intimacy with her audience, illustrated in her 2024 self-released effort A Nomad of Sound.  Swells of improvised excursions and classic bop-infused emanations emerge along the shuffling, crinkling and rippling of the recording, as an inviting repartee surfaces among Albero and her compadres.  Supported by Amina Scott on bass, Pedro Segundo on drums, and mult-instrumentalist Yusa, the melodic transitions are seamless, integrating the suaveness of swing and the creative strokes of cool jazz.

"Old Song" surges with billowing saxophone toots that blaze vigorously, as Albero's keys heighten the simmering jazz aura, having the effect of creating a smoldering atmosphere loaded with emotion and fervor. Albero's daughter Serena takes the vocal reins in "19 y 42," intensifying the simmering aesthetics with improvised scatting.  The silky silhouettes permeating from Albero's keys shroud Serena's sensual voicing tenderly across "The End of the Journey," brandishing a somber glow through the melody that intimates sullen reflections.

Fraught in cool jazz trimmings and swing-imbued patterns, Albero's music illustrates a warm intimacy with audiences.  The smooth repartee she displays with her compadres is palpable, liken to artists who have honed a legacy for years to come.

Musicians:
Marina Albero - piano, psalterium and vibes
Amina Scott - bass
Pedro Segundo - drums
Yusa - multi-instrumentalist
Serena Albero - vocals

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