CD Aristo + Friends
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1. Dr. John is coming
to town
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
'One of my greatest heroes is Dr. John, the Mardi-Gras King of New Orleans.
When he came to Amsterdam for a concert in the famous Paradiso Concert
Hall I wrote this song for him.'
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2. Aradim
composed
by Volkan Baydar
arranged by Aristo
performed by Volkan Baydar
mixed by Cliff ‘Goodsy’ Goodwin & Hugo
‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘I am very proud to be able to play with Volkan and his band in
Germany where he is a big star. He is the most impressive performer I
have ever worked with.Volkan usually sings in English but especially for
this record he sings in Turkish.
The combination of a Greek and Turkish musician playing together is quite
unique!'
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3. Elèni’s
dream
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
‘I wrote this lullaby specially for my lovely daughter Elèni,
the day after she was born. Elèni's voice is heard in the intro
of the song.’
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| 4. Skreeuw
ut uit
composed
by Angela Groothuizen
arranged by Aristo
performed by Angela Groothuizen
featuring Volkan Baydar & Momo Djender
mixed by Aristo & Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘Angela and I used to play this song as a ballad, but here I have
arranged it into a Cuban-style song. Angela’s yell ‘skreeuw
ut uit’ is answered by Volkan and Momo in their native Turkish and
Arabic languages.’
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5. Bossa
nova
composed by Victor Vlasov
arranged by Aristo
mixed by Aristo
& Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘What
Volodymyr does on the bayan is unbelievable. Matthew shows off on his
muted ‘Miles’ style’ trumpet, what a combination!’
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6. Cosas
que la vida da
Composed by Roland Cabezas
arranged by Aristo
performed by Roland Cabezas
mixed by Cliff ‘Goodsy’ Goodwin
& Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘One
of the bands that I admire is the Spanish flamenco fusion group Ketama.
When I decided to make this record I asked my dear Spanish friend Roland
Cabezas to write a song with that special Ketama flavour. Roland is a
great guitar player, but listen to his voice!’ |
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| 7. Gigambo
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
When
I went to Brasil in the eighties, I wrote this song. The happy typical
Brasilian ‘batucada’ percussion intro is played by Robert-Jan
and Haye and Bob plays some great solos. My dear friend Jimmy gives you
some details about the project in his Cuban dialect!’ |
8. Tal
Aliya Lil
Composed by Momo Djender
arranged by Aristo
performed by Momo Djender
featuring Charlot’ Coppola
mixed by Cliff ‘Goodsy’ Goodwin
& Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘Momo brought
in this beautiful song. His voice is amazing, Charlot’ Coppola is
present with her rap, Rhani gives the song what it needs with his Moroccan
percussion. Check out the beautiful tabla part of the great Niti!’
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9. Bruce
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
‘This song is for my piano hero Bruce Hornsby who influenced me
a lot. The way he treats chords and rhythms is unique. He’s the
greatest for me.’
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| 10. Possesed
composed & arranged by Aristo
lyrics by Aristo
performed by Volkan Baydar & March
mixed by Aristo & Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
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11. Ballad
for Noortje
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
‘This ballad I wrote a couple of years ago for Noortje, my niece.
It’s meant to be a lullaby for her.’
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12. L’
odio el amore
composed by Rocco Costa
arranged by Aristo
performed by Rocco Costa
mixed by Hugo ‘the cross’ Kruiswijk
‘European
music has been influenced a lot by the beautiful Italian ‘opera
style’ pop songs like this marvellous Sicilian song about an impossible
love.’
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| 13. I’m
Dizzy
Composed
& arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross' Kruiswijk
'‘I will never forget the first time I heard Dizzy Gillespie play
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a whole new musical world opened up for me. This tune is for him.’
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14. I
remember Greece
Composed & arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
‘I
wrote this piece when I travelled through Greece, the country where I
was born. It’s written in the famous Greek 7/8 - 9/8 measure, and
the Serbian Srdjan plays the traditional Greek doulia. Rhani and Niti
bring in some Maroccan and Indian flavours.’ |
15-16. Prachtig
land
Composed
& arranged by Aristo,
mixed by Aristo & Hugo 'the cross'Kruiswijk
‘Holland is well known as a country where people from all religions,
colours and races, looking for shelter have always been welcome. But times
are changing. This song was written specially for a charity event where
we tried to convince the Government to let Gümüs, a Turkish
tailor, stay in Holland with his family. Angela sang this song that night,
but it did not help.'
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Cat.nr. MRD P001
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