Senderos
ThoughSenderosincludes just two players, the nicely layered complexities of their individual approaches to their instruments makes for an incredibly diverse set. Now seventy, Dino Saluzzi is a powerful composer for his instrument the bandoneon (a part of the accordion family). From hymn-like reveries to cabaret songs to folk-based melodies, Dino’s breadth is impressive. When he lets loose with a few lines of wordless singing in "Allá!... en los montes dormidos" it is as if, so swept up in the emotion, he had nowhere else to go but to let it out. Drummer Christensen can be a very quiet presence (he does in fact sit out a few numbers), but that has been a hallmark of his playing as the resiliency of his pulses never waver, even at a whispered volume.--David Greenberger