RandeDager wrote:Even though I respect Jose Feliciano, I'll have to agree that his notes weren't as distinct and separated as I would have liked. I agree about the performance of Los Indios Tabajaras. I used to watch them on the "Tonight Show" a few decades ago when Johnny Carson was the host. He was a big fan of theirs.
Having said all of this, my favorite guitar version of this was the YouTube video that I was directed to right after Feliciano was finished. His name seemed Greek. I admired his technique the most. There was no sliding and each note that was picked was fretted by a separate finger of the left hand. He also picked with his fingers rather than with a flat pick, which Jose also eventually did except for the sliding up and down the neck that he did with his left hand. My tendency would be to pick this with the thumb, first, and middle finger.
I'd have to agree with you Rande. That performance by Dimitris Kotronakis was outstanding. However, I certainly didn't dislike the other videos mentioned they all have something to offer that I certainly couldn't... I remember buying Jose's first (I think) album when he was 23... In fact I think that was in the title. I thought he was great, but mostly because of his Latin (ish) carefree style.