Swan Song by Daniel Diaz
This album is called Swan Song. Here you will find the last chapter in the research I started with my very first album in 1993. In terms of style, Swan Song can be considered as the third and last part of a trilogy (started with The Years Alone and Segundo Ciclo in between) of solo "composer" albums where I can also show my skills as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger, and gather compositions written in different places and times, with varied styles and instrumentations.
Here you’ll find simple and catchy instrumental compositions with strong, sensitive melodies, passionate and sophisticated harmonies and atmospheres, rather gentle rhythms and a variety of instruments and sounds.
In Swan Song there are tracks with odd and irregular metric, unexplained modulations, dozens of time-signature changes, erroneous dissonances, tempo shifts, etc. But hopefully it all goes unnoticed (only visible to the musicians who read the sheet music and to those who try to transcribe this music).
DD November 2015
Tracklist
| 1. | Otoño y Martes (love theme number 1) | 2:25 |
| 2. | Os Historicos | 1:41 |
| 3. | Romantica Cromatica | 7:18 |
| 4. | Antefinal | 6:55 |
| 5. | Ganimedes | 4:31 |
| 6. | Erik Satie’s Farewell | 5:33 |
| 7. | Alexis Luminoso | 1:49 |
| 8. | Tristesse Collateral | 3:33 |
| 9. | Same Old Song | 3:35 |
| 10. | Harold's Lake | 5:05 |
| 11. | Resumé (Swan Song) | 5:00 |
Credits
Composed by Daniel DIaz.
Performed by D.D. : basses, guitars, pianos, vibes, hang, harmonium, percussion, accordina, charango, ukelele, synths
These great musicians gave life to these songs and added musicality and talent to Swan Song. They managed to interpret the meaning I intend of all this: simplicity and beauty prevail over technique.
Steve Arguelles (UK) Drums
Patrick Bebey (Cameroun): Fender Rhodes
Gustavo Bulgach (USA/Arg) Clarinet
Javier Estrella (Argentina): Drums
Leandro Guffanti (Argentina/FR): Soprano sax
Damian Jarry (France) Cello
Line Kruse (Danemark) Violin
David Lewis (Australia) Flugel Horn
Olivier Manoury (France) Bandoneon
Daniel Miguez (Argentina) Drums
Norberto Pedreira (Argentina): Guitar
Bobby Rangell (USA): Sax & flute
Luis Rigu (Argentina/FR): Quena, Sikus, Flutes
Inor Sotolongo (Cuba): Congas
Miguel Yanover (Argentina/FR): Tenor Sax
Cover photo: Juan Hitters
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Daniel Diaz developed a diverse career as a composer, arranger and producer, in tandem with his activity as a multi-instrumentalist session player. Since 2005 he has been working for some of the finest music libraries and publishers in France, the United States, Germany and Canada. Many of his compositions have been placed in documentaries and film.