''Dreamer'' is the fourth and final album by the
jazz fusion
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group
Caldera
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.
Critical reception
Alex Henderson of
AllMusic
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, where it received a 4.5 out of 5 stars rating, wrote "Caldera's fans -- something it didn't have nearly enough of -- hoped that Dreamer would be the LP to make the band famous in the jazz-fusion world. But Caldera continued to be obscure, despite providing an adventurous, captivating mixture of jazz, funk, rock, and Latin music. True to form, the writing is excellent on this album...For Caldera, the term "Latin music" meant a variety of things—everything from Spanish flamenco and Afro-Cuban salsa to Brazilian samba and Andean music—and on this LP, all of those things successfully interact with jazz, funk, and rock."
Paul Sexton of
Record Mirror
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gave Dreamer a 3.5 out of 5 stars rating. Sexton praised the album saying "Dreamer is one of the most exciting jazz fusion albums I've heard for a long time."
Track listing
# "To Capture the Moon" (Eduardo del Barrio) – 5:00
# "Rain Forest" (Jorge Strunz) – 8:06
# "Dream Child" (Eduardo del Barrio) – 5:12
# "Celebration" (George del Barrio) – 4:35
# "Reflections on Don Quixote" (Eduardo del Barrio) – 7:11
# "Brujerias" (Eduardo del Barrio, Jorge Strunz) – 6:02
# "Himalaya" (Jorge Strunz) – 7:04
Personnel
* Jorge Strunz — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, chant
*
Eduardo del Barrio
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Association football
* Dudu (footballer, born 1992) (Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer
* Eduardo (footballer, born 1 ...
— acoustic piano, electric piano, Oberheim Polyphonic, Mini Moog, Prophet 5 synthesizers, percussion, chant (on 7), palmas (on 6)
* Steve Tavaglione — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bamboo flute
* Mike Azeredo — congas, percussion
* Greg Lee — electric bass
*
Luis Conte
Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...
— congas, timbales, batá, chant
*
Alex Acuña
Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian–American jazz drummer and percussionist. He has also worked as an educator at University of California, Los Angeles, and Berklee College of ...
— drums, batá
Guests
* George del Barrio — Fender Rhodes (track 4 only)
* Dean Cortez — bass (track 7 only)
* Gino D'Anri — flamenco guitar (track 6 only)
* Antonio Sanchez — palmas (track 6 only)
* Ernesto Herrera — palmas (track 6 only)
* Kathlyn Powell — Celtic harp (track 7 only)
References
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1979 albums
Caldera (band) albums
Capitol Records albums