Ultimate Rhoads

Today is my lucky day…I just received this loving letter by that great composer, which I admired so much throughout my life.

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto44.html

for me is like a jewel between all this comments about my new Cd here http://www.rdiaz.org/rdbegining.html

Recently I have the honour to play again for him at the RCM here are some photos…
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto31.html

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto32.html

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto33.html

and although last April I had the privilege to attend to his concert with “Five Peace Band” with John Mclaughlin etc, that day I could just briefly talk to him, and until he came last September to inaugurate the Koerner hall a marvellous new place you can see here part of his rumba “Spain” that day…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLi9Rfhb ... r_embedded

by the way,I would like to thank also my friend Mr.Mervon Mehta,who is creating an incredible concert season at the RCM Toronto.

So I gave Chick personally my “Andalusian flavor” new Cd with a Buleria (12 beats flamenco genre) that I composed dedicated to Him,and here you can listen in HQ
“Por Chick” (I beg you to wait,cause takes 2 min. to download)

http://www.rdiaz.org/recordsincanada.html

on this track as special guest are:

Bill Mcbirnie on flute
&

Lorne Lofsky on electric guitar (he was a Oscar Peterson band member)


and for the ones that like Chicks Record with my preceptor Paco De Lucia…

Its my pleasure to share for the lovers of this great music my lesson on the first 2 movements …

Touchstone Suite by Maestro Armando Chick Corea
The supreme record on Flamenco-Jazz stile

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo41.html

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo40.html

and some beautiful moments…

18 years ago…
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto3.html

last year…
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto7.html
I hope you enjoy all this!


Ruben Diaz.