Gino D'Auri "Flamenco Passion & Soul"

Gino D'Auri "Flamenco Passion & Soul"

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Gino D'Auri
Flamenco Passion & Soul
The Story
Guitarist Gino D'Auri talks about "Flamenco Passion & Soul", "These days, many people think that flamenco is about playing sixty thousand notes as quickly as possible. My flamenco is slower, very traditional and down to earth. I may use cello and percussion, but its done in a traditional way, without a lot of notes. For me the music is about feeling and improvisation. I like to take chances, the communication is better that way. Like the blues, the rules of rhythm are strict, but there is much melodic freedom, the possibility of limitless improvisation, and a need to express the feelings that arise from a unique way of life." D'Auri's playing on "Flamenco Passion & Soul" lives up to the album's title. Dark, droning bass overtones and hypnotic percussion support D'Auri's marvelous flights of melodic fancy. "Striving for perfection gets in the way of the feeling," he says. "When you improvise you cant allow yourself to think about anything but the feeling of the moment. That's where great music comes from."
The Music
04:50 Barrio San Miguel Instrumental
04:51 Ida Y Vuelta Instrumental
12:15 Pasion Y Duende Instrumental
08:46 Galicia Flamenca Instrumental
06:53 Camino Del Darro Instrumental
04:56 Cadiz Y Badajoz Instrumental
09:35 Paternera Instrumental
The Artists
Gino D'Auri Flamenco Guitars, Production
David Darling Cello
Patrick Hetzinger Caja
Antonio De Jerez Palmas, Vocal, Caja
Stephen Hill Production, Mastering, Design, Art Direction
Julie Last Engineering
Rail Rogut Engineering Assistance
Michael Jay Engineering
Bob Ohlsson Mastering
Archangelo Fernandez Painting
Rex Ray Design
Jamie Ruderman Design
Daniel Aubry Photography
Recorded November 25th-27th, 1996 at Ocean Way Studio B, Hollywood, CA.

Mixed on January 24th-30th, 1997 at The Imaginary Studio, Sherman Oaks, CA.

Mastered at Hearts Of Space, Sausalito, CA.