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Post by RobGNYC on Oct 24, 2019 17:14:05 GMT -5
Arranger, "Frenesi." Died Oct. 17, age 90.  |
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Post by fabtastique on Oct 25, 2019 0:47:05 GMT -5
One of my favourite albums by Linda .... it’s wonderful
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Post by Richard W on Oct 25, 2019 7:58:33 GMT -5
I think Santos's arrangements on this album are superb, so much so that I tried -- in vain -- to find other records by him.
Anyone know of any of his other recordings?
I'm also curious to know how Linda found him. A match made in heaven.
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Post by RobGNYC on Oct 25, 2019 11:18:32 GMT -5
Santos wrote and arranged for "The Mambo Kings" and Linda had two tracks on the soundtrack--"Perfidia" (English version) and "Quiereme Mucho." Both songs are also on "Frenesi." I haven't been able to find anything specific on how Linda teamed up with Santos but "The Mambo Kings" came out in February 1992 and "Frenesi" in September 1992, so Linda being on the soundtrack may have led to her working with Santos on "Frenesi."
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Post by Richard W on Oct 26, 2019 12:06:55 GMT -5
Thank you, Rob.
His arrangements and conducting on Frenesi are half of the immense pleasure of that album.
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Post by erik on Oct 26, 2019 17:11:12 GMT -5
Quote by Richard W. re. Ray Santos' involvement on Frenesi:
Having listened to the album with a bit more of an open mind (up until the last several years, I never really cared for the album), I do think Frenesi not only benefits from Ray's arrangements, but also from Linda's acumen for Afro-Cuban jazz. I also don't think it is terribly different from any of her other albums, including the rock ones. Regardless of genre, a Linda Ronstadt album isn't going to be mistaken for anybody else's (IMHO).
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Post by the Scribe on Oct 26, 2019 19:12:34 GMT -5
I think Santos's arrangements on this album are superb, so much so that I tried -- in vain -- to find other records by him. Anyone know of any of his other recordings? I'm also curious to know how Linda found him. A match made in heaven. Possibly through her association with the Valdez brothers...Luis and Danny. |
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