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Salsa Big Band
Rubén Blades · 2017 · Track 4
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Duración4:31
ÁlbumSalsa Big Band
Año2017
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The story behind
To address Claro oscuro, the piece found on the album Salsa Big Band, it is interesting to note the connection that Rubén Blades wove with the past. This work, released in 2017, stems from Blades' admiration for the sounds of the big bands of the 1950s and for iconic figures of Puerto Rican music such as Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, and Willie Rosario. Following the previous experience with Son de Panamá in 2015, where he had already collaborated with Roberto Delgado and his orchestra, Blades felt the urge to repeat the formula. The result was an album containing eleven tracks, a mix of new compositions and two re-interpretations of original songs by Luis Demetrio and René Touzet.
The recording of Claro oscuro and the rest of the album featured the participation of several sound engineers, including Allan R. Gregorie, Dennis Mitchell, and Jerrold Solomon, who worked under the production of Rubén Blades. The duration of this particular song extends to 6:02, inviting a sonic journey that draws from those influences and the particular vision of Blades and his orchestra.