After five albums with original repertoire in front of his Quintet, Caminero publishes
"Al Toque" in Trio format and with a repertoire of classic flamenco guitar themes.
Manolo Sanlucar, Moraito Chico, Vicente Amigo, Sabicas, Rafael Riqueni, Paco de
Lucía, José Manuel Cañizares and Gerardo Nuñez are the authors of the songs that the
Trio will perform in this new repertory.
Contrary to standards that have a theme to improvise on, flamenco guitar
compositions usually have one or more main themes and "falsetas", which are musical
variations in which the guitarist shows off his technique and imagination. In this
matter, flamenco composition is closer to classical composition than to jazz, but it
always keeps the freshness of improvisation.
After an arduous work of transcription and arrangement, Caminero has adapted this
musical repertory for this original Trio in which the pulse of flamenco is always present
with Paquito González on percussion and themes, falsetas and improvisations by the
hand of the experienced jazz pianist Moisés Sánchez. Caminero squeezes the
possibilities of his double bass and takes a new step in the combination of flamenco
and jazz with this ambitious project.