El Angel.

• Author: Holston, Mark
• Position: Review

Oscar Feldman El Angel (Songosaurus 724781)

Argentine saxophonist Feldman has a field day trading eights with such notables as Cuban saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditti, and countryman Gato Barbieri on this impressive solo debut. Featured on alto, tenor, and soprano, Feldman boasts a bright-edged tone and charts melody-wise, sinuous solo lines on catchy fare like his own "Chachablu" and Lennie Tristano's bopish "Wow," on which he engages in a blazing duet with D'Rivera. The session's rhythm section is an all-star assemblage, with Venezuela native Ed Simon on piano, and a largely Peruvian rhythm section, featuring bassist Oscar Stagnaro, drummer Alex Acuna, and label head Richie Zellon on...