Paco Pena Scores

[Jerry Nolan]

Jerry Nolan - 03:39pm Mar 26, 2003 PST


Can anyone tell me how to find Paco Pena scores for "Los Valeros" and "Riomar"? Both songs are on the "Azahara" CD.
I'm also interested in discography of this great player as I only know of Azahara cd.

[Michael Silk]

Michael Silk - 05:18pm Apr 2, 2003 PST (#1 of 1)
Paco's Transcriptions

Alain Faucher (France) has transcribed in tab form all the solos from Azahara. They are available for purchase from his website www.affedis.com. His transcriptions are very accurate and may need only minor adjustments.
For instance, in his transcription of Riomar, the opening bars start above the twelfth fret, wnich is technically very difficult. I have seen Paco perform this piece live, and I believe it starts below the twelfth fret (seventh position from memory), so I made some adjustments.
Azahara is Paco's finest CD. Done in 1988/9. Stands head and shoulders above anything done previously and regrettably I am not aware of any solo recordings since. There are a number of CDs that contain his earlier compositions but they may be hard to find.