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| Artists: Ottmar Liebert, Luna Negra
Label: Sony
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 64001
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47848
UPC: 074644784824
EAN: 0074644784824
ASIN: B0000027RD
Release Date: March 24, 1992
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Condition: New still in wrapper
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A wonderful blend of musical styles and talent! December 22, 2000
DANIEL J. ANTIL (Oregon, USA)
I have long heard of Ottmar Liebert, but to be honest, have never actually heard his music. Then, by chance, I bought this CD. I'm hooked! It's a wonderful collection of music, blending traditional and modern Spanish guitar with light jazz and sensuous flamenco. The music is sometimes mellow, sometimes lively, but always a pleasure to hear. As an added bonus, Liebert is joined on this album by another great guitarist, Carlos Santana -- Samba Pa Ti was written by Carlos and he plays prominently on that. Together, these two great musicians, along with the band, put out some fantastic music. All but one of the songs are instrumental (except for vocal harmonies on Lilac Sun). The one vocal song (with lyrics) is Deep In Your Heart. I'm afraid to say that this was the only disappointing song on the album. It doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the album, and I don't care for the singing. Otherwise, the album is a gem of great music. I'm planning to buy other Ottmar Liebert albums, now that I know how good he is.
 Something Differnet October 16, 2008
Todd D. Alt (Ohio)
I have to agree with all the "real flamenco artists" that critize this guy's stuff. He is not what I would call flamenco at all. He is much more easy to listen to than the pounding, redundant, mashing sound of old world flamenco. I personally get enough of that stuff fast. I like pop music, acoustic stuff, be it folk, traditional or whatever. This guy put a twist on things that kind of brought a new age pop attitude to what some people like to call "spanish flavored" music.
It is unfortunate that Ottmar chose to emphasize his flamenco influences in his album titles and marketing. In so doing he has drawn the ire of all of these expert purist critics of guitar stylings. Some of these critics become so enraged that they sound like the uni-bomber going off on a rant.
Solo Para Ti was the first Ottmar CD I purchased. I love the stuff with Santana on this one. Yes, this music is perfect to listen to softly playing in the background while I read a book or something. I don't listen to this guy to determine how many notes he plays per second. I simply love the tonal quality and the relaxing feeling I derive from it. Later stuff of his like Opium is also great. I own a sailboat and during the summer we listen to Opium every morning as we sip our coffee and watch the the world greet another day. Calm and restful. This guy has a knack for creating mood and peace. I like all that and it would appear that a lot of other listeners feel the same. I give this a five star and I give Opium, and Hours Between fives also. I own some of his other stuff, but sometimes he gets too close to real flamenco for me and so I get up and change artists at that point.
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