Pugliese was also the only orchestra leader, as I understand it, to share all his earnings equally with orchestra members. and for those who don't already know....he was jailed several times for his beliefs ...and it's said a rose was always left at his piano while he was gone.
Also many dancers not that familiar with the music think of Pugliese as only the very dramatic 50's -'60s period. His music from the mid to late '40's, especially tracks like Raza Criolla, Vayen Saliendo, Entrada Prohibida and Mala Pinta for example are beautiful beyond words ( but not for most beginner dancers - his rhythm is very elastic...)..in my experience these and the earlier tracks such as Tierra Querida, Boedo, El Monito, are played more frequently in BsAs as well. Ilene Nina Pesochinsky wrote: >Melina, > >Just a word of suuport. Pugliese tandas are very special. They carry >greater meaning to Argentine people than to foreigners. > > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
