· Collectors Edition
· Issued in Digipack
· 2 Original LPs on 1 CD
· Original Cover Art and Liner Notes
· Living Stereo Recordings
· Newly Remastered in 24-Bit
Heres an unusual package, From St. Louis to Seville, wherein Carlos Montoya, the great flamenco guitarist played for the first time on record with a jazz rhythm accompaniment, giving his unique and expressive interpretation of five pop tunes, best of which is a virtuoso treatment of St. Louis Blues. The rest of the album spotlights the exciting flamenco guitar work on three Montoya originals, and a couple of Spanish popular gypsy songs.
The second album on this set was recorded live at the historic Town Hall concert that Montoya offered in February 1962. The music he performed is mostly his own transcriptions or original flamenco compositions, except the last solo guitar version of, again, St. Louis Blues, one of his great favorites which he favored playing play after a pure all-flamenco concert.
Tracklist
Total time: 71:00 min.
01. St. Louis Blues (W.C.Handy) 7:19
02. Rain on the Roof (Ann Ronell) 2:30
03. Blues in the Night (Arlen-Mercer) 3:38
04. Improvisation (Montoya) 3:19
05. Que será, será (Livingston-Evans) 2:28
06. Zambrilla (Montoya) 3:34
07. Tarantas (Montoya) 4:10
08. Tango de los ojos (Montoya) 2:50
09. Antonio Vargas Heredia (de la Oliva-Mostazo-Merenciano) 5:02
10. La canción del olé (López-Quintero-de Leon) 3:05
11. Alegría-Rosa (Montoya) 4:00
12. Guajiras (Montoya) 3:35
13. Rondeña (Montoya) 4:17
14. Huelva (Montoya) 3:15
15. Zambra (Montoya) 3:46
16. Café de chinitas (Montoya) 3:14
17. Zapateao (Montoya) 4:07
18. Alorno y verdial (Montoya) 3:24
19. St. Louis Blues (W.C.Handy) 2:50
Album details
Sources:
Tracks #1-10, from the LP "From St. Louis to Seville" (RCA Victor LSP-1986)
Tracks #11-19, from the LP "The Incredible Carlos Montoya" (RCA Victor LSP-2566)
Personnel on #1-10:
Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitar, with Barry Galbraith, rhythm guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City, on November 3, 1958
Personnel on #11-19:
Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitar
Recorded live at Montoyas historic Town Hall concert, New York City, on February 24, 1962
Original recordings produced by Johnnie Camacho (#1-10) and Jack A. Somer (#11-19)
Recording engineer: Ed Begley
This CD release produced by Jordi Pujol
