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Cositas Buenas (Album) by Paco De Lucía
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Paco De Lucía Was A Pseudonym Of Spanish Virtuoso Flamenco Guitarist Francisco Sánchez Gómez B. 21 Dec 1947 In Algeciras Cádiz Spain - D. 26 Feb 2014 . He Was Considered A Master Of Rasgueados / Picados And Was Capable Of Playing With Blinding Speed On The Flamenco Guitar. He Was The Youngest Of Five Children The Son Of Flamenco Guitarist Antonio Sánchez And Brother Of Flamenco Singer Pepe De Lucía And Flamenco Guitarist Ramón De Algeciras He Adopted The Stage Name Paco De Lucía In Honor Of His Portuguese Mother Lucía Gomes. In 1958 At Age 11 De Lucía Made His First Public Appearance On Radio Algeciras And A Year Later He Was Awarded A Special Prize In The Jerez Flamenco Competition. In 1961 He Toured With The Flamenco Troupe Of Dancer José Greco. In 1964 De Lucía Met Madrilenian Guitarist Ricardo Modrego With Whom He Recorded Three Albums Dos Guitarras Flamencas Dos Guitarras Flamencas En Stereo And 12 Canciones De Garcia Lorca Para Guitarra. Between 1968 And 1977 He Enjoyed A Fruitful Collaboration With Fellow New Flamenco Innovator Camarón De La Isla. The Two Recorded 10 Albums Together. In 1979 De Lucía John McLaughlin And Larry Coryell Formed "The Guitar Trio" And Together Made A Brief Tour Of Europe And Released A Video Recorded At London's Royal Albert Hall Entitled Meeting Of Spirits. Coryell Was Later Replaced By Al Di Meola And Since 1981 The Trio Have Recorded Three Albums Under That Line-Up. His Own Band The Paco De Lucía Sextet Which Includes His Brothers Ramón And Pepe Released The First Of Their Three Albums That Same Year. He Has Released Several Albums Encompassing Both Traditional And Modern Flamenco Styles. Through His Wide Discography He Has Given Rise To A New Way Of Understanding Flamenco And Has Advanced The Technical And Musical Boundaries Of His Instrument. The University Of Cadiz Recognized De Lucía's Musical And Cultural Contributions By Conferring On Him The Title Of Doctor Honoris Causa On March 23 2007. Until Asked To Perform And Interpret Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez In 1991 De Lucía Was Not Proficient At Reading Musical Notation. As A Flamenco Guitarist De Lucía Claimed In Paco De Lucía. Light And Shade A Portrait That He Gave Greater Emphasis To Rhythmical Accuracy In His Interpretation Of The Concierto At The Expense Of The Perfect Tone Preferred By Classical Guitarists. Joaquín Rodrigo Declared That No One Had Ever Played His Composition In Such A Brilliant Manner. Paco De Lucía Died On 26 Feb 2014 Due To A Heart Attack. He Was 66 Years Old.
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Paco De Lucía Was A Pseudonym Of Spanish Virtuoso Flamenco Guitarist Francisco Sánchez Gómez B. 21 Dec 1947 In Algeciras Cádiz Spain - D. 26 Feb 2014 . He Was Considered A Master Of Rasgueados / Picados And Was Capable Of Playing With Blinding Speed On The Flamenco Guitar. He Was The Youngest Of Five Children The Son Of Flamenco Guitarist Antonio Sánchez And Brother Of Flamenco Singer Pepe De Lucía And Flamenco Guitarist Ramón De Algeciras He Adopted The Stage Name Paco De Lucía In Honor Of His Portuguese Mother Lucía Gomes. In 1958 At Age 11 De Lucía Made His First Public Appearance On Radio Algeciras And A Year Later He Was Awarded A Special Prize In The Jerez Flamenco Competition. In 1961 He Toured With The Flamenco Troupe Of Dancer José Greco. In 1964 De Lucía Met Madrilenian Guitarist Ricardo Modrego With Whom He Recorded Three Albums Dos Guitarras Flamencas Dos Guitarras Flamencas En Stereo And 12 Canciones De Garcia Lorca Para Guitarra. Between 1968 And 1977 He Enjoyed A Fruitful Collaboration With Fellow New Flamenco Innovator Camarón De La Isla. The Two Recorded 10 Albums Together. In 1979 De Lucía John McLaughlin And Larry Coryell Formed "The Guitar Trio" And Together Made A Brief Tour Of Europe And Released A Video Recorded At London's Royal Albert Hall Entitled Meeting Of Spirits. Coryell Was Later Replaced By Al Di Meola And Since 1981 The Trio Have Recorded Three Albums Under That Line-Up. His Own Band The Paco De Lucía Sextet Which Includes His Brothers Ramón And Pepe Released The First Of Their Three Albums That Same Year. He Has Released Several Albums Encompassing Both Traditional And Modern Flamenco Styles. Through His Wide Discography He Has Given Rise To A New Way Of Understanding Flamenco And Has Advanced The Technical And Musical Boundaries Of His Instrument. The University Of Cadiz Recognized De Lucía's Musical And Cultural Contributions By Conferring On Him The Title Of Doctor Honoris Causa On March 23 2007. Until Asked To Perform And Interpret Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez In 1991 De Lucía Was Not Proficient At Reading Musical Notation. As A Flamenco Guitarist De Lucía Claimed In Paco De Lucía. Light And Shade A Portrait That He Gave Greater Emphasis To Rhythmical Accuracy In His Interpretation Of The Concierto At The Expense Of The Perfect Tone Preferred By Classical Guitarists. Joaquín Rodrigo Declared That No One Had Ever Played His Composition In Such A Brilliant Manner. Paco De Lucía Died On 26 Feb 2014 Due To A Heart Attack. He Was 66 Years Old.
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Published: 11 Nov 2010, 13:26
Paco De Lucía -- Cositas Buenas Most Veteran Jazz Listeners Probably Came Across Paco De Lucía During His Rip-Roaring '80s Adventures Alongside Fellow Guitarists John McLaughlin And Al DiMeola. In That Particularly Heated Setting Each Player Aimed For Pure Intensity—and Amazingly Enough Nobody Fell By The Wayside. Diehard Flamenco Fans Probably Found Paco De Lucía Elsewhere. His First Record 1961's La Fabulosa Guitarra Featured His Brother Pepe De Lucía On Vocals And Proudly Displayed A Slicked-Back Hairstyle On The Cover. It Fell Directly Into The Longstanding Tradition Of Flamenco A Product Of Mixed Peoples Including Gypsy And Moor Cultures. As De Lucía Has Grown Older And Broadened His Horizons He Has Continually Incorporated Styles From The New World And Elsewhere Breaking The Centuries-Old Andalusian Mold. De Lucía's Long Been Recognized As A Guitar Virtuoso Without Par On His Instrument And His Best Recording To Date Remains 1987's Crisp Pared-Down Siroco. Now A Somewhat Shaggier Beast He's Returned After A Five Year Absence With Cositas Buenas Which Provides Exactly The Same "good Little Things" The Title Promises. He Finds Willing Partners In Guitarists Juan D'Anyelica And Tomatito Though For The Most Part These Pieces Are Uncomplicated Warm Songs With The Poignant Fiery Vocals Characteristic Of The Tradition. One Surprise Comes In The Form Of The Oddly Melancholy El Tesorillo - A Gradually Crescendoing Tientos With Singers Diego El Cigala And Angela Bautista Occupying Open Space Above Spare Guitar. Its Unusual Simplicity Belies A Soft Mood. The Rumba Casa Bernardo Brings Fretless Bassist Alain Pérez Into The Mix And Features The Understated Muted Trumpet Of Jerry González Crossing All Sorts Of Boundaries Without Being Heavy-Handed About It. But The Four Bulerias On The Record Cling Most Tightly To De Lucía's Roots And Those Roots Run Deep. Despite The Relatively Novelty Of The Other Pieces Including The Tangos Title Track The Traditional Music Rings Truest. Cositas Buenas May Not Be De Lucía's Best Record But That's Not A Heavy Criticism Given The Guitarist's High Standards Over The Last Forty-Plus Years. It's Certainly Refreshing To See Him Return To Record After Such A Lengthy Hiatus. Maybe Next Time The Serving Will Extend Beyond These Brief 39 Minutes.