El Garrasí
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| Studio album by Aldemaro Romero and his Salon Orchestra | |||||
| Released | 1959 | ||||
| Recorded | 1958 | ||||
| Genre | Folk-Classical | ||||
| Label | Cymbal | ||||
| Producer | Aldemaro Romero | ||||
| Aldemaro Romero and his Salon Orchestra chronology | |||||
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El Garrasí is the name of a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1959 (see 1959 in music), with the record label Cymbal.
This album features popular Venezuelan pieces, continuing with the modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full modern orchestral versions, and making it palatable to international audiences, and the presentation of two compositions by Aldemaro Romero, El Garrasí and Dos Golondrinas.
Aldemaro Romero explains at the back cover of the album, the process of recording, the origin of his new compositions and his travel to New York City.
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Song Title | Composer | Genre |
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| 1. | El Garrasí | Aldemaro Romero | Seis Numerao and Seis Corrido |
| 2. | Esta es Venezuela | César Viera | Venezuelan merengue |
| 3. | Andino | Johnnie Quiroz | Venezuelan waltz |
| 4. | La Fiesta | Vicente Cedeño | Venezuelan waltz |
| 5. | Arroz con leche | Arranger: Aldemaro Romero | Child song |
| 6. | Sinfonía del Palmar | Juan Vicente Torrealba | Pasaje |
| 7. | Dos Golondrinas | Aldemaro Romero | Venezuelan waltz |
| 8. | San José | Lionel Belasco | Venezuelan waltz |
| 9. | Voraz | Copilation: Vicente Emilio Sojo | Song |
| 10. | Valencia | Juan Vicente Torrealba | Pasaje |
| 11. | Compadre Pancho | Lorenzo Herrera | Venezuelan merengue |
[edit] Miscellanea
- The album was recorded on October, 1958, at the Columbia Recording Company studios in New York City.
- The Garrasí is part of the Venezuelan plains popular clothing.
- Some of the musicians at the recording, were part of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera House, and the New York Philharmonic.
