Fidels Annex: Latin Jazz

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Jesús Caunedo 3 LP's / 3 videos

Jesús Caunedo

b; La Habana,Cuba, 1934
d; Puerto Rico 2006

Jesús Caunedo fue mentor de una
generación de jazzistas puertorriqueños

"Fire & Sugar"
Vinyl LP - 1973

"Salsa Sexy"
Vinyl LP - 1975

"Charanga"
Vinyl LP - 1980

Jesus Caunedo - sax/clarinet/bandleader; Juancito Torres - trumpet Luis Aquino - trumpet Tommy Villariny - trumpet Mario Ortiz, Jr, - trumpet Amuni Nacer - keyboard Miguel Rodríguez - sax Victor "Papo" Candelario - trombone Ismael Hernandez - trombone William Cepeda - trombone Freddy Miranda, Sr. - sax Miguel Rodriguez - sax

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Orquestra Soul - "Los Boogaloos" 1966,'67

Orquestra Soul - "Los Boogaloos"

1966,'67
Mercury vinyl LP

Latin Jazz and Boogaloo sessions with
Felipe Yanez: arranger/piano
Lew Soloff: trumpet
Abraham Silverman: Sax & flute
Benjamin Taylor: bass
*Julito Collazo: timbales
*Virgilio Marti: tumbadoras
*Marcelino Valdés: bongoes
Norma: vocal one track

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Chico O'Farrill "Brisas Del Caribe" & "Aztec Suite"

"Brisas Del Caribe"

Chico O'Farrill
With Girardo Rodrigues y Sus Tambores Batá
1960 vinyl LP - rare

"Aztec Suite"
Vinyl Monaural LP cover.
With Art Farmer : trumpet
Chico O'Farrill: composer/arranger - Al Cohn: conductor.

Stereo LP cover
($95.00 on Amazon)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Louie Ramírez - 1964,1965,1966,1967,1968 -N.Y.C.

"Introducing Louie Ramirez" - 1964

(his first LP as a leader)

"Good News" - 1965

"Latin Au Go Go" - 1965

"Vibes Galore" - 1966

"In the Heart Of Spanish Harlem" -1967
Vinyl LP on Mercury

An often underrated LP, with 'Mark Weinstein' on trombone.
'Rudy Calzado', 'Willie Torres' & 'Bobby Marin': vocal's.
"Puchi" Bulong': trumpet.
"De candela",

"Ali Baba" - 1968

In my opinion this 1968 LP unfortunately was the end of a great era of Louies.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Luis Gasca - 4 vinyl LP's

"The Little Giant" - 1969"

1. Just a Little Bit
2. Motherless Child
3. Nancy
4. Cosia No. 2
5. Afro Blue
6. Joy Ride
7. Sweet Pea

Musicians:
Luis Gasca (trumpet & flugelhorn)

Joe Gallardo (trombone) Hubert Laws (flute & tenor sax) Lew Tabackin (flute) Joe Henderson (tenor sax) Rodgers Grant (soprano sax) Herbie Hancock, Paul Griffin (piano) Chuck Rainey (electric bass) Richard Davis (acoustic bass) Mickey Roker (drums) Bernard Purdie (drums) Marty Sheller (Cowbell) Steve Berrios (Timbales)
Mongo Santamaria (Congas)

"For Those Who Chant" - 1971 "

"Collage" - 1974 or '75"

1. Collage
2. The Way I Feel Sometimes
3. Patrice
4. Kathy
5. Sara
6. Night People
7. Invitation To Love
8. Visions

Musicians:

Luis Gasca (tr, flug, synth el-tr, voice); Don Menza (al-fl, fl, English horn, b-cl, ss, ts, cond, arr); Hadley Caliman (al-fl, fl, as); Frank Rosolino (trb; bari-horn); Ray Draper (tu); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Ralph Walsh (g); Joachim Young, Patrice Rushen, (el-p); Joe Gallardo (p); Richard Kermode (p, el-p); Pat O'Hearn, Peter Barshay (b); Darrell Clayborn (el-b); Harvey Mason (d); Victor Pantoja (perc); Robert Sushel, Stanley Plummer, Marvin Limonick, Gerald Vinci (vln); David Schwartz, Allan Harshman (vla); Edgar Lustgarten, Frederick Sekoya (cello).
Produced by Orrin Keepnews with strings and horns arranged by Don Menza.

"Born To Love You" - 1974"

1. A Love Supreme
2. Dr. Gasca
3. Search For Peace
4. I Was Born To Love You
5. New Orleans Strut
6. Samba Para San Francisco
7. Just Say Goodbye
8. Ayeres

Musicians:
Luis Gasca (trumpet & flugelhorn)

Oscar Brashear, Ray Pizzi, Joe Henderson, Hadley Caliman, Jack DeJohnette, Mark Levine, John Heard, Terry Bozzio, Carmelo Garcia, Victor Pantoja, Joe Gallardo (who also arranged), Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, George Duke and Julian Priester.