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Tango Collection - Roberto Firpo

RGS 1717

No, don't skip on! This is a CD not of Firpo's old time quartet, but hard-to-find recordings of his orchestra covering the years 1935-1941. Like Lomuto, Firpo is one of those bands that you just wouldn't know had a huge recorded output from the quantity of material that's available nowadays. Firpo recorded over 2,800 tracks - that's three times D'Arienzo's output, and most of what has been released has been by his quartet rather than his orchestra, which has a special and unique sound.

Whilst half the CD overlaps with the Reliquias CD this is still essential. RGS seem to have taken their inspiration from those prohibitively expensive Japanese albums. La trifulca and Loco lindo on CD? Damn. Someone just stole some of my best tandas

In conclusion - stunning.

Track list

1. En la brecha
2. La carcajada
3. Didí
4. La despedida
5. Atardecer campero vals
6. Vea… vea…
7. Loco lindo
8. Homero
9. La murra
10. Barreras de amor
11. El compinche
12. Tierra negra
13. El amanecer
14. Curda completa
15. Entre los ceibos
16. Fuegos artificiales
17. De vuelta al pago
18. La chola
19. La trifulca milonga
20. El talento

Alfredo De Angelis - Fumando Espero (canta Carlos Dante)

EMI 837416

Late De Angelis vocals can be pretty disappointing, but if you are looking for some exceptions, here is the place to start. This CD focusses on the years 1952-1957 with the final couple of tracks being from 1945, so its still very much golden age although mostly after the 1940s. The title track, from 1956, is an absolute scorcher and deserves to be more widely played. Reliquias help you fill out a tanda with Carillón de la merced, but those De Angelis violins get out of hand on Remambranza.

Que nadie sepa mi sufrir has a very interesting story. This is a Peruvian waltz, although composed by Argentines and is famous throughout South America: I have a version done 'unplugged' by the Mexican pop group Los Lobos. It was also a big hit for Edith Piaf in the 1950s! This is a great vals to play if you are looking for something that's a bit different but still danceable.

Track list

1. Fumando espero
2. Tu corazón
3. Carillón de la merced
4. Milonguita
5. Remembranza
6. Que nadie sepa mi sufrir vals
7. Quien más, quien menos
8. Tus besos fueron míos
9. Que lento corre el tren
10. La novena
11. La flor del palmar
12. Incomparable vals
13. Nobleza de arrabal
14. Sonsa
15. Nieve de amor
16. Mentiras piadosas

11: dúo Oscar Larroca/Carlos Dante

Osvaldo Pugliese - Vieja Recova

Magenta 9097

A few Magenta CDs (mostly transfers from LPs) have re-appeared recently and this one gathers together the eight scorching sides that Jorge Vidal made with Pugliese in the years 1949-1950. It also includes Pugliese's electrifying instrumental composition Malandraca.

Track list

1. Ventanita de arrabale
2. Vieja recova
3. Puente alsina
4. Malandraca
5. Boedo
6. Barra querida
7. Testamento de arrabal
8. La cieguita
9. Porqué canto el tango
10. Un baila a beneficio milonga

Canta:

Jorge Vidal (1-3, 6-10)

Juanjo Domínguez - Mis zambas preferidas

A new CD from the trio of virtuoso Argentine guitarist Juanjo Domínguez - not tangos this time, but zambas.

stocks exhausted

Track list

1. El Paraná en una zamba
2. Del tiempo de mi niñez
3. Las madreselvas
4. La nostalgiosa
5. Zamba de la candelaria
6. La atardecida
7. El sueño
8. Esquina al campo
9. La siete de abril
10. Caminito soleado
11. A la gran muñeca
12. El viejo paraguas
13. La nochera