Beyond Brazil
Julio Botti
Tango Nostalgias
Tracks
02 – Milongueta
03 – Introduccion al angel
04 – Imagenes 676
05 – Nostalgias
06 – Tanguedia
07 – El vals del duende
08 – Milonga del adios
09 – Sandunga
10 – Elegia sobre Adios Nonino
Length: 53:21
Musicians
Julio Botti: soprano & tenor saxPablo Ziegler: piano & arrangements
Quique Sinesi: guitar on all tracks except 3, 5 & 8
Walter Castro: bandoneon on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 & 10
Horacio Hurtado: acoustic bass on all tracks except 3, 5 & 8
Quintino Cinalli: percussion & drums on all tracks except 3, 5 & 8
Machico Osawa: 1st violin on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Lynn Betchold: 2nd violin on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Edmundo Ramirez: viola on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Jisoo Ok: cello on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Pedro Giraudo: acoustic bass on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Tango Nostalgias. This is Pablo Ziegler's “Elegia sobre Adios Nonino,” a variation on Astor Piazzolla's “Adios Nonino.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: www.juliobotti.com
Record label: ZOHO Music
Michelle Pollace
New Beginning
Tracks
02 – Hot house dandelion
03 – New beginning
04 – Forró
05 – Ondas do mar
06 – Be right back
07 – La comparsa
08 – First flight
09 – Bright eyes
10 – That was then
Length: 56:15
All songs written by Michelle Pollace except “Somewhere over the rainbow” (Harold Arlen), “Ondas do mar” (Michelle Pollace & Abel Zarate) and “La comparsa” (Ernesto Lecuona).
Musicians
Michelle Pollace: piano & keyboardDavid Belove: bass
Phil Hawkins: drums
Carlos Caro: percussion on all tracks except 4, 5 & 8
Michaelle Goerlitz: percussion on tracks 4, 5 & 8
Kristen Strom: soprano sax on tracks 6 & 7
Rebeca Mauleón: chimes on track 3; clave & chekeré on track 9
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from New Beginning. This is Michelle Pollace's composition “Be right back.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: www.michellepollace.com
María Márquez
Tonada
Tracks
02 – Tonada (Working song)
03 – Déjame (Leave me)
04 – Entre copa y copa (Between drinks)
05 – El catire (The blond boy)
06 – Wild card (Comodín)
07 – Caramba (Gosh)
08 – Serenata (Serenade)
09 – Amazonas (Amazon)
10 – Maldición (Damnation)
11 – Volver a los 17 (Back to being 17)
Length: 52:09
Tracks 1 & 6 written by María Márquez.
Musicians
María Márquez: lead & background vocalsRich Kuhns: Wurlitzer accordion, keyboard, Hammond B-3, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes on all tracks except 3, 7 & 10
Murray Low: piano, keyboard & electric piano on tracks 4, 5, 9 & 11
Bobby Black: pedal steel guitar on tracks 1 & 4
Geoff Brennan: acoustic bass on tracks 1 & 4
Steve Robertson: tabla on track 1
Bill Ortiz: trumpet on tracks 2 & 9
Ray Bonneville: slide guitar on track 6
Peter Barshay: acoustic bass on tracks 2 & 11
Scott Amendola: drums on tracks 2 & 11
John Santos: rebola, effects, güiro, shaker, woodblock, cajón, quijada, bell, bongo
Hernán Gamboa: Venezuelan cuatro, vocals, whistle on tracks 3, 7, 8 & 10
Don Gardner: clarinet on tracks 7, 8 & 10
Ron Stallings: baritone sax on tracks 2 & 9
Dave Belove: electric bass on tracks 5, 8 & 9
Aarón Serfaty: drums on tracks 5 & 9
Deszon X. Claiborne: drums on tracks 1 & 4
DJ Roger Mas: turntables on track 2
Jeremy Goody: synth effects on track 2
John Shifflett: acoustic bass on track 6
Jason Lewis: drums on track 6
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Tonada. This is João Donato's “Amazonas.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: www.mariamarquez.com
Record label: Adventure Music