Latin Jazz: la Commbinacion Perfecta (2002)

Product Summary UPC: 00093074080221 Release Date: 10/22/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60595742 Item#: MX7LY7 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Tanga - Machito & The Afro-Cubans ~ Various Artists 2. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra/Chano Pozo ~ Various Artists 3. Peanut Vendor, The (El Manisero) - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 4. Mango Mangue - Charlie Parker/Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra ~ Various Artists 5. Mambo - Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra/Charlie Parker ~ Various Artists 6. Mambo Beat - Tito Puente ~ Various Artists 7. Mambo Inn - George Shearing Quintet ~ Various Artists 8. Afro-Blue - Mongo Santamaria ~ Various Artists 9. Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro) - Cal Tjader ~ Various Artists 10. Juana Mil Ciento - Irakere ~ Various Artists 11. Giant Steps (Pasos Gigantes) - Justo Almario/Alex Acuna ~ Various Artists 12. Bye-Ya - Jerry Gonzalez ~ Various Artists 13. Friday Morning - Paquito D'Rivera/Arturo Sandoval ~ Various Artists 14. Los Aretes De La Luna - David Sanchez ~ Various Artists 15. Con Poco Coco - Chucho Valdes ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Compilation producers: Raul Fernandez, Suzan Jenkins. Includes liner notes by Leonardo Acosta, Ira Gitler, and Willard Jenkins. All tracks have been digitally remastered. It's such a simple idea that it's hard to believe no one has done it before: a chronological history of Latin jazz. Tied to a book of the same name, this is a superb disc that takes the listener from the start, in 1949, with Machito & the Afro-Cubans offering the splendid, rhythmic "Tanga," all the way to Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes at a descarga (jam session) in 1998. What's astonishing isn't so much how the form developed, although it obviously has, but how fully formed it was in the beginning, whether in the drive of Dizzy Gillespie on "Manteca" or the exotic blossoming of Coltrane's "Giant Steps" in Justo Almario's version. Trumpet, piano, and percussion have always been important elements in Latin jazz, and all three get a workout on the disc, with the legendary Tito Puente giving the timbales a thorough pounding on the exciting "Mambo Beat" from his most creative period in the late '50s -- the first golden age of Latin music in the U.S. But, as the disc shows, there hasn't been a bad period for the style. And the range of big names here is excellent, guaranteeing some wonderful music from some real virtuosos in the field. More than just a simple introduction, this is an in-depth history (with excellent liner notes) of an area of music that's grown and shows no signs of quitting. ~ Chris Nickson   Technical Info Release Date : 10/22/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 40802 Label : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00093074080221    Product Image