Dino Saluzzi - Once Upon a Time - Far Away In The South (1985)

Artista: Dino Saluzzi

Álbum: Once Upon a Time - Far Away In The South
Año: 1985
Género: Tango Jazz Fusión
Nacionalidad: Argentina

Lista de Temas:
1. José, Valeria and Matías
2. And The Father Said...
3. The Revelation
4. Silence
5. ...And He Loved His Brother, Till The End
6. Far Away In The South
7. We Are The Children

Alineación:
- Dino Saluzzi / bandoneón
- Palle Mikkelborg / trumpet, fluegelhorn
- Charlie Haden / bass
- Pierre Favre / percussion

Hay virtuosos y virtuosos. Hay tipos que mueven muy rápido los dedos sobre la guitarra y se lo llama virtuosos, no hace falta dar nombres, ya todos se imaginarán a alguno de esos que tratan de tirar millones de notas por segundo con cero de musicalidad, mucho de ego y son capaces de transmitir todo el aburrimiento transmutado como música.
Hay otros virtuosos que combinan de manera magistral dos notas llevadas en un ritmo muy lento, muy minimalista, pero que te mueve todo el sentimiento y toca las fibras del alma. Un ejemplo de ello lo pueden encontrar en la canción del video, abajo de todo, donde con muy poco el maestro Saluzzi se arma una maravillosa combinación de sentimientos. Es otro virtuoso, que quizás pueda tocar rápido también, pero es claro que esa no es su función, lo que quiere es transmitir desde lo más profundo algo de su inspiración, de su caudal emotivo, de su maravillosa eternidad.

Once Upon a Time – Far Away in the South is an album by Argentine bandoneón player and composer Dino Saluzzi recorded in 1985 and released on the ECM label

Acá va otro disco del maestro, vamos a ver cuantos presento y resubo en estos días que estamos muy dinosaluzzinao luego que el catamarqueño Luis tiró la primera piedra.

There is an effusive quality to bandoneón virtuoso Dino Saluzzi’s art, one that speaks of the past, which through slogs of time becomes recoverable through the hope of performance. Listen to the sonic photograph that develops in “José, Valeria And Matias” this becomes clear. Every face is a memory incarnate, speaking with the voices of a hundred. Bassist Charlie Haden and trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg round out the album’s histories, along with percussionist Pierre Favre, whose rustlings shake a metallic tree of its own. Mikkelborg proves himself more than adaptable to these uncharacteristic circumstances, and Haden, as ever, is no mere accent but a living, breathing songster, ever open to the resonance of harmony. The titles of each track tell stories in and of themselves while also telling a larger narrative together. “And The Father Said… (Intermediate)” strings a contemplative (and what about this album isn’t?) duet between Saluzzi and Haden (who broadens the reflections that so deepened “José…”) before Favre’s earthly drums draw us upright into “The Revelation (Ritual).” Over a swelling gong and skipping snare, Mikkelborg and Saluzzi spin a frantic spell. “Silence” is a heartening solo from Saluzzi that ebbs like the tide and saunters into the verdant landscapes of “…And He Loved His Brother, Till The End.” Mikkelborg’s sensitivity swings in slow motion here from Haden’s tether. Favre returns in “Far Away In The South…,” painting the empty spaces with his embracing nature. In this 16-minute saga of intimate proportions, we get the album’s most dynamic changes, a mosaic of improvisatory energy, a sometimes-playful excursion into recollection. The quartet finishes with “We Are The Children.” The sun of this anthem burns away the rain, bringing together each signature in a field recording of children at play.
Once upon a time… is a language unto itself, a study in movement and matter. This recording is also a testament to ECM’s meticulous production values. Guaranteed to wash your soul clean.

between sound and space

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