RICARDO TANTURI   January 27, 1905 - January 24, 1973   Making enduring Magic.   What Ricardo produced added strength and breadth to the over-all Tango repetoire. For years, it always seemed to me that there was a big difference in the orchestra sound between the recordings with each singer. And then when I had cleaned them up - wow! Sounds like the same orchestra after-all! A benefit of restoration. Tanturi knew how to get dancers to places other people hadn't accessed through his combination of sharp sound and crisp beat. His recordings are absolutely essential to have in any collection. His legacy has suffered the most of all the great leaders, until recently, from bad reproductions being the norm in the marketplace. Thankfully, that is being addressed. The great Alberto Castillo.   There is no better example of what wondrous results come from a special union of sound, arrangements and vocalists. Alberto Castillo is in a class almost by himself - but sounded his best with the Tanturi backing. See his tribute page. And the great Enrique Campos (1954).   An amazing thing about Tanturi's music with Enrique Campos as singer: if you just listen to it at home, it may not sound that remarkable ... but put it on at night at a Milonga, and velvet gloves massage your soul. (Personally, I wish the plethora of singers who over-do their emotional commitment to tango singing in an almost tragi-comic way - including many maudlin men in bow-ties and smiles/fake tears on stage today - would study Castillo and Campos more closely in order to understand what singing really is. Their power came from heart and intelligence, not pretense to being a heart-throb or a new Gardel). At one time, some record exec had the brilliant idea of adding reverb to Tanturi recoprdings. Ugh. You can hear it on this Oigo Tu Voz. Here is my version. Same with Noches De Colon (and many other tracks). Noches De Colon by Keith. Tanturi recorded many great Vals and Milongas as well as his distinctive Tangos. Ricardo's best-known compositions: "Mozo Guapo," "Ese Sos Vos." There are 3 ToTANGO CD's of Ricardo Tanturi Restorations.