02.Despedida 6:55
03.Artigas,Mano Izquierda 5:02
04.Lorena 7:16
05.Gato c/ Guantes 5:43
06.La Milonga 6:21
07.Naranjo En Flor 6:08
08.Maria Ciudad 6:25
09.Blue In Green 2:48
10.Nanas Para Santi 5:49
11.Cuando Yo No Este 3:59
12.Alfonsina Y El Mar 6:34
13.Final Waltz 5:51.
Acoustic Guitar - Pepe Luna (tracks: 2,3,5,6,10)
Bandoneon - Juan Dargenton (tracks: 1,3,5,6,9,11)
Bass - Hernan Merlo (tracks: 1,4,7,8,12,13)
Drums - Oscar Giunta (tracks: 1,4,7,8,12,13)
Drums / Percussion - Mario Gusso (tracks: 2,3,5,6,10)
Electric Bass - Willy Gonzalez (tracks: 2,3,5,6,10)
Piano - Guillermo Romero (tracks: 1,4,7,8,12,13) , Juan Dargenton (tracks: 2)
Piano / Keyboards - Juan "Pollo" Raffo (tracks: 3,5,11)
Producer - Juan "Pollo" Raffo
Trumpet / Fuglehorn - Diego Urcola.
SoundRec Studios, Buenos Aires, Argentina (06/14/2003-06/16/2003)
This promising debut showcases the prodigious talents of Argentinean trumpet player Diego Urcola to excellent effect. With his warm, even-handed tone and precise attack, Urcola's sound is unique, and he brings a sophisticated, contemporary flair to his take on Latin jazz with Argentine roots. The album opens with a nod to Argentine musical genius Astor Piazzolla on the Urcola-penned "Blues for Astor." Juan Dargenton's mournful bandoneon channels Piazzolla's avant-garde tangos perfectly before Urcola leads the ensemble into a heavily swinging session of straightforward blowing.
In fact, save a bandoneon-colored version of Miles Davis's "Blue in Green," all of the album's tunes were composed by Argentines, including native figureheads Virgilio Esposito and Ariel Ramirez (the latter's open, drifting "Alfonsina y el Mar" is one of the album's highlights). Juan Raffo's "Artigas, Mano Izquierda" combines Latin flavor with the surging funk of late-1970s fusion, and gives Urcola plenty of room to unfurl his chops. The trumpeter is flanked by fine personnel throughout, and SOUNDANCES gleams with a chemistry and cohesion that complements the superb choice of tunes.
