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Victor Prieto: Persistencia

Read "Persistencia" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
March 6, 2006

There is a strange beauty in the accordion, a most unusual musical instrument. From polka to tango, the accordion has a sound that is instantly recognizable. It has surfaced more in popular music and jazz-influenced recordings, like Richard Galliano's Ruby, My Dear (Dreyfus, 2005). Victor Prieto now makes a most compelling case for the accordion as ...

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Victor Prieto: Persistencia

Read "Persistencia" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
March 5, 2006

The resurgence of the accordion during the past decade, in jazz in particular, seems almost to rival the instrument's popularity during the 1950s, with mainstream artists like Art Van Damme and Angelo Di Pippo actually selling records. In the post-Millennium era, that torch is being kept alive by France's Richard Galliano, who has shown his affinity ...

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