Ocean Grove, New Jersey. May, 2013. By Paul Goldfinger. Re-post from May, 2013 on Blogfinger.
ALLISON ADAMS TUCKER. “Volver” (by Carlos Gardel) This song is from the 1930’s and was written in Argentina. It started out as a tango. It was featured in a movie called Volver with Penelope Cruz which won awards at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
The version below is not from the movie. I’m not sure if it is a tango or a cha-cha or what? Anybody know? It is performed by Allison Adams Tucker, a contemporary jazz singer from California who sings in multiple languages including Spanish, French, English and Italian.
Following the intro, the Volver number by Allison Adams Tucker is a Tango….1,2,123…1,2,123.
As youths, when my parents spent summers at the Essex and Sussex Hotel (or other Grand Dame Hotels such as Wenthworth By The Sea or Sky Top, my sister and I had to learn every dance step taught by the hotel’s professional dancing team. My mom was a semi-pro dancer and my dad said he married her because she knew more dance steps than he did. And yes, they did a mean tango.
Great issue.
Bob Green