Name: La Noche De Los Dioses
Brand: Tino Contreras

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BWOOD239LP

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Limited edition

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2020-10-23

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Tino Contreras

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Jazz

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Brownswood Recordings

Brownswood Recordings is a British label that was started in 2006 by Gilles Peterson. It originated from the Brownswood Records imprint, which was a side-label of Talkin' Loud (part of Mercury). The label draws inspiration from the Brownswood Basement sessions that Gilles did on his BBC Radio 1 'Worldwide' show. These sessions showcased modern jazz-influenced dancefloor music and continue to inspire newer musicians and producers today. Brownswood Recordings serves as an outlet for artists who are unique or overlooked by other labels, providing them with a space to release their work.

The label also features projects such as Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band and Sonzeira, which are influenced by Cuban and Brazilian music respectively.

With its commitment to showcasing diverse talent and nurturing creativity, Brownswood Recordings has become an influential force in the music industry since its establishment.

Tino Contreras (1924-2021) was a Mexican musician and composer known for his contributions to the genres of jazz, merengue, and Latin jazz. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Contreras grew up in a musical family with his father being a drummer and director of the first Jazz band in Chihuahua. He began playing drums at an early age and formed his own band called the Youth Orchestra when he moved to Ciudad Juarez. In the 1940s, he made his debut as a director and soloist on XEJ radio station and performed at various nightclubs.
Contreras later joined Caravans, organized by Paco Miller, where he played alongside popular artists like Pedro Infante and Tin Tán. He also played in Luis Arcaraz's orchestra and Juan García Esquivel's orchestra. Apart from his work in orchestras, Contreras had an important role in cinematography as both a drummer and composer for films during the Golden Age of national cinema.
In 1953, Contreras recorded his first acetate titled *Tino Contreras: Volado por los Merengues*, introducing Tropical Jazz or Latin Jazz fusion with his own compositions. He became known as El Rey del Merengue in Mexico for forming the first orchestra dedicated to that genre. Throughout his career, Contreras toured internationally and brought attention to the rhythm of Merengue.

From Mexico’s most established and prolific jazz musician, Brownswood Recordings is proud to present the new album from Tino Contreras, La Noche de los Dioses. Here, Tino Contreras presents a sonic gift; a kaleidoscope of evolving and shifting spiritual rumination about life and humanity. His new work features seven new recordings, contemporary jazz themes liquiscing with 3/4 rhythms, written and recorded in Mexico City, 2020.

This album is fresh - reinforcing the need to recognise, research and acknowledge the voices of the past as they still electrify us out of the numbing routine of the present, elegantly propelling us forward. Born in 1924 in Chihuahua, in Northwest Mexico, to a family of musicians, Contreras kicked off his fascination with the drum kit as a very young child. He was surrounded by music, raised by his father who led the OK Jazz Band orchestra, which inspired Tino to move to Ciudad Juárez where he formed his own orchestra. You could find Tino sharing stages with the likes of Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey, Louis Armonstrong and many more greats, experiences that have led Contreras to conjure up many a hypnotic track fuelled by an erudite, flawless rhythm section and unyielding brass and bass.

La Noche De Los Dioses

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