A beautiful bit of Latin funk – and one of the rarest albums ever from the mighty Candido! The album's one of the first that has Candido stepping out of the straighter Latin jazz mode of earlier years – working with a funky lineup of players arranged by the mad genius Joe Cain, and ... read moreCD
Titles include "Cake A La Mode", "Conga A La Americana", "Tierra Mia", and "Afro En Toulouse". CD
Sabu Martinez —
Palo Congo ... CD Blue Note, 1957. Used ...
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One of the most unique sessions ever cut for Blue Note – an album of very rootsy Afro-Cuban jamming, led by percussionist Sabu Martinez – and a date that's even rawer and less jazz-based than some of the other percussion-heavy records for the label! The music on the album's comprised ... read moreCD
(1999 CD pressing.)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Blessing ... CD Blue Note/Somethin Else, 1991. Used ...
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, Charlie Haden on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. (Jazz, Latin)CD
Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, Reynaldo Melian on trumpet, Felipe Cabrera on electric bass, Jack DeJohnette & Julio Barreto on drums & Charlie Haden on bass. (Jazz, Latin)CD
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Paseo ... CD Blue Note/EMI, 2004. Used ...
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, keyboards, and percussion, Luis Felipe Lamoglia on saxophones, Jose Armando Gola on bass, and Ignacio Berroa on drums. (Jazz, Latin)CD
(Promotional sticker over barcode and stamp on CD.)
Chucho Valdes on piano, Francisco Rubio Pampin on bass, Raul Pineda Roque and Roberto Vizcaino Guillot on percussion, and the entire group on vocals. CD
An excellent album of spare Latin jazz, played by the legendary leader of the Cuban group Irakere! Chucho Valdes is playing here with a small combo that only features bass, drums, and percussion – plus some additional vocal accompaniment by Mayra Caridad Valdes. But the main focus is on ... read moreCD
Cheesy name – but a great set! And although "Blue Note" is in the title and the label, the package actually brings together a bunch of rare Latin sides from other labels in the Capitol/EMI camp – like World Pacific, Liberty, & Roulette. The overall groove is really ... (Funky Compilations, Latin)read moreCD