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Great guitarists, strange recording

Paul Magnussen | Campbell, CA USA | 01/10/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Sabicas & Escudero were two of the greatest flamenco guitarists of their day (which is to say the '60s, when this album was presumably recorded). Together, they cut the best album of flamenco guitar duets ever made (The Fantastic Guitars of Sabicas and Escudero).



Unfortunately, this isn't it.



It does, however contain a lot of highly creative and interesting material, immaculately played. It has been reissued several times under different titles, including:



- Flamenco Styles on two Guitars

- España en dos guitarras

- Flamenco Puro (NOT the same as the solo disc of that title by Sabicas alone).



The recording quality is not great, even by the standards of the day (although the stereo separation is excellent).



The titles given to pieces don't really convey much, unless you know the flamenco forms; so I've indicated these as well.



01) Sevillanas 3:37

02) Farruca "La farruca" 2:59

03) Soleares "Temas primitivos" 3:47

04) Fandango "Fandango del albaicín" 3:15

05) Tarantas "Recuerdo a Linares" 3:44

06) Bulería "Ritmos de Sabicas" 4:09

07) Seguiriya "Sentimiento flamenco" 3:53

08) Alegrías "Solera Gaditana" 3:53

09) Tientos "Camino de monte" 3:16

10) Nana "Improvisación" 1:55"