LALO SCHIFRIN LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES (1970

LALO SCHIFRIN
Schifrin was born Boris Claudio Schifrin in Buenos Aires of Jewish heritage. His father, Luis Schifrin, led the second violin section of the orchestra at the Teatro Colón for three decades. At the age of six, Schifrin began a six-year course of study on piano with EnriqueBarenboim, the father of the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. At age 16, Schifrin began studying piano with the Russian expatriate Andreas Karalis, former head of the Kiev Conservatory, and harmony with Argentine composer Juan-Carlos Paz. During this time, Schifrin also became interested in jazz. Although Schifrin studied sociology and law at the University of Buenos Aires, it was music that captured his attention. At age 20, he successfully applied for a scholarship to the Paris Conservatoire. While there, he attended Olivier Messiaen's classes and formally studied with Charles Koechlin, a disciple of Maurice Ravel. At night he played jazz in the Paris clubs. In 1955, Schifrin played piano with Astor Piazzolla and represented his country at the International Jazz Festival in Paris. After returning home to Argentina, Schifrin formed a jazz orchestra, a 16-piece band that became part of a popular weekly variety show on Buenos Aires TV. Schifrin also began accepting other film, television and radio assignments. In 1956, Schifrin met Dizzy Gillespie and offered to write an extended work for Gillespie's big band. Schifrin completed the work, Gillespiana, in 1958. Later that year Schifrin began working as an arranger for Xavier Cugat's popular dance orchestra. While in New York in 1960, Schifrin again met Gillespie, who had by this time disbanded his big band for financial reasons. Gillespie invited Schifrin to fill the vacant piano
chair in his quintet. Schifrin immediately accepted and moved to New York City. In 1963, MGM, which had Schifrin under contract, offered the composer his first Hollywood film assignment with the African adventure, Rhino!. Schifrin moved to Hollywood land that year and dove into the lucrative field of Film Soundtracks, becoming one of the most prolific film composers in history.
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MINHA HISTÓRIA COM LALO SCHIFRIN: O "Number One" foi um mitológico bar de Ipanema onde todas as estrelas da música que visitavam o Rio de Janeiro iam dar uma "canja". Era fácil encontrar Sarah Vaughan, Patty Austin, Quincy Jones, etc. por lá. LALO SCHIFRIN veio ao Rio para ser jurado do Festival Internacional da Canção aí por
volta de 1971. Como de praxe LS foi tocar no Number One; o baixista do Quinteto de Osmar Milito, o saudoso TIÃO, estava cansado e me chamou para substituí-lo e tocar com o ilustre pianista. Lalo era bonito e elegantérrimo: de blazer, foullard de seda no pescoço, lenço no bolso e, claro, um belíssimo cachimbo no canto da boca. Charme irresistível, provocando suspiros nas mulheres e inveja e ódio nos homens. Assim que "entrei em cena", cumprimentei Lalo, pedi licença prá participar e, empolgado peguei o baixo mas...ao me virar pro Lalo prá perguntar o que iriamos tocar, dei uma solene PORRADA com o braço do baixo-elétrico-fretless no cachimbo do homem. Voou cinza e braza pra todo lado, ele teve que levantar do piano às pressas p'ra evitar que o seu blazer pegasse fogo, enfim: uma catástrofe. Eu não sabia onde me enfiar, diante do "mico" (ou melhor - "king kong"). Lalo,além de tudo era um gentleman e levou numa boa; sorridente me abraçou e consolou com uma frase tipo "shit happens" ou coisa que o valha. Fomos em frente,embora eu nunca tenha tocado tão mal na minha vida. Ficamos amigos, apesar da lambança...
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LALO SCHIFRIN EN BUENOS AIRES
Recorded Live in Buenos Aires: October 29, 1970
Label RCA Victor (Arg)
AVS-4096.
Producer: Alvin Bart

PERSONNEL
Lalo Schifrin (p);
Horacio Malvicino (g);
Alfredo Remus (b);
Pichi Mazzei (d).

TRACKS/FAIXAS
a. Bullet (sic) (Lalo Schifrin) - 8:40
b. Blues for Johann Sebastian (Lalo Schifrin) - 10:50
c. Mannix (Lalo Schifrin) - 2:10
d. Con Alma (Dizzy Gillespie) - 8:00
e. Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie) - 8:34
f. The Cat (Lalo Schifrin) - 7:04

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