Title of piece: “Píntame” (Paint For Me)
Date of composition: 1999
Date of performance/recording: 1999. Píntame. Sony CD 82917.
Composer/Lyricist: Elvis Crespo
Performer/Instruments: Elvis Crespo/ piano, bass, drum set, tambora, metal scraper, congas, saxes, trumpets, vocalists
Form: strophic, followed by call-response
Tempo: fast duple

What to Listen for:

  • Saxophone and trumpet melodies interact throughout the piece in various ways.
  • Listen for the modern-style bass described above.
  • Compare the piano style as played under the first verse and compare it to salsa-style piano.
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