Lito Vitale-Ese Amigo del Alma (1988)

"Ese amigo del alma" published in 1988 is Lito Vitale's second work, a tremendously popular album that was nevertheless made as a kind of special edition to be forcibly introduced to the Spanish market given its curious list of songs.
If compositions such as "Recuerdo en MÍ Bemol" or "Estar entre Nosotros" appeared in the first album, they also appear here, but recorded with a different formation, also in the texts that accompany the release of the album there are notes that are appreciated among others people to Lara, Ramon and Rogelio for their help and advice in selecting songs for the album.
Logically it is assumed that Lara and Ramon are none other than Lara Lopez and Ramon Trecet, the main supporters of Vitale in Spain through their radio program Dialogos 3 on Radio Nacional de España (RNE3).
The novelties presented by "Ese amigo del alma" are three, "La vida es un tango", a beautiful melody interpreted by the extraordinary quality of the band, the following "Estar vivo Hoy" an ambient melody executed in a sensational way.
But the third song is undoubtedly "Ese Amigo del Alma", an extraordinary piece of sublime beauty, intimate, tender, emotional, thirteen glorious minutes in which we have to let ourselves be carried away and caress it with our ears while listening.
Vitale composed this outrageous piece in memory of Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny's keyboardist, who is undoubtedly the main influencer of his music.
One of those few compositions that, after having listened to many years of music, captivates us and whose melody remains in our minds for a long time or perhaps a lifetime.