Besame Mucho

redblues

The great Consuelo Velazquez wrote this tune aged 16.

Fapy Lafertin does it some justice here

w_lavene

Wow he does more than do it justice it is a great version and a classic example of why Fapy Lafertin is one of my favorite guitarists of all time, he has a brilliant way of speaking the notes and it always makes me hang on every note he playes, great dynamics and fluidity as always.

Slightly frustratingly though i have been working on a Gypsy version of Besame Macho the last month and have now heard that kinda puts me both a little to shame and also inspires me to keep working even harder to find a great way of playing it.I was playing it a bit more like a bolero version but love the way he playes it with classic straight Gypsy swing style.Work in progress i guess.Lovely song to play though.

Thanks for the link !

mitch251

Check out Oscar Alemans version I think thats where Fapy got it. But i do agree when Fapy lays it down it stays down
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Jim Kaznosky

The beginning definitely sounds like Aleman's version. I've tried to nail that run that Fapy does effortlessly when the guitar kicks in. It's not as easy as it sounds.

redblues

My favourite version of Besame, there is a darkness in that tune and this lead and violin nail it

klaatu

Wow, that's some beautiful harmony playing!

lezard

It is my sincere regret that I haven't seen these guys live yet...Roll on Cloughtoberfest!!!

bohemewarbler

I teach English as a Second Language at an "international school," and for today's "International Day" I wanted to play something that the students would find catchy and fun to sing. So I performed Besame Mucho in the same manner as this one performed by the Jonny Hepbir Quartet. I had the students join in the singing of course. Before launching into Besame Mucho, I first performed For Saphora to warm them up on this bolero rhythm style. It was great fun.

I think the Jonny Hepbir Quartet do a very cool version of the tune. Check it out!

Bob Holo

Gotta love a song that can be played in different ways without losing its identity - and yet be good in each version for different reasons.

Music.

Nothing else like it.

stubla

As a jazz song i love Oscar Aleman's version--but the great Cesaria Evora's version is heartbreaking and incomparably beautiful imho--and i so love the chromatic bass lines in her version.



Stu