| 1. Delirio |
| 2. Como Fue |
| 3. Amor Fugaz |
| 4. Cerezo Rosa |
| 5. Quizas, Quizas.. |
| 6. Vereda Tropical |
| 7. Bonito Y Sabroso |
| 8. Cachito |
| 9. Tu Me Acostumbrastes |
| 10. Frenesi |
| 11. Patricia |
| 12. Cuban Descarga |
Editorial Reviews
Excellent view of classic songs from Cuba, Rey's music makes me fell like I am there.
Product Description
Listening to the rich musical rhythms of Bolero I / The Music Of Cuba collection, one has the sense of peering through a series of windows, which overlook into the lush countryard of classic Cuban music. This collection explodes with the sounds of the old Cuba of our dreams.
Cuban Jazz / The Music Of Cuba
Cuban Jazz / The Music Of Cuba,Various Artists,Music Trends,Afro-Cuban Jazz,Cuba,Cuban Jazz,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music
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Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
Various Artists Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000J23416 Release Date: 2006-11-14 |
Tracks:
- COLDPLAY - Clocks
- JACK JOHNSON - Better Together
- ARCTIC MONKEYS - Dancing Shoes
- DIDO and FAITHLESS - One Step Too Far
- IBRAHIM FERRER - As Time Goes By
- U2 with COCO FREEMAN - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- MAROON 5 - She Will Be Loved
- KAISER CHIEFS - Modern Way
- OMARA PORTUONDO - Killing Me Softly
- VANYA and RDM featuring QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida
- STING - Fragilidad
- VANYA and RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO - Don't Know Why
- AQUILA ROSE and IDANIA VALDEZ - Hotel Buena Vista
- FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark Of The Matinee
- LELE featuring RADIOHEAD - High And Dry
- IBRAHIM FERRER - Casablanca (As Time Goes By)
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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina RodenAmazon.com
Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina RodenAlbum Description
This unique compilation project brings together the legendary musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club & some of today's most popular music stars Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Bono, Radiohead among others, performing collaborations of some of their classic hits.Customer Reviews:
Great spin on contemporary tunes Don't buy the itunes version!.......2007-07-29
Buena Vista has done it again. Cold play's and the Jack Johnson tune's are my favorite. The best tracks are the ones where the artist gave the group all the masters separated by tracks allowing these guy to really do their magic. Some songs seem like they just grabed the original version of the song and pasted a Latin rythem on top.
Rhythms Del Mundo.......2007-07-15
Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba.......2007-07-05
Great Salsa/Pop Fusion CD.......2007-07-04
Disappointing...buy something else.......2007-06-01
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Buena Vista Social Club
Ry Cooder , Ibrahim Ferrar , Ruben Gonzalez , Compay Segundo , and Omara Portuondo Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005J56 Release Date: 1997-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Chan Chan
- De Camino A La Vereda
- El Cuarto De Tula
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Dos Gardenias
- Y Tu Que Has Hecho
- Veinte Anos
- El Carretero
- Candela
- Amor De Loca Juventud
- Orgullecida
- Murmullo
- Buena Vista Social Club
- La Bayamesa
Amazon.com essential recording
Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean taking to bed. Barbarito Torres's laoud solo on "El Cuarto de Tula" is both more blinding and more tasteful than any guitar showcase on any recent rock album; a quote from "Stormy Weather" and some very distinct parallels to Hawaiian styles remind us of why it's called "world music." --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
Nice cuban music.......2007-03-15
I should add that I speak Spanish fairly well and therefore understand the lyrics, and am generally an enthusiast of Hispanic culture and music. The story of this worthy project and how this was recorded are interesting and I suspect some reviewers are moved more by sentiment than just on the merits of the music, some of which seems very middle-of-the-road to me, albeit pleasant enough for casual listening.
Cubano Revisited.......2007-02-12
Ry Cooder With All Star Cuban Band.......2007-02-02
Buena Vista Social Club Classic.......2007-01-16
For those of you who have never listened to this style of music, don't just listen to it once as you could compare it to the first 3 olives you have ever eaten.
The first one shocks your taste with a layered complexity that is both sharp and mellow, leaving you with a look on your face that says "what just happened?".
The second takes you back to the memory of your first taste, and enjoying re-living the sensation, you start looking for more.
The third confirms your interests and instils an infatuation with something unique, powerful, and good for the heart and soul, that will be played over and over again.
Absolutely fantastic!.......2007-01-11
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Mi Sueño
Ibrahim Ferrer Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NVHWLG Release Date: 2007-04-24 |
Tracks:
- Dos Almas
- Si Te Contara
- Melodia del Rio
- Cada Noche un Amor
- Deuda
- Uno
- Convergencia
- Quiereme Mucho
- Perfidia
- Copla Guajira
- Quizas, Quizas
- Alma Libre
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When Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social club lead vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer died in August 2005 at the age of 78, he was within a few weeks of accomplishing a lifelong ambition: to record an album of suave, sexy, elegant Cuban boleros. The first acknowledged tune of the genre, "Tristezas," was composed in Santiago by Pepe Sánchez during the late 1800s. The form was descended from a Spanish waltz-like dance of the same name, which in turn evolved from the French contradanse and, even earlier on, from English rural styles. Strangely, Ferrer had repeatedly been told that his voice was not sufficiently "manly" for these leisurely, achingly romantic ballads. But judging by the present tracks--and despite the inevitable depredations of age, which only give his interpretations an added, rueful vulnerability--this is demonstrably untrue. The singer's reedy tenor, in some cases rescued from high-quality demos with instrumentals recorded posthumously, touches places in a listener's soul that no power-popster with an umpteen-octave range and mud-slides of melisma could remotely approach. Ferrer is joined by BVSC band-mates Rubén González (piano) and Omara Portuondo (vocals) on one tune each and is accompanied by the soulfully rinky-tink piano of Roberto Fonseca, Orlando "Cachaíto" López's sinuous, resonant acoustic bass and Manuel Galbán's sensitive guitar, with Ramses Rodrigues and Emilio del Monte manning trap drums and percussion. Overall, Mi Sueño ("My Dream") has a late-night feeling, as though captured amid an after-hours jam in a smoky, malt-scented Havana nightclub, long after sleeves have been pushed up and chairs piled on the tables. --Christina RodenAlbum Description
Mi Sueno is essential listening. Ferrer brings warmth, ease, humor and poignancy to his vocals, where romance is looked back on fondly and still longed for passionately. Featuring "Uno" and "Perfidia," Mi Sueno is a dream everyone can share.Customer Reviews:
Like fine wine.......2007-07-24
Ibrahim sweet for your ears........2007-07-21
True Cuban Music... .......2007-07-03
The Cuban Nat King Cole.......2007-05-31
Soulful.......2007-04-26
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Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000J7IL Release Date: 1999-06-08 |
Tracks:
- Bruca Manigua
- Herido De Sombras
- Marieta
- Guateque Campesino
- Mami Me Gusto
- Nuestra Ultima Cita
- Cienfuegos Tiene Su Guaguanco
- Silencio
- Aquellos Ojos Verdes
- Que Bueno Baila Usted
- Como Fue
Amazon.com's Best of 1999
Picking up where Buena Vista Social Club left off, BVSC Presents Ibrahim Ferrer soothes with the hushed romanticism of Cuba's yesteryear while boasting the talents of one of its greatest singers, Ibrahim Ferrer. Again there's an all-star lineup of musicians led by pianist Rubén González and singer Omara Portuondo creating music at the renowned Egrem studios, whose live room brings the slow lucidity and intense vigor of the Cuban classics to life. --Karen K. HuggAmazon.com
It should never cease to amaze how spry and dramatically potent a force is the Buena Vista Social Club. The group--really a gaggle of aging Cuban maestros brought together for stunning all-star performances--keeps its footing in Cuban dance music at the same time as it revels in the lax tempo of layered hand percussion and traditional rhythms. Ibrahim Ferrer stepped to the international fore as the vocalist on the eponymous BVSC CD in 1997 and here furthers his already-obvious command of everything from sultry, horn-swaying ballads to gritty son tunes like "Mamí Me Gustá." Ferrer's tattered vocal inflections shape the more rollicking tunes so their texture is palpable, especially when belted in antiphonal give-and-takes with the rest of the huge band he totes along here. A 15-member-strong string section steps forward on the bolero tracks, which send off a smoldering passion that's startling in light of the BVSC's heightened, horn-charged charts. But the rich string passages color songs in wide brush strokes, which is to say that they heighten the passion to no end. Ferrer's debut might come in his twilight years, but it's a majorly luminous event. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
Excelente!!!!.......2007-06-12
I LIKE A SPICY CUBAN DISH (In A Little Black Dress).......2007-03-19
[*I first became conscious of the strange phenomenon when I was about 15 years old: I ordered something to eat in a little fast food Mexican joint on Venice Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to the young Latinas working behind the counter, the very next person to place his order was my Pa, and when he joined me at a table, he related to me how one girl said to her co-worker after I walked away, "That guy was cute," and the other agreed.*]
Good Friend Melanie gave me the IBRAHIM FERRER album of Cuban Jazz as a gift the Christmas before last. (I had mentioned beforehand that I have more music than time to hear it, but she listened to me about like men listen to women. No one's to blame for the communication disconnect between the genders, really, because we have such disparate origins: A woman is from Venus and a man is from a woman's "Monologue.")
[*Including my ENTIRE life, I can count on two fingers how many White, Black, or Asian women have had me and the "Mystery Dance" occupying the same thought in their mind. But Hispanic women have always found me to be irresistible, and I don't know why. I am a very ordinary looking, but extremely analytical individual who tends to mentally dissect everything in order to comprehend why and how such and such is so. But I've yet to concoct even the most rudimentary theory to explain the Latin woman's attraction to me.*]
I almost gave up on the IBRAHIM FERRER recording because I just couldn't seem to warm up to it for the longest time. At one point, I considered posting a Two-Star review on this website which I thought to title, "I'LL HAVE THE NUMBER THREE COMBINATION PLATE AND A MARGARITA, PLEASE." The music just made me feel like I was sitting in a booth at a Mexican restaurant. "Not that there's anything wrong with that", but tunes for home listening? And since Good Friend Melanie wasn't too crazy about Bright Size Life - the Pat Metheny disc I had given to her - we even considered trading, and each of us keeping the item we had purchased.
[*The brilliant and world-renowned South American sociologist, Yoey O'Dogherty, once observed that, "Hispanic women are especially drawn to the warm magnetism of masculine intensity, just as conversely, snowmen are drawn to frigid climates." And in my youth I was sometimes known by the nickname, "Mister Intense." Perhaps this accounts for why Latinas are so susceptible to the energy of my aura?*]
I finally decided that I would play nothing but IBRAHIM FERRER whenever writing on my computer until either my ears became educated enough to enjoy it, or until I could stand it no longer and gave it away to Lupe, the waitress at Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy who always gives me extra guacamole and a wink.
[*You know how women can give men "the once over" without tipping their hand to the guys, while men just ogle openly? Well, these spicy Hispanic gals sometimes lose their highly refined skills around me, unable to extinguish the hungry flames in their orbs. Even at my advanced age of 47, wearing spectacles, and with plenty of grey cohabitating with the brown on my scalp and in my goatee, I still sometimes catch `em eyeing me.*]
Well, to my great surprise, I not only eventually came to differentiate between all of these melodies, but came to embrace them as if they were part of my own culture. The tremendous blasts of brass; the lively, intricate percussion work; the sparse but soulful guitar touches of Ry Cooder; and the emotional and romantic Spanish vocals really move me ... and they make my writing move, too. I've found that IBRAHIM FERRER puts some added zest into my words - really gets the creative juices flowing. (Can't you tell?) Because of its dancing rhythms, it's become maybe my very favorite disc to play as background music while writing anything.
[*I once had a sweet and shy Mexican girl tell me about a week before her wedding that all along it was me she had been hoping to catch. And less than twelve months ago, this 18-year-old hot Hispanic thang let it be known that she was interested in me. (She went by Wendy, but I'm pretty sure her Mama named her Maria.) She was a real cutie and had an absolutely OUTRAGEOUS body to go with that face: all the curves in just the right places and very well pronounced like: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!" To borrow from The Commodores, she was truly built like a "Brick OWse!" The night I had to turn her down, pointing out that at my age I was nearly old enough to be her grandpa, I drove home gnawing on my knuckles and chanting over and over again, "There had better be a Heaven! There had better be a Heaven!"*]
As if the music alone wasn't reason enough to purchase IBRAHIM FERRER, the song MARIETA contains one of the funniest lyrical passages ever. Translated into English it says: "My wife was suffering from an illness of the heart in Havana. So the doctor came one morning to examine her. He took off her dress, her p*nties, too. And her slip. But when I saw that indecency I said: This isn't good; I really don't think my wife's heart is that far down." Imagine that, a song about a doctor "playing doctor."
[*So, you're wondering why I told you how attractive Latinas find me? Well, it just so happens that I wasn't talking to you, Dude; I was trying to send a discreet message to your hot, Hispanic girlfriend. But you know what? To heck with subtlety: Hola guapa, llamame cuando tu novio esta fuera.*]
Good........2007-02-14
Ibrahim.......2007-02-12
May he live forever.......2007-01-10
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Cuba
Various Artists Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IWNK Release Date: 1999-05-25 |
Tracks:
- Compositor Confundido - Ibrahim Ferrer
- Al Vaiven De Mi Carreta - Eliades Ochoa Y El Cuarteto Patria
- El Adios De Este Momento - Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pinero
- Campina - Afro-Cuban Jazz Project
- Sabroso Como El Guarapo - Orquesta Sublime
- Mecanica De Amor - Mi Son
- Mami Me Gusto - Todos Estrellas
- Boliviana - Irakere
- El Reloj De Pastora - Sierra Maestra
- Patria Querida - Los Guaracheros De Oriente
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At once spicy hot and languorously sweet, Putumayo Presents Cuba is a passionate marriage of active and passive, masculine and feminine, a contemporary festival of sound whose roots were born in defiance of onerous distraction and oppression. Based on Afro-Cuban culture, whose music comes from a combination of European and African instrumentation, the songs in this collection swing with the energetic rhythms of traditional son (also the base of salsa). Layered over the repetitive beat, guitars chime, maracas add shimmy, and trumpets take the upper accent melody, often repeating or contrasting the main vocal melody. One of the finest contributions to the disc is Mi Son's "Mecanica de Amor," in which the band substitutes the violin for the lead trumpet, making a treat of the unexpected. Irakere's funky fusion "Boliviera" comes on gangbusters with beefy bass, full horn section, and featured flute melody. Containing superb liner notes, Putumayo Presents Cuba makes a fine introduction to this island's rich sound, and a superb remedy to the blues. --Paige La GroneCustomer Reviews:
very good.......2007-05-13
I love this music series.......2006-12-28
An excellent compiltation that contains something new (at last!).......2006-12-19
A highly recommended title, surely worth buying... The one and only con i found is that it's length is rather short (about half-an-hour) just like all the titles from the "Putumayo" series - at least every single track is worth it :)
Cuban Love.......2006-05-09
Putumayo is amazing.......2006-01-06
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Lágrimas Negras
Bebo & Cigala Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001EKZOQ Release Date: 2004-06-22 |
Tracks:
- Inolvidable
- Veinte anos
- Lagrimas Negras
- Nieblas del riachuelo
- Corazon loco
- Se me olvido que te olvide
- Vete de mi
- La Bien Paga
- Eu sei que vou te amar
Amazon.com
This album pairs one of the greatest flamenco singers of today, cantaor Diego El Cigala, with one of Cuba's finest Afro-Cuban pianists, Bebo Valdes. With Valdes (father of the great Chucho Valdes) born in 1918, there's a 40-year age difference between the pianist and the singer, but they do a fine job crossing generations and oceans to discover the commonalities between Caribbean and the Iberian music, coming up with a romantic marriage of the two cultures using rumbas, guajira, sons and boleros. All the songs are classics out of the Latin music tradition, using just a handful of players in support. Valdes's fingers are delicate and prone to dramatic flourishes; Cigala's voice is pure flamenco in its hoarse intonation, cadence and emotional outpourings. The two masters make the union work by focusing on the drama of the love songs--"Veinte Años," "Inolvidable" and the title track are just three amazing examples--as fuel for some of the most exquisitely passionate music to come out in ages. --Tad HendricksonAlbum Description
Winners of three PREMIOS DE LA MUSICA AWARDS (Spanish Academy of Musical Arts & Sciences) Lágrimas Negras, a collection of old standards performed by Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdes and Spanish flamenco vocalist Diego el Cigala.This was recorded at the suggestion of Hollywood Oscar® Award-winning director, Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque), which has become a phenomenon in Spain.
The result is a journey that discovers the essence of the Latino "love" song with connections to Cuba, Central and South America, and Spain.
Picked by New York Times critic Ben Rattcliff as "the best album of the year", Lágrimas Negras has had an impressive debut. The album has never been out of the top 30 since its release in Spain over nine months ago, achieving double Platinum sales status. It has won five Amigo Awards, one Premio Ondas, and three Premios de la Musica Awards (including Best Album).
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous Music.......2007-08-05
Beautiful synergy.......2007-06-08
Passionate!.......2007-05-15
A new interpretation for Latin Classics.......2007-03-09
Lagrimas Negras.......2007-02-12
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A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005J54 Release Date: 1997-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Amor Verdadero
- Alto Songo
- Habana Del Este
- A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
- Fiesta De La Rumba
- Los Sitio' Asere
- Pio Mentiroso
- Maria Caracoles
- Clasiqueando Con Ruben
- Elube Chango
Amazon.com
A rousing ensemble recording, A Todo Cuba Le Gusta features a band made up largely of Cuban music elders. As a reflection of their collective experience playing multiple percussion instruments and brightly lit trumpets, the Afro-Cuban All Stars churn with high drama, even while playing music that's paced with extravagant patience. The time signatures overlay and run against each other in a casual trot while the trumpets blare with fat fullness. Add to that the impassioned group vocals and you've got a hard-to-beat Cuban traditional music session. --Andrew BartlettCustomer Reviews:
You'll never tire of 'A Toda Cuba Le Gusta.'.......2007-08-04
The signature tune here is "Habana Del Este." Those horn-centric riffs are intoxicating. In fact, it's still on heavy rotation at many of my local Starbuck's. You'll never tire of 'A Toda Cuba Le Gusta.'
Top Notch.......2005-09-08
Needs more cowbell...............2005-08-03
MUST HAVE!.......2004-06-26
Food for your Soul !.......2004-04-13
If you aren't having the brightest of days it will lift you out of any kind of 'blue' mood you might be in.
Buyt it!
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Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Manuel Guajiro Mirabal
Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006SSNCI Release Date: 2005-01-04 |
Tracks:
- El rincon caliente
- Para bailar el montuno
- Deuda
- El roloj de Pastora
- Me bote de guano
- Mi Corazon no tiene quien lo llore
- Tengo que olvidarte
- Canta montero
- Chicarronero
- No vuelvo a Monon/Las tres Marias/Apurrunenme mujeres Medley
- Dombe Dombe
Amazon.com
For his first solo album, 71-year-old trumpeter Mirabal has created a tribute to the seminal bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez. The latter was a tres-wielding maverick who reveled in Cuba's African heritage and gave new opportunities to the piano and brass. With three trumpeters on board, it is not surprising that the tracks often explode into blaring, festive, sloppy--precise fanfares, but Papi Oviedo on tres and pianist Roberto Fonseca more than hold their own. The singers also get a workout, notably on Me Bote De Guano, with its humming opening chorus and robust tenor lead vocal. The late Rubén González, who was Rodriguez's original keyboard man, is heard on Dombe Dombe, a tune he suggested for the set list. The sessions were recorded in Havana at legendary Egrem Studios with a minimum of technical bells-and-whistles and if the sonic texture is somewhat rough and remote, it only adds to the studio-live atmosphere. --Christina RodenRecommended Similar Titles
Buena Vista Social Club |
BVSC Presents Omara Portuondo |
BVSC Presents Ibrahim Ferrer |
Introducing Ruben Gonzalez |
Mambo Sinuendo |
Cachaito |
Album Description
Cuban trumpeter Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabel was among the first musicians recruited by British producer Nick Gold for the now legendary sessions at Havana's Egrem Studio that yielded the multi-platinum Buena Vista Social Club album and Wim Wenders' groundbreaking concert documentary. But the veteran player already had enjoyed a rich musical history, having performed for more than 40 years in some of the most celebrated Cuban nightclub orchestras. With this lively set of '40s-era conjunto classics, he pays tribute to pioneering Cuban composer-bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez, whose trumpet arrangements inspired Mirabel as a boy.Customer Reviews:
Manuel Guarjiro Mirabal.......2006-03-05
Hot Latin Big Band.......2005-02-26
"debut solo for Manuel Guajiro Mirabal".......2005-02-02
Composer Rodgriguez sends our way "CANTA MONTERO", "EL RELOJ DE PASTORA", "EL RINCON CALIENTE", "ME BOTE DE GUANO", "MI CORAZON NO TIENE QUIEN LO LLORE", "PARA BAILAR EL MONTUNO", "TENGO QUE OLVIDARTE", creativity and innovation sends a modern salsa conjunto that will keep your head spinning...craving more of the same much like "Mambo Kings"..."DEUDA", composed by Luis Marquetti in 1945..."CHICHARRONERO", composer Louis "Lili" Martinez Grinan blends piano solo and brass to this rhythmic tune..."NO VUELVO A MORON LAS TRES MARIAS APJURRUNENME MUJERE MEDLEY", composers Otilio Del Portal and Arsenia Rodriguez favor us with a 5 minute medley of Cuba's finest offerings..."DOMBE DOMBE", beautiful opening trumpet solo, with haunting counter-melodies arranged and performed by Ruben Gonzalez, just the way it was back in the '40s...gotta love it!
Total Time: 46:36 on 11 Tracks ~ Nonesuch Records 79810 ~ (1/04/2005)
Another Gem From A Buena Vista Social Club Veteran.......2005-01-22
I highly recommend this album, along with all the albums of Buena Vista Social club members. Let's enjoy this music. This is the kind of music that you will not get tired listening at. Why? Because they are made by real musicians. All the sounds you hear are coming from real instruments all recorded live in the studio. If you are tired of listening to "manufactured" music, this kind of music will surely give you an entirely different experience.
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Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Vol. 1
Various Artists Manufacturer: Waxing Deep ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000P1KOYG Release Date: 2007-06-19 |
Tracks:
- Son a Propulsion - Algo Nuevo,
- Bacalao con Pan - Irakere
- Y No le Conviene - Los Van Van
- Adeoey
- De La Fiesta La Mejor
- Si, Para Usted
- Amor Mio
- Tambo Iya - Ricardo Eddy Martinez
- En Casa del Trompo No Bailes - Orquesta Riverside
- Y Viva La Felicidad - Algo Nuevo,
- Rompe Cocorioco - Algo Nuevo,
- Baila, Ven y Baila
- Con La Luz de La Ma
- Pocito
- Fino
- Sondeando
- Casina y Epidecus
Album Description
Waxing Deep Records is pleased to announce the first ever compilation of Cuban funk: Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Volume One. An unprecedented combination of socialism and artistic freedom flourished during the mid-years of Castro's Cuba, enabling musicians to create an innovative body of music based on traditional styles like those made famous by the Buena Vista Social Club. Si, Para Usted captures the spirit of this time. The music ranges from son, beat, jazz, and funk, and abounds with psychedelic influences, electronic experimentation, and a heavy dose of soul. Communist funk may seem unlikely, but here it is. Si, Para Usted was lovingly compiled by Dan Zacks of Waxing Deep Radio in response to massive listener demand for the Cuban music played on the show. Outside of the Waxing Deep archive, the bulk of funky Cuban music is virtually unobtainable. Cuban recordings were never widely distributed and few have been reissued. Utterly committed to sharing good music, Dan took it upon himself to make these fantastic tracks more widely accessible. Almost all of the tracks were re-mastered from the original tapes kept by the Cuban government in a dusty Havana warehouse. Given the poor quality of Cuban vinyl, this means the music on Si, Para Usted has a quality of sound previously unavailable. Quite simply, the music has never sounded this good.
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Trumpet Evolution
Arturo Sandoval Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000093FJT Release Date: 2003-05-06 |
Tracks:
- Dipper Mouth Blues
- When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- At The Jazz Band Ball
- La Virgen De La Macarena
- I Can't Get Started
- Concerto For Cootie
- Little Jazz
- Man With A Horn
- Manteca
- Tee Pee Time
- Coloratura Concerto For Soprano
- Nostalgia
- Round Midnight
- Maynard Ferguson
- My Funny Valentine
- Joy Spring
- Concierto In D Major
- Up Jumped Spring
- Later
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It wouldn't seem possible to do a reasonable survey of the 20th century trumpet playing on one CD, but somehow trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has done just that. Known as an immensely gifted and versatile player, Sandoval tips his hat to such jazzmen as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and his mentor Dizzy Gillespie, as well as classical players such as Timofei Dokschizer and Maurice Andre. More than simply playing tunes these trumpeters made famous, Sandoval plays in the style of each trumpeter, even pulling signature quotes from their solos. It's a remarkable feat. With Quincy Jones at the production helm, the music and backing band changes according to the tributee--lush big band swing, bebop, organ jazz, classical, and Latin music are all covered. Surprisingly, there's not as much Latin jazz as you'd expect from the former member of Irakere, but with so much ground covered, this is more of an observation than a complaint. --Tad HendricksonCustomer Reviews:
wonderful.......2007-03-01
I love Sandoval's version of "Round' Midnight" to Miles Davis, inflecting that bluesy Davis sound with ghostlike precision. Nineteen tracks make this disc an unusually generous one, with superb sound quality and musical execution. A nice CD to own, to be sure.
True artistry.......2007-01-23
A wonderful addition to the trumpeter, or trumpet fan's collection.
Its a Blast.......2007-01-12
Happy Dixieland to you !.......2005-08-18
I always smile when I listen to Arturo Sandoval. His technique is absolutely unbeatable. And he also plays piano with great dexterity!
Here is my mathematical relationship to describe Sandoval's technique:
(Arturo Sandoval / Trumpet) = (Oscar Peterson / Piano)
Phenomenal.
album title says it all.......2005-07-27
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