Tango accordion has a clear icon in the late Astor Piazzolla, but these days Richard Galliano is making a strong case for being the premier jazz accordionist. He's as lyrical as one needs, swings like mad, or brings tempos down to a sensual jog with passion and soul. When called upon, he can play a gut-wrenching tango or two himself. For this effort he's joined by two different crack rhythm sections, the brilliant Jean-Frantois Jenny-Clark and Daniel Humair (seven tracks), or the sligh...   [ read more ]

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'Accordionist Richard Galliano did for European folk -- specifically, the early-20th-century French ballroom dance form known as musette -- what his mentor Astor Piazzolla did for the Argentinean tango. Galliano re-imagined and revitalized a musical tradition, expanding its emotional range to reflect modern sensibilities, and opening it up to improvisation learned through American jazz. In fact, Galliano was more of a jazz musician than a folk one, although he blurred the lines so much that distinctions w...   [ read more ]

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With more than twenty instruments, twelve singers, and thirty musicians, Frederic Galliano has teamed up with a backing band he dubs The African Divas to create a seventy-three minute collection of American electronica infused into traditional African tribal sounds. The outcome is an unparalleled collection of jazzy, rhythmic sound textures, loose grooves, danceable beats, and plenty of culture to boot. This is an album of unquestionable imagination and magnitude, the type of record most artists strive to ...   [ read more ]

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