Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco

Editorial Reviews
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Having witnessed the rise of Tango Nuevo, the refurbishing of Argentina's best-known native music by bandoneon maestro Astor Piazzolla, listeners might muse a bit that "New Flamenco" is an odd renovation to the Spanish guitar music's storied traditions. Odd or not, the music is certainly popular. Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco shares the floor with other compilations of contemporary artists working in the tradition, specifically Narada's Viva Flamenco! and its roster of guitarists playing along with keyboards, drums, and other textures. So the "New Flamenco" isn't a burnishing or rootsy exploration in the vein of Piazzolla. Instead, Ottmar Liebert, Strunz & Farah, Oscar Lopez, Luis Villegas, and eight more artists examine on Guitar Greats how Flamenco shakes the hand of pan-Ethnic music, New Age ambience, and--of course--virtuoso guitar playing. Some of the best moments here belong not to Liebert or Strunz & Farah, though. Dan Young & Lawson Rollins sound dizzying and rhythmically potent on "Scorpion," as does Luis Villegas on "Spider Hugs," with its irresistibly parading rhythmic intensity. Guitar Greats will likely sound old hat to many of the music's enthusiasts, but it'll easily win Flamenco converts. --Andrew Bartlett

Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco,Armik,Liebert,Cook,Young & Rollins,Luis Villegas,Baja Records,Adult Alternative,Contemporary Instrumental,Ethnic Fusion,Flamenco,New Age / Meditation,New Age Collections,Pop,V/a Compilations,World Fusion

Tracks:

Isla Del Sol - Armik
Barcelona Nights - Ottmar Liebert
Jardin - Strunz & Farah
Parasol - Jesse Cook
Mediterranean Breeze - Nova Menco
The Flavor - Oscar Lopez
The Last Goodbye - Shahin & Sepehr
Treasure Bay - Govi
Gypsy Renaissance - Behzad
Spider Hugs - Luis Villegas
Scorpion - Young & Rollins
El Castillo - Lara & Reyes

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Having witnessed the rise of Tango Nuevo, the refurbishing of Argentina's best-known native music by bandoneon maestro Astor Piazzolla, listeners might muse a bit that "New Flamenco" is an odd renovation to the Spanish guitar music's storied traditions. Odd or not, the music is certainly popular. Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco shares the floor with other compilations of contemporary artists working in the tradition, specifically Narada's Viva Flamenco! and its roster of guitarists playing along with keyboards, drums, and other textures. So the "New Flamenco" isn't a burnishing or rootsy exploration in the vein of Piazzolla. Instead, Ottmar Liebert, Strunz & Farah, Oscar Lopez, Luis Villegas, and eight more artists examine on Guitar Greats how Flamenco shakes the hand of pan-Ethnic music, New Age ambience, and--of course--virtuoso guitar playing. Some of the best moments here belong not to Liebert or Strunz & Farah, though. Dan Young & Lawson Rollins sound dizzying and rhythmically potent on "Scorpion," as does Luis Villegas on "Spider Hugs," with its irresistibly parading rhythmic intensity. Guitar Greats will likely sound old hat to many of the music's enthusiasts, but it'll easily win Flamenco converts. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Invigorating!.......2004-05-08

This CD is absolutely fantastic!!! I have been listening to this almost everyday since I bought this a few months back. Its really great, especially after a long day at work - a fabulous way to unwind..it totally transforms your mood. Its soothing and at the same time invigorating, very rarely can something be both.

Also goes well with a glass of wine, with a book, for a nice evening with your partner, almost anything!! Even my 10 month old daughter just loves it!

And, oh yes, the guitar work is stupendous, out of the world - if you are a guitar aficionado, you GOT TO HAVE THIS.

Worth its weight in gold.

Absolutely Invigorating.......2004-05-08

Also goes well with a glass of wine, with a book, for a nice evening with your partner, almost anything!! Even my 10 month old daughter just loves it!

And, oh yes, the guitar work is stupendous, out of the world - if you are a guitar aficionado, you GOT TO HAVE THIS.

Worth its weight in gold.

Pure flamenco or not... enjoy it ! Dance in your car!.......2003-12-17

*Guitar Greats, The Best of New Flamenco* at first sight might look like one of those `Various Artists' loss leader compilations you see on Info-mercials or UHF stations at two in the morning. Or you might mistake it for the traditional, Segovia version of flamenco.

But NOoooooooooo! This disc is really quite good! It is a fine collection of energetic, up-tempo, well-rendered and well-sequenced songs in the 'nuevo flamenco' style. Contributions from Govi, Young & Rollins, Strunz & Farah, Ottmar Liebert, Nova Menco, Oscar Lopez, and other artists make it first rate.

I'll guarantee it. Most of these tunes will cause you to dance in your car or your office chair, or just plain get up and dance.

My spouse brought it home after hearing it playing in Borders. We soon discovered this is great car-driving music, especially with the sunroof and windows open, hair flowing in the wind.

I recommend you purchase this CD and put it in your player. It will make your house dusting a little more exciting and go a lot faster. Or you can always put on your best peasant girl outfit, clench a rose between your teeth and let the music carry you away...

A Lesson.......2003-02-02

Flamenco solo guitar has always been innovative ever since Ramon Montoya (the father of flamenco solo guitar) started to include classical guitar techniques in the beginning of the 1900's.

Then came Sabicas and Niño Ricardo who by todays standard are considered 'traditional' or 'classic'.

Then in the 70's came Serranito, Paco de Lucia and Manolo Sanlúcar that started to mix influences from other musical styles into flamenco and are the founders to what is modern flamenco solo guitar today.

Countless young guitarists have been influenced by these three guitarists; Tomatito, Vicente Amigo, Gerardo Núñez, Juan Manuel Cañizares.

Just listen to any of the above mentioned guitarists before being duped into buying this poor excuse of a record.

Hot funk cool punk even if it's old junk . . ........2003-01-03

it's still Rock & Roll to me, music fan. Who cares what Liebert, Cook, Lopez, Armik et al. call their music? Flamenco guitar music is no longer to be viewed as a narrow, strict artform with no room for innovation and growth. The influence is there, whether or not these new artists learned from old school flamenco guitar masters from Spain or not. You think rock & roll purists cried foul when punk, heavy metal and then alternative transformed the classic rock & roll landscape of the 50's and 60's? As for country, it sounds nothing like it was 20 or 30 years ago and yet it's still called country. And I'm not even mentioning the growing new sub-genre called alt-country. Like the improvisational jazz purists who cried and moaned about smooth jazz destroying their high-and-mighty artform, flamenco purists need to find something better to do with their time.

Average customer rating:

Nice collection
The star goes for the best
Great compilation!

Guitar Greats 2: Best of New Flamenco
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Manufacturer: Baja Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JNFC
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

Lovers In Madrid - Armik
Hot Nights - Tierra Negra
Nueva Vida - Luis Villegas
Cactus - Young & Rollins
Guitarra Del Fuego - Johannes Linstead
Latino - Oscar Lopez
Flight To Paradise - Nova Menco
Paloma - Jesse Cook
Celestial Tribe - Behzad
Midnight Dance - Pavlo
Mi Familia - Nocy
Salamanco - Benedetti & Svoboda

Customer Reviews:

Nice collection.......2003-07-02

This CD offers a great intro to the genre known as "new flamenco". Most of the music is highly melodic and beautiful, and in the case of tracks like, "Cactus", by Young & Rollins, down right thrilling. Danceable rhythms pulsate throughout the CD and create a great mood for parties. Don't let the tacky album cover fool you, this is one CD worth having in your CD changer on permanent rotation!

The star goes for the best.......2002-12-13

I give this compilation a star because I only like the Flight To Paradise by NOVAMENCO. The rest of the artists on this album sound like they copy others.
I recommand Gipsy Kings, NovaMenco, Paco De Lucia, Ketama.
You can find these artists on amazon.com

Great compilation!.......2002-10-03

This compilation features some of the finest artists in the genre of nuevo flamenco/Latin fusion guitar music, such as Jesse Cook and Young & Rollins, along with some promising newcomers. There is a pleasing mixture of jazz fusion, rumba, and other Latin sounds on this cd, along with the expected fiery fretwork and rhythmic complexity.

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