utorak, 29.12.2009.
Santa Esmeralda - Best Of (1987) (Remaster Edit)
Just like Santa Esmeralda's music is universal in nature, combining elements and rhythms from different cultures to make a totally unique brew, the Santa Esmeralda story has similar underpinnings. It begins with the creative force behind its origins, Leroy Gomez, a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. At age 14, Leroy formed his own band, and later joined the group “Tavarez”, and with them toured the USA, Canada and then Europe. The Tavares brothers enlisted the talents of their young friend Gomez, being quite proficient for his age on saxophone and also possessing an amazing voice. They played gigs around town and eventually had regional success becoming extremely popular in Boston and surrounding areas. The success spread through North America and the boys soon found themselves touring to Europe for a series of gigs, starting with Italy. While in Paris, Leroy impressed many local musicians and was invited to play on a recording session that a rising English rock star was presiding over. The English rocker turned out to be none other than Elton John and the album he was in the midst of recording was the now classic Yellow Brick Road on which young Leroy played saxophone. While gaining momentum, Leroy found himself becoming more and more captivated with Europe. He loved Italy so much that he decided to leave Tavarez to stay in Europe and see the rest of this new land. When the Tavarez brothers returned to the States, the band was without a sax player. Leroy, determined to go it alone, decided to stay in Europe and cast his fate to the wind. He went to Paris, where very quickly he became one of the top session saxophone players and vocalists, appearing on many of the big French hits of the day and working with many great artists such as Gilbert Becaud, Claude Francois, Patrick Juvet and others.
“Santa Esmeralda” & Leroy Gomez are a great disco sound to which the whole planet has danced. We thank you for finding us here on MySpace and hope you will continue to enjoy the sounds of Santa Esmeralda.
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 115 MB
Genre : Flamenco Disco
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Tracklist:
01. Don´t let me be misunderstood 16:12
02. Gloria 3:41
03. You´re my everything 5:42
04. Hey!gyp 3:21
05. Generation 6:41
06. The house of the rising sun 14:56
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