Night In Cuba (2008)

Product Summary Label: ALMOST GOLD RECORDINGS/RED UPC: 00886973529928 Release Date: 9/9/2008 Buy.com Sku: 208812974 Item#: M4DFKD Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Son De La Loma - Trio Matamoros ~ Various Artists 2. Mambo #5 - Perez Prado ~ Various Artists 3. Yenyere Cumae-El Bombon De Elena - El Original Cuarteto D'Aida ~ Various Artists 4. Bonito Y Sabroso - Beny More ~ Various Artists 5. El Bodeguero - Orquesta Aragon ~ Various Artists 6. El Manisero - Xiomara Alfaro ~ Various Artists 7. Montuno - Gloria Estefan ~ Various Artists 8. Cuba Que Lindos Son Tus Paisajes - Willy Chirino/Celia Cruz ~ Various Artists 9. Manteca - Arturo Sandoval ~ Various Artists 10. Mambo - Cachao ~ Various Artists 11. Como Roca - Hansel Y Raul/Rolando LaSerie ~ Various Artists 12. Como Fue - Paquito D'Rivera ~ Various Artists 13. Habra Musica Guajira - Albita ~ Various Artists 14. Serenata Santiaguera - Donato Poveda ~ Various Artists 15. Las Congas - Paquito Hechavarria ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info This excellent, sprawling collection opens with an 80-year-old recording of Trio Matamoros performing "Son de la Loma." Although it was made during the early days of recording technology, the recording is strikingly clear and defined, and both the singing and playing are spectacular. Whether intentionally or not, this track serves as something of a symbol for Cuban music in general: despite various kinds of repression and privation throughout its history, that tiny island country has managed to produce some of the sweetest, most lovely, and most complex popular music in the world. A Night in Cuba illustrates that truism with recordings made as long ago as 1928 and as recently as 2003. In some cases, it's not even known when the recording took place -- and some strains of Cuban music have changed so little over the decades that the music itself gives little clue. El Original Cuarteto d'Aida's brilliant "Yenyere Cumae -- El Bombo de Elena" is one such track, and it's one of the highlights of a consistently excellent program. Other highlights include Beny Mor?'s "Bonito y Sabroso," on which the vocals are especially nice, and a fine recent recording by Arturo Sandoval of Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca." Even Gloria Estefan makes an appearance here, with the horn-heavy "Montuno." Hansel & Raul's "Como Roca" is a bit too much on the smooth jazz side, and Albita's "Habr  Musica Guajira" is a bit emotionally bombastic even by Latin standards, but overall this disc is a complete delight. ~ Rick Anderson Producer: Anthony Gonzalez (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 88697352992 Label : RED Distribution Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00886973529928    Product Image