Ricardo -> RE: Paco De Lucía - Discography (Mar. 17 2023 11:47:54)
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Since Pimientito is not active around here anymore, he told me to put up the new albums that have expanded the discography of Paco by two, these last two years. Discussed a lot already is the Saturday night in San Francisco (see my signed copy by Al Dimeola), that came out summer of 2022. And the Montreux years of Paco’s group (1984, 2006, 2012), just out February 2023. Although both albums are edited/remastered material we have been familiar with from YouTube for decades, having gotten into vinyl recently, I have been enjoying both offerings quite a bit. The San Francisco album was actually edited by Al and his team, but mastered/mixed differently by Ear music (released in Europe first, only on CD with Black Orpheus) and Impax Records (the vinyl I have) with bonus track of Paco’s bulerias solo. A side by side comparison reveals different usages of compression, eq, and reverb. I can’t honestly say which I prefer, and knowing that this is a digital job doesn’t add much to the vinyl versions vs. CD, but I like the big gatefold jackets and booklet. The Montreux is a double LP, with 2 tracks per side, Mclaughlin adds commentary. While Entre dos Aguas is presented twice, plus Buana King Kong, the other tracks are actually quite enjoyable to listen to after a long time. The best piece is the Rondeña, (wrongly labeled as Variaciones de Minera). Zyryab is quite good, as Josele got his picado together on this one and the singers Montse and La Tana sound better up at 9 por medio than the male singers screaming that I have been used to, trying to squeeze out letras of siguiriyas and Solea in this piece at the end. The three classic solos missing from his last live in Spain album (2010), Alegrias, Bulerias and Rondeña make this album complementary rather than redundant IMO. Of course with YouTube at our fingertips, all this is of minor significance. So what could be left to add to this discography in the future? Well, I could imagine more video material such as Montreux guitar Trio, and other live concerts that are archived somewhere. But for know, I feel the discography is more than complete.
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