Historia de un Amor
Javier Olmo
1997
1- Historia de un amor -Almaran Carlos Eleta –
2- Hoy mi Habana -José Luis Quesada-
3- Obsesión -Pedro Flores-
4- Las perlas de tu boca -Eliseo Grenet-
5- Plazos traicioneros -Luis Marquetti-l
6- Comprensión -Cristobal Dobal-
7- Caminito -Juan de Dios Filiberto-
8- Si me pudieras querer -Ignacio Villa “Bola de Nieve”-
9- Tú me acostumbraste -Frank Dominguez-
10- Canción de Orfeo -Luis Bonfa, M.Molina Montes-
11- El baile suavito -María Aurora Gómez-
12- Se fue -Raúl Torres-
When I was looking for a singer to sing the theme song for the movie “KYOKO,” I couldn’t find a singer that fit my image. So, I almost gave up many times, until I realized, “This is Cuba, so there must be someone with the perfect voice somewhere.” I still remember the surprise and excitement I felt when I finally met Javier Olmo.
The first time we met was at EGREM’s studio in Havana, late at night. “I’ll definitely make your solo album. ” I promised him at that time. Javier, who was still unknown in Cuba, was not surprised, doubtful, overjoyed, nor excited, but rather calm and asked me, “When?”
He has never made a recording, either as an individual or as a member of the National Choir. Despite this, when a Japanese man he met for the first time told him, “I’m going to make a solo album for you,” he was completely unfazed, unsurprised, and unsuspecting. That person is a Cuban musician. This confidence is supported by advanced music education, overwhelming technique, and a rich musical environment.
This album is a collection of “boleros” from Cuba and other Latin American countries.I created this album by asking NG La Banda’s bassist Feliciano Arango and keyboardist Migrito Ángel to arrange the songs.
On the saxophone, we used César López (Irakere) and Fliú, who represent new Cuba. Fliú is still a student at ENA (National Academy of Arts), but he makes a good sound. Cesar López plays alto saxophone here, but when he plays the blues, he plays amazing phrases with a different tone.
Pepe Olmo, who sings the chorus on “El Baile Suavito,” is a former side vocalist of Orquesta Aragón and is Javier’s father. Pepe Olmo seems to have 25 children (all over the world), but Javier is the only one who has followed in his footsteps as a singer, he said happily.
Ryu Murakami
Personales
Ryu Murakami : Productor
Javier Olmo: Cantante solista
Miguel Angel de Armas: Director musical, Arreglo y Piano
Feliciano Arango: Arreglo, Contrabajo y Bajo
José Miguel Crego “El Greco” : Trompeta Fliscornio y Asistente ejectivo
Raúl Cardenas “Yulo” : Tumbadora y Guiro
(Son músicos de N.G.La Banda)
Músicos invitados :
Francisco “Pancho” Amat: Tres
Germán Velazco: Saxo soprano (músico de Pablo Milanes)
César López: Saxo Alto (músico de Irakere)
Román Filiú: Saxo Soprano y Saxo Alto (músico de Issac Delgado)
Amaury Pérez: Trombón (músico de Pachito Alonso)
José Luis Hernández “Chegüi” : Saxo Tenor (músico de N.G.La Banda)
Jesús Ignacio Arango: Guitarra eléctrica
Lee Angel Rodriguez “Rolito” : Coro
José “Pepe” Olmo : Coro
Grabador : Pedro Ugarte (EGREM)
Agradecimientos :
Armando Fernández “Armandito”, José Miguel Crego “El Greco”, Juan Quintera, Narciso Hernández.
Y a Alberto Marln, Andrés Morera por buscar la música.
La grabación fue realizada en el estudio del EGREM en la Habana, Cuba
Personales japoneses
Toshiya Horiuchi (Sony Records) : Ingeniero de masterización
Harumi Yamaguchi : Ilustración
Tomoaki Sakai (Blancchic) : Dirección artística y diseño
Yukiko Yoshino : Traducción
Miki Jono (Sony Music Communications) : Servicio de producción
Ikuo Nabeta : Supervisor
Shoji Koyama y Mutsumi Matsumoto (Sony Records) : Propagador
Sachiho Mori (Sony Records) : A & R