Tres Palabras

A 12 song set with rhythm section and string orchestra

Release July 26th, 2024

 

About These Tracks:

These are reference tracks. I am receiving the last percussion and guitar tracks within a week and I’m beginning to track the real/final Flute tracks this week. Once tracking for all songs is finished by March 23, the CD will be mixed by Henrique Vilhena and mastered by Luiz Tornaghi in Brasil.

About Boleros

The Bolero, a Latin American genre, is at the core of the development of music in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Mexico since the late XIX century. This genre combines elegant poetry, mostly around the topic of love, with sophisticated harmonies and orchestrations. The wide influence of the Bolero has given birth to sub-genres such as bolero-son, rhumba (ballroom dancing), bolero-cha, bachata, etc. 

This style of music, with origins in Santiago de Cuba by untrained troveros (composer-performers), has enjoyed worldwide popularity thanks to the elevated use of all elements of music: rhythm, harmony, text, and melody. Important artists associated with this genre are Trio Matamoros, Los Panchos, Nat King Cole, Luis Miguel, and Andrea Bocelli.   

Musical Details

Tres Palabras is one of the Boleros included in this collection, as well as the CD title. The full list of tunes is:

The Team

Daniel Pardo: Concert flute, alto f., bass f., contra bass flute

Sergio Pamies: Arranger, Producer and Piano

Young Heo: Bass

Michael Hodge: Electric guitar

Fabiano Changas: Acoustic guitar

Ruben Campos: Flamenco guitars

Lupe Barrera: Drums

Luis Avila: Congas. Bongoes and auxiliary percussion

Shango Dely: Batas, Djembe, and auxiliary percussion

Miguel Fernandez ‘El Cheyenne’: Cajones and Palmas

Pete Clagett: Flugelhorn

Prague Symphony Orchestra: Strings

Track List

  1. Tres Palabras by Osvaldo Farres 4:23

  2. Vida Loca by Francisco Cespedes 4:15

  3. Volver by Carlos Gardel 3:52

  4. Sabor a Mi by Alvaro Carrillo 3:58

  5. Novia Mia by Jose Antonio Mendez 3:33

  6. No Se Tu by Armando Manzanero 3:55

  7. La Gloria Eres Tu by Jose Antonio Mendez 4:00

  8. Ese Momento by Armando Manzanero 3:50

  9. Bebo by Jesus ‘Chucho’ Valdes 7:03

  10. Cuando Te Beso by Juan Luis Guerra 3:23

  11. Como Fue by Ernesto Duarte 3:09

This is a partial view of the recording session with the string orchestra in Prague. The edited video of the whole ensemble will be available on release day.

The following short clips come from the rhythm section tracking session at Luminous Sound, Dallas.

Pete Clagett tracking Bebo by Chucho Valdez

Sergio Pamies tracking a solo on Novia Mia by Jose Antonio Mendez

These are photos from the studio session and a from performances of this material at the National Flute Convention Opening Gala concert and at a concert series in Texas.