Oscar Lopez - Armando's Fire CD

Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Flamenco

AllMusic Review

Armando's Fire Review by Zac Johnson

Continuing his journey into flamenco-fueled ethnic fusion on this, his third release on Narada Records, Oscar Lopez incorporates more smooth jazz elements into Armando's Fire. The music is well played and recorded, but feels a little too familiar, as if the performers are very comfortable taking no new chances. The fifth track, "Frontiers," is drenched in hand chimes and R&B synth beats, while "Romance" feels similarly overproduced and flat. While professionally slick, and admittedly moving at times, the real passion and flame of flamenco seems to come close to flickering out on this recording.

724384979928

Narada, 2000

USA

Good condition

C09