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Alfredo De Angelis - 20 Éxitos vol.1 (canta: Carlos Dante)

EMI 473889

Why are so many people so down on Alfredo De Angelis nowadays? There may a lot of thin material, but the blanket ban being declared by many has gone too far.

Whilst De Angelis tends towards the light end of hte musical spectrum, the great exception comes at the end of the 1940s when, like several other bands, he re-quickened his tempo and returned to harder beats not heard in Buenos Aires since 1941.

The result was a series of top class performances including the seminal version of Gloria, which easily surpasses the more popular interpretation of Donato Racciatti for both intensity and danceability. Tracks such as Amigazo create a similar mood and can create a surprising tanda for dancers, many of whom fail to identify the orchestra they think they know.

Not everything on the CD is from this period, but all the same this is a good album, which Reliquias reinstated after it was officially deleted a few years back. Don't be put off by the nondescript cover.

Track List

1. Ya estamos iguales
2. Esta vuelta pago yo
3. Cristal y luna
4. Cuatro lineas para el cielo
5. Compadron
6. Amigazo
7. Buscando perdón
8. Carga
9. Al pie de la santa cruz
10. Adiós vidalita
11. Gloria
12. Bésame en la boca
13. La marcha nupcial
14. Nunca te podré olvidar
15. Patrona milonga
16. Caminito del taller
17. Pobre de ellos
18. Un caho e' tango
19. Trapo viejo
20. Seis de enero

Francisco Fiorentino / Astor Piazzolla - Su Discografia Juntos

EMI 477604

Troilo's 1937 orchestra began to break up in 1943 with the sacking of his genius pianist Orlando Goñi. The following year saw the departure of Troilo's star singer Francisco Fiorentino, by this time a pop idol, and possibly the most popular cantor de orquesta of the era, to become a soloist.

After a failed venture with Goñi, Fiorentino tempted Piazzolla to leave Troilo and direct his orchestra. This CD presents their complete recorded output together - 22 tracks, before Piazzolla left to form his own orchestra. The results make fascinating listening.

Piazzolla now has much more freedom to arrange as he wishes, and the work is more modern. But Fiorentino's voice, although sounding the same from a technical point of view, does not shine in the same way that it had with Troilo, even if there are some excellent tracks such as the milonga Soy una fiera. Why this should be the case is one of tango's mysteries. Fiorentino solo was always going to finish second best to Troilo-Fiorentino - the greatest director-singer combination in the history of tango music. This is an intriguing album.

Track list

1. Corrientes y Esmeralda
2. Si se salva el pibe
3. Diez años pasan
4. Nos encontramos al pasar
5. Cotorrita de la suerte
6. Rosa de otoño vals
7. En las noches
8. Seis dias
9. Soy una fiera milonga
10. María
11. Fruta amarga
12. Dolor de tango
13. Oro falso
14. Amigazo
15. Viejo ciego
16. El trovero
17. Quien le ha traido
18. Burbujas
19. Volvio una noche
20. De vuelta al bulín
21. En carne propia
22. Otros tiempos, otros hombres

The Masters of Tango - Ángel D'Agostino: Café Domínguez

LCDM 2742313

An excellent D'Agostino/Vargas selection with the iconic, later (from 1955) Café Domínguez thrown in for good measure. Since Euro ceased production this is the only way to get this track. Excellent fidelity throughout - a recommended CD, despite one mistake: Un copetín is not the 1941 recording with Angel Vargas, but the 1952 one with Ruben Cané.

Track list

1. Café Domínguez
2. Serpentinas de esperanza
3. Rondando tu esquina
4. A quién le puede importar?
5. Caricias
6. Menta y cedrón
7. Shusheta
8. Cuando se ha querido mucho
9. Rosiata la Santiageña
10. Palais de glace
11. La nueva vecina
12. Mi viejo barrion
13. La última cita
14. El poncho de olvido
15. Mano blanca
16. Cantando olvidaré
17. La carreta
18. Me llaman tango
19. Madre hay una sola
20. Transnochando
21. Gorriones
22. Traiga otra caña
23. Adiós arrabal
24. Tres esquinas
25. Un copetín

Tango Collection - Tita Merello

RGS 1792

A huge personality, Tita Merello presents tango from the other side of the tracks - the arrabal.

Actress as well as singer, she was even more successful in the 1950s than the 1940s and continued working into the 1990s. Witty and temperemental, she stamped her personality upon all her work. This is the cheekiest tango you'll ever hear!

Track list

1. Que careta
2. Mi papito
3. Tata...llevame pal centro
4. Che bacana
5. No es por hablar mal
6. La viuda misteriosa
7. Quien te ve
8. Che... Pepinito
9. Mama mía... que mujer
10. Paquetín... paquetón
11. Trabajar... nunca
12. No te hagas curar
13. Mascarón de proa
14. Los cardales
15. Que torcido andás Julián!!
16. Te has comprado un automóvil
17. Ña.. to.. ri.. bia
18. Torta frita
19. No te aguanto más
20. Sos una fiera