Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: a Brazilian trunk | Babelia
I have devoted quite a bit of space from these lists to Brazilian music. It…
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Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: João Donato’s kind madness | Babelia
A genius of the Brazilian piano, João Donato was (are) such a great guy that…
Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: Léo Ferré’s unleashed poetry | Babelia
Léo Ferré started out as a cabaret singer from the rive gauche Parisian. Of course,…
Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: the art of Paul Simon | Babelia
I know that today’s list is like a greatest hits, but I can’t help it….
Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: the timeless Janusz Muniak | Babelia
Janusz Muniak was a Polish saxophonist and one of the greats of European jazz. Together…
Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: Cuban music by Jane Bunnett | Babelia
There is an angel in Toronto named Jane Bunnett, who is like the best friend…
Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: Randy Newman’s songs | Babelia
Randy newman It has been a favorite since I discovered it. Sail Away, its a…
Quarantine with Michel Camilo, Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Even if Michel Camilo is well known in Spain, I can not help dedicating a…
Quarantine with Mingus, Pullen & Adams, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
In the seventies one of the best things that could happen to a young jazz…
Quarantine with Gianmaria Testa, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Gianmaria Testa is an Italian descendant of Brassens, of the chanson French (in fact his…
Quarantine with Johnny Hodges, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
I know of no sound more beautiful than that of Johnny Hodges’s alto saxophone. I…
Quarantine with Chombo, by Fernando Trueba
José “Chombo” Silva was a fantastic Cuban saxophonist. Its sound is the definition of “flavor”….
Quarantine with Van Morrison in the summer of 1973, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
In the summer of 1973 Van morrison he toured for three months in Europe and…
Quarantine with Brazilianisms, by Fernando Trueba
Yesterday we dedicated the list to versions by the American jazz players of the Brazilian…
Quarantine with Brazilian ‘standards’, by Fernando Trueba
Yesterday we dedicated the list to the “new standards” But the phenomenon of the renewal…