Second single Tribal Dance was released in May 1993, and then this album followed soon afterwards. This exposure lead to them being parodied by the mainstream media with the TV series Spitting Image parodying the track as No Lyrics due to its repetitive lyrical content. It went to number 1 in the UK in early February (competing with I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston), and spent five weeks there. With the first single listed from this album, this changed. 2 Unlimited, however, broke the mould.Īt the end of 1992, 2 Unlimited were still only known amongst those who followed chart music at the time. At the time, many eurodance acts were able to produce hit singles but were unable to capitalize on this with a commercially successful album. It had produced four hit singles, but the album had not performed well commercially, peaking at just #37 in the UK. Pedro Bermudez: piano, Fender Rhodes Eddie Gomez: acoustic bass (5, 10, 12) Ruben Rodriguez: bass (3, 4, 13) Duduka Da Fonseca: drums, percussion (6, 8) Ivan Renta: tenor & soprano saxophone (1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 13) Nelson Jaime "Gazu": trumpet (1, 3, 4, 13) Richie Flores: congas (3, 7, 11) Vince Cherico: drums (3, 4, 13) Diego Lopez: drums ( 1, 2, 9) Christian Rivera: congas (2, 9) Carli Maldonado: timbal (9), congas (1, 4, 13) Efrain Martinez: drums (4, 7, 10, 11, 12) Gabriel Rodriguez: bass (7, 11) Felipe Salles: soprano saxophone (6, 7, 8) Mike Arroyo: acoustic and electric guitar (2, 8, 10) David "Piro" Rodriguez: trumpet (11) Ana Baiana: vocal (10) Oscar Stagnaro: electric bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 9).2 Unlimited had limited success in 1992 with their debut album Get Ready!. Yubá A Santurce La Número Siete El Jarriero ALC The Dreamer Bombaiao Redentor Chorinho Para María Iván's Cha Caminhos Cruzados Offbeat No Limits Long Walk. Each selection is well over five minutes which allows room for song development and there is no sense that the production was hurried, but well thought out and executed with passion and grace. On this his first recording as leader, Bermudez has stepped up to the high standards which have been established by Latin pianists, and took it into his own direction. Having formally studied Brazilian music, Bermudez weaves the samba feel into several selections such as "Redentor" and "Chorinho Para Maria," adds a frenetic pace to "Bombaiao," and brings in vocalist Ana Baiana on the Jobim classic "Caminos Cruzados." The band stretches out on the traditional Afro-Caribbean numbers "El Jarriero," which opens with a haunting bass tumbao, and "Ivan's Cha," featuring excellent sax work by Ivan Renta. There are flashes of his mentor Hilton Ruiz, which are conjured up on some of his bop influenced solos and high flying runs, showing the talents this young pianist possesses. But on No Limits he does not dwell only on his mastery of the piano montuno and percussive accompaniment rather he composed and arranged all the songs to demonstrate his broad range of skills and those of his accompanying musicians. Adept at both the Latin and jazz idioms, this record showcases his talents as such.īermudez came up through the salsa school in Puerto Rico where he was pianist for several of the best bands on the island. He articulates each track with its own identity with music that does not fall into any one category. Such is the case with No Limits, by pianist Pedro Bermudez. The term Latin Jazz has been assimilated into the modern vocabulary to describe a certain genre of music, though they are two distinct words which can stand alone.
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