Ricardo -> RE: What kind of story do you think Paco was trying to say through El Panuelo? (Feb. 18 2024 23:40:32)
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ORIGINAL: metalhead https://youtu.be/nlP2SsRMac4?si=dm__bOAOfE7jdxHp I'm learning this rn, would like to hear what you think when you hear this. Maybe it'll inspire me even more Honestly there is no “story”, he was developing his style a new since his experiments in the guitar trio and his “band” the sextet, from “Solo Quiero Caminar”. This was a new mature style of guitar that he was developing here, after several years. Obviously he dumped the band/electric bass etc., only using traditional palmas and some cajon as needed so it was a “puro” guitar album. He has a quote or two from Montoya on other tracks so he is trying to deliberately bridge the tradition with new concepts. Many old school aficionados did not understand the direction he was going in at all. I think Donn Pohren only enjoyed the alegrias because the foot work of Juan Ramirez reminded him of Sabicas and Carmen Amaya ([:D]). In all honesty, the Buleria here is already been developed quite a bit on the previous album, such that those falsetas mixed with these new ones seamlessly in live shows (such as when he toured with McLaughlin in 1987). Soon after Compadres with Manolo Sanlucar had more of the same style material, pretty much his career milestone material that as I described, bleeds between the three albums Solo Quiero Caminar, Siroco and Zyrab. The ablum Siroco is important because by this point he was upgrading ALL the song forms, not just bulerias, and it is interesting to note it is the only ablum Paco controls publishing rights for, so it was a conscious effort on his part to establish this milestone. The Pañuelo is an important gypsy symbol of the virgin daughter on her wedding day (they test her hoo-ha with a Handkerchief for blood, right before marriage). Paco being non-gypsy is stepping into a bit dangerous territory with that title IMO, however, he is obviously beloved by the majority of the gitano community. More amusing to me is that the jazz guys are using that title posthumously to get copyrights for Paco’s family, as per his live improvisations (with Mclaughlin in Montreux and the new San Fran trio album, etc.), but they don’t have a clue what that title refers to.[:D][:D][8D]
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