All-Time Top Tangos/Spain

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All Music Guide - Arwulf Arwulf
Stanley Black's orchestral fantasies touch upon Argentina and Andalusia in this double reissue of dramatically produced concept albums from the golden age of thematically presented mood music. What makes both All-Time Top Tangos and Spain much more substantial and interesting than his Red Velvet and Music for Romance albums is the inclusion of authentic instrumentation and traditional vocalizing. The tango stratum is dominated by accordion and brass; the Spanish studies bring in flamenco guitar & vocals along with bursts of conversation in the mother tongue. All of these elements keep the string orchestra at bay. As if to gild the picturesque landscape, Black finishes...
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All Music Guide - Arwulf Arwulf
Stanley Black's orchestral fantasies touch upon Argentina and Andalusia in this double reissue of dramatically produced concept albums from the golden age of thematically presented mood music. What makes both All-Time Top Tangos and Spain much more substantial and interesting than his Red Velvet and Music for Romance albums is the inclusion of authentic instrumentation and traditional vocalizing. The tango stratum is dominated by accordion and brass; the Spanish studies bring in flamenco guitar & vocals along with bursts of conversation in the mother tongue. All of these elements keep the string orchestra at bay. As if to gild the picturesque landscape, Black finishes off with a full-blown suite of themes from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/14/2004
  • Label: Dutton Vocalion Uk
  • UPC: 765387423124
  • Catalog Number: 4231
  • Sales rank: 98,374

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 La Cumparsita (2:14)
  2. 2 La Rosita (2:20)
  3. 3 Amargura (2:06)
  4. 4 A Media Luz (1:42)
  5. 5 Mama, Yo Quiero un Novio (1:49)
  6. 6 Jealousy (4:02)
  7. 7 Adios- Pampa Mia (2:16)
  8. 8 Oh! Donna Clara (2:11)
  9. 9 Ole Guapa (3:17)
  10. 10 Adios Muchachos (1:51)
  11. 11 Ecstasy Tango (2:29)
  12. 12 El Choclo (2:05)
  13. 13 Valencia (3:18)
  14. 14 Ay, Ay, Ay (3:57)
  15. 15 Malagueña (5:12)
  16. 16 Bullerias (2:00)
  17. 17 Ritual Fire Dance (4:02)
  18. 18 Granada (3:33)
  19. 19 Estrellita (3:33)
  20. 20 Macarenas (2:55)
  21. 21 Sevillanas (1:57)
  22. 22 Carmen Suite (7:38)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Stanley Black Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Ernesto Lecuona Composer
Stanley Black Arranger
Joselito Composer
Agustín Lara Composer
Michael Frondelli Composer
Manuel Ponce Composer
Oliver Lomax Liner Notes
José Padilla Composer
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodriguez Composer
Julio César Sanders Composer
Allan Stuart Composer
Edgardo Donato Composer
Paul Dupont Composer
Jacob Gade Composer
Cesar Vedani Composer
Angel Villoldo Composer
Antonio Calero Composer
Traditional Composer
De Falla Composer
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