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The listener wishing to get acquainted with Astor Piazzolla's tangos has many options to choose from: the composer's own recordings, adaptations for classical ensembles, and various more arcane versions. This release features a young Armenian group of classically trained musicians, but the performances don't quite fit under the classical umbrella. Instead they offer a way of playing tango music that would have been familiar three-quarters of a century ago, but isn't heard much these days: you might call it sentimental salon tango…

The Music Committee of Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Society of Western USA has undertaken the publication of these works in a 2-CD set. The first features the arrangements for piano of his classical, well-known and cherished songs by composers Robert Andriasian and Gevorg Saradjian. In their arrangements, Andriasian and Saradjian have transformed the monophonic original melodies into charming piano compositions, enriched with harmonic and polyphonic elements. The second consists of all his piano works (except for the several variations of his Dances). ..

Chicago-Sao Paulo Underground feat. Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah & The Underground - Spiral Mercury (2014) {Clean Feed CF301CD}
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Jazz / Modern Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Progressive Jazz / World Fusion

This exceptional live document finds legendary free jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders collaborating with cornetist Rob Mazurek and members of the Sao Paulo Underground and Chicago Underground Duo. Mazurek takes a leading role for the most part, joined by Sanders in his regular volcanic, spiritual state of playing and supported dutifully by percussionist Maurício Takara, drummer Chad Taylor, bassist Matt Lux, and multi-instrumentalist Guilherme Granado. The disc tends toward the more experimental and tumultuous side of things, with processed synth sounds clashing with the explosive organic instrumentation in a way that brings to mind Sun Ra's rudimentary synth experimentation on his early-'70s Saturn Records output.