Rio With Love - Jo Basile

 

A Felicidade

Rio With Love

Jo Basile, Accordion and Orchestra

Audio Fidelity AFLP 1939

1961

From the back cover: Jo Basile without exaggeration is probably the most versatile and most gifted accordionist of all time. "When artists with comparable talents on the accordion do appear on the scene," one critic recently wrote of Basile, "they will certainly have to go very far to surpass his technical command, his subtle artistry, his unusual ability as a arranger and his rare capacity for tonal showmanship." As accordion virtuoso, arranger and accompanist Jo Basile has carved for himself a secure niche in the instrumental hall of fame. As a solo artist and accompanist he has been heard in the United States and abroad, earning enthusiastic critical acclaim for his exceptional interpretive ability. In 1957 he won the famous Grand Prix du Disques, the top recording award of France. In the role of virtuoso he has appeared in leading European and American supper clubs, on radio and television. For several years, beginning with the time he first won international recognition, he toured with the famous French singer Patachou. In this recording, Basile's tremendous technical ability and his genius for delineating rare tonal subtleties on his instrument are captured through the use of guaranteed tonal frequency range recording techniques.

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