Artist: George Haslam
Title: Argentine Adventures: In Jazz, Ethnic and Improvised Musics
Cat Number: SLAMCD304
Year released: 1994
Format: CD & all digital platforms
Barcode: 5028386030416
George Haslam was the first British jazz musician to play in Argentina. Recorded during his regular visits there in the nineties, ‘Argentine Adventures’ presents Haslam’s meetings with a variety of Buenos Aires-based musicians.
Recorded at various locations 1991-93.
Personnel: George Haslam (tarogato, baritone saxophone, pinkuyo), Enrique Norris (trumpet), Daniel Harari (tenor saxophone), Mirta Insaurralde (vocal), Quique Sinesi (guitar), Ruben Ferrero (piano), Mono Hurtado (bass), Pablo Blasich (electric bass), Horacio López, Sergio Urtubei (drums), Horacio Straijer (percussion) and others
“The prevailing jazz sensibility sits well with the rhythmic roots of the source material – it’s certainly not cultural soup.” – David Morrison, The Wire
“The CD is a fascinating collection of what the locals called ‘Etno jazz’. This piquant hybrid runs the gamut from Mirta Insaurralde’s stirring folk-jazz vocals to Fernando Barragan’s evocative Bolivian pipes. There’s even an incendiary version of Coltrane’s Affirmation on which tenorist Sergio Paulucci suddenly breaks into scat vocals! The sequel disc, Argentine Adventures Part 2, is also recommended.” – Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide
All recorded in Buenos Aires – tracks 1-2. at Teatro Cátulo Castillo, 7-8. March 1991; 3-4. Menéndez Studio, 23 March 1991; 5. Oliverio, 20 Dec 1991; 6. Fidelius Studio 10 August 1992; 7-8. Plaza Studio, 21&20 August 1993; 9. TNT Studio, 18 August 1993