Carles Benavent Un, dos, tres... Carles Benavent Carles Benavent is one of the most acclaimed In 1991, he plays a special concert featuring the Spanish musicians, a world class bass player who music of Gil Evans with Miles Davis, among oth- has performed and recorded with Miles Davis, ers, and an orchestra conducted by Quincy Jones Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía, and the biggest at the Montreux Jazz Festival (“Miles Davis and names in flamenco music like Camarón de la Isla. Quincy Jones Live At Montreux, Warner Bros.) He is widely known, not only as a jazz flamenco One of his most prolific bands has been the trio bass player, but also as the creator of the flamenco with Jorge Pardo and Tino di Geraldo, still ac- bass style itself. During his 25 years of collabora- tive, which received the Spanish Music Academy tion with Paco de Lucia, he forged that unique Award for the Best Jazz Album of 2009 (“Sin Pre- style of playing now widely recognized by the fla- cecentes”, Nuevos Medios). menco bass community. International critics have His discography as a leader includes “Iberia” said that Carles Benavent became for the flamenco (1978), “Colors” (1989), “Agüita que corre” (1994), style what Jaco Pastorius became for the jazz style. “Fénix” (1996), “Aigua” (2003), “Sumando” (con He started his musical career being part of the key Josemi Carmona, 2006). fusion bands that emerged in Barcelona during In 2009, he presents “Quartet” (bebyne records) the 1970’s: Máquina, Música Urbana, etc. In 1980, with his own new band, featuring Jordi Bonell, he begins to perform with Paco de Lucía touring Ravid Goldschmidt and Roger Blàvia. Europe, America and Japan, a collaboration that will continue until 2001. Now, in “Un, dos, tres...” he uses the trio setting, In 1982, he meets Chick Corea and records two al- introducing Roger Mas playing acoustic and elec- bums (Touchtone, Again and Again) and tours all tric piano, and his old mate Roger Blàvia on drums. over the world. They do another recording again in 2005 with the Touchstone Band: The Ultimate Adventure, with Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colayuta, Hu- bert Laws, Airto Moreira, Hossam Ramzy, and Tim Garland. During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Benavent leads his own groups, with Joan Albert Amargós, Jordi Bonell, Jorge Pardo, etc. and collaborate with international artists like Michel Camilo, Paquito D’Rivera, Gil Gold- stein, Don Alias, Alex Acuña, Vince Mendoza, Giovan- ni Hidalgo, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, etc. Carles Benavent “If Jaco Pastorius was the best electric bass player in the world, we can say the same about Carles Benavent in Spain, and flamenco music on the bass”. Karles Torra, “Volteando los Palos”, La Vanguardia “(…) Superbassist Carles Benavent!”. Rob Adams, The Herald “Traditional Spanish audiences were initially reluctant to welcome the electric bass to the flamenco arena, but after playing with Paco de Lucia and Camaron de la Isla, Benavent has been admired and respected also by the pur- ists”. Petra Jones, from Bass Player Magazine’s interview “Catalan bass player Carles Benavent enchants Egyptian audiences at the Al-Sawy Cultural Wheel on the banks of Nile in Zamalek. (…). How fortunate we are in Cairo to give ear to the extraordinary Carles Benavent Quartet”. Gamal Nkrumah, “Getting the hang of it” – Al Ahram Carles Benavent Release date: December 22nd, 2011 Carles Benvent Un, dos, tres... Carles Benavent: Un, dos, tres... bebyne records presents “Un, Dos, Tres...”, the new album of the inter- nationally acclaimed bass player Carles Benavent. Featuring Roger Mas (piano) and Roger Blàvia (drums and percussion), and collaborations from great guest artists such as Jorge Pardo (flute), Tino Di Geraldo (In- dian tablas) and Raynald Colom (trumpet). 01. Don Carles Benavent, bass and guitar 02. Bailas? Roger Mas, piano 03. Novembre Roger Blavia, drums & congas The album includes a homenage to Federico Mompou (“Scenes 04. Tirititran catalán Guest artists: Jorge Pardo, Tino d’Infants”) and two personal dedications: the opening track “Don”, to 05. Flamenquillo di Geraldo, Ravid Goldschmidt, Don Alias, and “Mario”, to his old friend and producer Mario Pacheco. 06. Scenes d´infants Raynald Colom, Matthew Simon, 07. Punt i final Xavier Figuerola and Sergi Verges. 08. Mario 09. Cara bobo (Bonus Track) 10. A solas (Bonus Track) Carles Benavent SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Discography Iberia (1978, Música Urbana) Jorge Pardo Colors (1989, J. A. Amargós) El canto de los guerreros Agüita que corre (1994) Las cigarras son quizá sordas Fénix (1996) Veloz hacia su sino Aigua (2003) 2332 Sumando, (2006, J. Carmona) Mira Quartet (2009) Tino di geraldo Benavent/Di Geraldo/Pardo Burlerias El concierto de Sevilla Flamenco lo seras tú Sin precedentes Tino Paco de Lucia Miles davis Solo quiero caminar Live at montreux Carles Benavent: Quartet Carles Benavent: Un, dos, tres... Live in the Summer Night Gil Goldstein Zyriab Zebra coast Live in America Lucía Camarón de la Isla Viviré Calle real Soy gitano Potro de rabia y miel Chick Corea Touchstone Again and Again Rumba Flamenco Booking & Management: bebyne management [email protected] . www.bebyne.com Ultimate Adventure Distribución: Absolute Distribution [email protected] . www.absolutedistribution.com Carles Benavent © 2011 bebyne records Bebyne Productions, S.L. P.O. Box 6.024, 08080 Barcelona, Spain [email protected] www.bebyne.com .