Paco de Lucía — North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, 2006

On 16 July 2006, the Spanish flamenco master Paco de Lucía (1947–2014) gave a full concert at the North Sea Jazz Festival at Ahoy Rotterdam. This live capture, here in its improved-audio edition, gathers the Paco de Lucía Band around his “Cositas Buenas” album (2004), a Latin Grammy winner. A revolutionary guitarist, Paco de Lucía brought jazz, the Peruvian cajón and the electric bass into flamenco, opening the Andalusian tradition to new horizons. On stage, his dazzling guitar converses with a renowned ensemble: guitarist Niño Josele, percussionist Israel Suárez “Piraña”, bassist Alain Pérez, Antonio Serrano on harmonica and keyboards, and the voices of Chonchi Heredia and Montserrat Cortés. Between bulerías, rumbas and flamenco-jazz fusion, this full concert conveys all the virtuosity and sensitivity of a major 20th-century artist, filmed at one of Europe’s biggest jazz festivals. An essential live capture for flamenco lovers.