Jazz
Latin Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Bop
Recorded: 1988-1993, Criteria Studio, Miami, Florida
Paquito D'Rivera (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Juanito Marquez (guitar, cowbells); Rene Toledo (guitar); Jesus Caunedo (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Tatu Palau (piccolo, tenor saxophone); Jose "Chombo" Silva (tenor saxophone); Chocolate Armenteros (trumpet); Pucho Escalante (trombone); Mike Orta (piano); Israel "Cachao" Lopez (double bass); Nicky Orta (bass guitar); Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (drums); Andy Garcia (congas); Rogelio "Yeyito" Rivero (timbales); Rigo Herrera, Victor Valdes (percussion)
Despite its title, this CD does not offer one a sampler of Cuban jams of the past 40 years but it does contain a recent session featuring 25 of the top Cuban expatriates. Organized to a large extent by altoist Paquito D'Rivera (who is only actually on six of the 11 selections), these performances utilize a wide variety of instrumentations. Carlos Gomez has a vocal, there is a laidback feature for Jose Silva's tenor, Juan Pablo Torres takes a couple of impressive trombone solos and, on "Descarga Para Banda Y Combo," there is a humorous blending of circus music, Dixieland and a boppish blues. With D'Rivera in fine form on alto and clarinet during his appearances, this is a continually interesting and stimulating set.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
