Mute - Fernandez 4

Eight years after its release on CD and digital platforms, Mute, the Fernandez 4 album that won the Gardel Award for Best Jazz Album in 2017, is now available on vinyl. The group of that name was the experimental project of Cirilo Fernández, an Argentine pianist and composer born in Switzerland, and at the time this album was recorded, it was actually a quintet, with Nico Sorin on vocals and keyboards, Sebastián Lans on electric guitar, Mariano Sívori on electric bass, and Pipi Piazzolla on drums.

It's a group of songs in English, closer to indie rock than to what's taught as jazz in music schools, but which incorporates that music's concept of freedom, constant exploration, and experimentation. Piazzolla, for example, doesn't set any specific drum pattern, but instead constantly seeks out new ideas. And this is a premise for all the musicians in the group.

The quality of the vinyl, the first produced in Europe for this new era of Club del Disco, is astonishing, as is the artwork, which showcases Costhanzo's drawings and graphic design. A luxurious piece of kit to kick off this new subscription, the Vinyl of the Month.