Best of Tango Argentino: Live at the Festival in Granada 1994-97

by Hugo Diaz

Overview

Well, ARC has done it again: they've provided a competent midline CD with such minimal liner notes that one cannot even tell who is playing which instrument. The instruments are violin, piano, guitar, vocals, bass, and bandoneon, but there are only three musicians listed on the cover, although admittedly not every instrument appears on every track. The recording is a selection from four years of performances at a festival in Granada, Spain, a town which has taken tango to its heart, even though the form originated in the New World . The song list is not doctrinaire: it opens with a number by Astor Piazzola, the quintessential modern, but the second number is so traditional that you might have seen Gomez and Morticia dance to it on The Addams Family. And the hits keep on coming. The third number is "Por una Cabeza," familiar to millions as the tango piece from Scent of a Woman. This version is different from that by the Tango Project, in that this version features crusty vocals. Another song, "Pa'que Bailen los Muchachos" has a smoother, more attractive male vocalist; the bandoneon decorates the singing with great character. What is presumably going on with this disc is that there are several groups on it. Too bad they can't be identified. For a live recording, the sound quality is good. Recommended for fans of anonymous tango. ~ Kurt Keefner

Product Details

Release Date:	03/12/2002
Label:	Arc Music
UPC:	0743037142021
Rank:	187168

Tracks

1. Por Una Cabeza  - Hugo Diaz  - Carlos Gardel
2. A¿¿os de Soledad  - Hugo Diaz  - Astor Piazzolla
3. El Marne  - Eduardo Arolas  - Hugo Diaz
4. Nocturna  - Hugo Diaz  - Julian Plaza
5. Libertango  - Hugo Diaz  - Astor Piazzolla
6. Otono Porteno/Melancolico Buenos Aires/Montevideo Otonal  - Hugo Diaz  - Astor Piazzolla
7. La Trapera  - Hugo Diaz
8. Lo Han Visto con Otra  - Hugo Diaz  -  Public Domain
9. Sur  - Hugo Diaz  - Homero Manzi  - Anibal Troilo
10. Fuimos  - Jose Dames  - Hugo Diaz  - Henry Mancini
11. Lo Que Vendr¿¿  - Hugo Diaz  - Astor Piazzolla
12. La ¿¿ltima Cita  - Agustin Bardi  - Hugo Diaz
13. Boedo  - Julio de Caro  - Hugo Diaz

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hugo Diaz   Primary Artist,Bandoneon
Trio Pantango   Ensemble
Fernando RUbin Saglia   Guitar
Guillermo Destaillats   Bandoneon
Michael Elvermann   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Marie-Laure Manigand   Text
Homero Manzi   Composer
Gerardo Hernan Matos Rodriguez   Composer
Edgardo Donato   Composer
Imperio Argentina   Composer
Fernando Z. Maldonado   Composer
Diz Heller   Cover Design
Horst Tubbesing   Compilation Producer
Lucio Demare   Composer
Julian Plaza   Composer
Osmar Maderna   Composer
Carel Kraayenhof   Composer
Anibal Troilo   Composer
Astor Piazzolla   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Pascual Contursi   Composer
Carlos Gardel   Composer
Eduardo Arolas   Composer
Hugo Diaz   Composer
Julio de Caro   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Catulo Castillo   Composer
Barbara Papadopoulos   Artwork,Typesetting,Layout Design
Andy Graves   Cover Design
Osvaldo Requena   Composer
Enrique Pedro Maroni   Composer
Angel Villoldo   Composer
Agustin Bardi   Composer
Jose Dames   Composer
Pablo Carcamo   Mixing,Engineer