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| The Best of Bobby Matos |
| Bobby Matos |
| első megjelenés éve: 2007 |
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| (2007)
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| 4.500 Ft
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| 1. | Naima
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| 2. | Philadelphia
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| 3. | Kimbisia
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| 4. | Chango's Dance
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| 5. | Oferere
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| 6. | Back To The Roots
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| 7. | Mi Alma Latina
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| 8. | I Don't Speak Spanish But
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| 9. | Guiro Elegua
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| 10. | The Creator Has A Master Plan
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| 11. | God Of The Crossroads
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| 12. | So What / Impressions
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| 13. | La Charanga
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| 14. | Trompeta Y Bongo
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| 15. | Crisis
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| 16. | Footprints
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Jazz
Favorite selections from his Cubop releases, plus previously unreleased material (including a re-invented "My Latin Soul"), and some of his collaborations are featured on this overdue “Best Of”. Guest musicians include Jerry Gonzalez, John Santos, Dave Pike, and Jack Costanzo.
Bronx born Bobby Matos made his percussive musical debut beating on pots and pans in his Grandma’s apartment before going to backstage informal lessons with conga drum masters Patato Valdez and Mongo Santamaria. His first gigs were in the early 1960's in bohemian Greenwich Village Cafes amongst the beatniks. Matos soon found himself playing in every type of venue; from Bronx dance halls to Carnegie Hall, elegant supper clubs, Central Park Concerts, Off Broadway theaters, and after hours clubs in El Barrio.
Encouraged to play timbales by Willie Bobo and Tito Puente he attended the New School and Manhattan School of Music in the late 1960s, studying composition and arranging. Latin Music was red hot in New York at the time and an inspired Matos recorded "My Latin Soul" for Philips Records. This album is a much prized cult classic perennially high on many collector wants lists, DJ sets, and has been inspiration for musicians and music fans alike. After touring and recording with artists like Ben Vereen, Bette Midler, Fred Neil, Jim Croce, Ray Rivera, Joe Loco, and Miriam Makeeba, Matos relocated to Los Angeles where he began experimenting with an Afro Cuban Jazz band. Blending and bending musical elements from modern and modal jazz with the rich legacy of Afro Cuban music. Taking these ideas into the studio Matos recorded several albums in the 1980s and 1990s, most notably 5 critically acclaimed CDs for Cubop, the Latin Jazz/Afro Cuban arm of Ubiquity Records.
"The release of my first Cubop record totally changed the perception of me as a cult artist and helped bring my music to a much wider audience", explains Matos. "In addition to recording my own music, it also gave me the opportunity to produce such great artists as Jack Costanzo, Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers, and Ray Armando", he says.
Bobby Matos
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Latin Jazz
Percussionist Bobby Matos is one of the most highly respected drummers in the entire Afro-CubanLatin jazz genre. Born in the Bronx, New York City, on July 24, 1941, Matos came from a musical family, but was more interested initially in dancing than playing an instrument. Matos didn't begin to take drumming seriously until his late teens, while also learning how to play conga in the basements of churches in Harlem, as he looked up to such artists as Tito Puente for inspiration. It was around this time that Matos joined his first band, Los Congueros, comprised solely of conga, flute, and bass. By the late '60s, Matos had graduated to bandleader (just as the salsa movement began to gain full steam), resulting in one of his best-known songs, "My Latin Soul," produced by Joe Cain, a respected figure in Latin jazz. But instead of continuing on as bandleader, Matos decided to focus strictly on his percussion, as he worked as a sideman for the next two decades. By the '80s, Matos had relocated to California and began to record new material. In the '90s, he issued albums on a regular basis: 1993's Collage Afro Cuban Jazz, 1995's Chango Dance, 1996's Footprints, 1997's My Latin Soul, 1998's Sessions (a compilation of some sessions Matos played on over a 14-year period), 1999's Live at M.O.C.A., and 2001's Mambo Jazz, the latter of which was a collaboration with fellow jazz drummer John Santos.
---Greg Prato, All Music Guide |
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