Berretineando, by The New York Tango Jam Session

Berretineando

by The New York Tango Jam Session

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1.	Sorbos Amargos 02:24	buy track
2.	Hay Que Vivirla Compadre 02:24	buy track
3.	El Viejo Amor 02:04	buy track
4.	Bailemos (talk through) 00:22	buy track
5.	Bailemos 02:26	buy track
6.	Duello Criollo 02:28	buy track
7.	Suerte Loca 02:20	buy track
8.	Ventarron 02:48	buy track
9.	La Ultima Curda 02:28	buy track
10.	Triste Destino 03:30	buy track
11.	La Cumparsita (talk through) 00:17	buy track
12.	La Cumparsita 04:40	buy track
13.	Pedro Likes It 00:04	buy track

about

The idea driving this album was to make it danceable and use some of the best tango musicians in the US, and put Alex on bando and Evan on piano to keep things danceable. Now, Alex and Evan knew each other, but had yet to meet Pedro, Nick and Hector. We all finally met for the first time on a sunny morning in mid-town Manhattan in the studio.

The album was recorded in one day in the "a la parilla" style fo playing tangos - no arrangement were used (except La Ultima Curda and Triste Destino), and on tracks like "La Cumparsita," there was no sheet music at all. Alex said "play it minimal and a little dissonant," counted it off, and what you hear on this album is the first and only take.

Many thanks to Daniela for her support, to www.gmtango.com.ar for the use of the arrangement of La Ultima Curda, to the milongueros of today who keep it alive and real, to the grand orquestas of the past that provided us guidance, and to the tango bands of today that haven't forgotten about the dancers.

Here's to many more great tandas.

credits

released May 1, 2009

Bandoneon - Alex Krebs
Violin - Nick Danielson
Piano - Evan Griffiths
Vass - Pedro Giraudo
Voice - Hector "El Pulpo" Peyreyra (on tracks 7-8)

Recorded at LoFish Studios in Manhattan, New York on April 8th, 2009 by John P. Hopkins
Mixed and mastered by Nick Moon at Tone Proper
Photos by Claude Laviano and Marty Katz
Graphic design and layout by Rita Sabler