One of the great things

One of the great things about being in the music industry is getting records before they are released to the general public. Being both a record label person as well as a reviewer means that there are usually multiple ways to get a hold of something early. Right now, I am listening to Argentinian bandoneon player Dino Saluzzi's latest, Responsorium (it will appear in stores (we call it "streeting") Tuesday). Dino Saluzzi has been one of my all-time favorite musicians for years, ever since I had to stop my car to listen to Mojotoro when it came on KXJZ. I had only recently been exposed to Astor Piazzola, and was definitely ripe for Saluzzi. Responsorium (which will probably be reviewed in next week's newspaper (if you live in the Bay Area and subscribe to the right newspaper, hee hee hee)) features Saluzzi, bassist Palle Danielsson and guitarist José Maria Saluzzi. Intimate, dramatic, mysterious, haunting, all of these adjectives describe this music (and all of Saluzzi's stuff) accurately. I will post a more detailed review later, unless Cliff runs it in Rootsworld. Since I owe Cliff a couple of other reviews, giving him the option is the decent thing to do. At the very least I will post a link to wherever it is, and will certainly post the capsule review that will appear in the newspapers.