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Post by UncleTito on Sept 22, 2004 13:15:51 GMT -5
Granted. Paco de Lucia is a trditional flamenco player and not noveau flamenco, but I can't believe no one has mentioned him. Paco is probably the most influential flamenco guitarrist of this age. His works with the great singer Fosforito, his jazz work with John Mclaughlin and Al DiMeola and everything he has put his signature sound on have become landmark recordings for generations. Let's talk about this great player. If you don't know any of his music I can certainly recommend some of his recordings. But this you should know. This is traditional flamenco. You wont find any of the pop song structures or elements that you find in OL's music. Some of you will probably find this music hard to get into.
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Post by Adam Solomon on Sept 22, 2004 15:42:38 GMT -5
I have some Paco stuff--great, easily the best flamenco out there, but you're right, for someone used to the composition and melody of OL's music, this is a bit tough to get into (Almoraima is a favorite of mine...OL does awesome bulerías, but Pacos are just incredible ). I think one of the reasons he hasn't been mentioned is because most of the threads here are to introduce people to new music, and Paco is someone probably most fanmencos already know about... I'd love to pick up some more of his stuff, too. What are your recommendations?
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Post by boris on Sept 22, 2004 15:58:51 GMT -5
I cannot say that I'm familiar with him. It's like everybody saying he's the best so I wasn't curious anymore...somehow. I mean, I knew NOTHING about OL when his music attracted me and that way, it works better for me. So why I haven't posted about him is because until today, I had nothing to say and didn't feel for asking at all.
Plus I have no idea where to start. All a Spanish friend of mine could say was "listen to Entre dos aguas". I did, it was okay, but nothing came after it (for me). I was just a bit lost. When walking into a music store, I saw A LOT of albums and couldn't figure out which was originally an album recorded by him (like this year Cositas Buenas) or which was just some label jumping on the "Paco train".
So what I would need is a good recommendation. I still have to get to know his music.
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Post by Adam Solomon on Sept 22, 2004 16:26:11 GMT -5
I'd recommend his Antología and Concierto de Aranjuez for starters...Antología is a good intro to his best flamenco songs, and the Concierto is a must-have...for anyone. Astounding.
But I don't know much Paco, that's just how I was recommended to start...Tito, your thoughts?
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Post by UncleTito on Sept 23, 2004 6:13:39 GMT -5
I really like "Solo quiero caminar". This album has been labeled by some as a jazz recording, but to my ears it is still flamenco. Let me dig in my CD collection to see what I have. I come back and give you some suggestions.
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