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Afro-Cuban Jazz, Anybody? I'm not really that knowledgable about this genre,,,,the ONLY things I have from it are these..
I'm enjoying them ALOT so far,,,but I wanna dig deeper. Lay some suggestions on my way  | |
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Irakere is the cuban jazz band that had Paquito Rivera Chucho Valdes, Arturo Sandoval. You can look all thes gus upindiviually plus Cachao a prominent bass player. He's on that Gloria Estefan thang MI tierra or something. test | |
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I love Afro-Cuban music, but I never whos album to buy when Im in the record storre If you will, so will I | |
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LOVE LOVE LOVE Afro Cuban!   | |
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My Dad listened to a lot of Afro-Cuban, one of his favorites was Mongo Santamaria. I like his track "Mambo Mongo" and "Virtue." He also loved Celia Cruz who was a Cuban singer and crowned Queen of Salsa, even though she wasn't really a latin jazz singer.
I saw that pic of that Charlie Parker album you posted and it reminded me of my Dad. He was a Charlie Parker fan. [Edited 11/15/08 21:16pm] | |
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2elijah said: My Dad listened to a lot of Afro-Cuban, one of his favorites was Mongo Santamaria. I like his track "Mambo Mongo" and "Virtue." He also loved Celia Cruz who was a Cuban singer and crowned Queen of Salsa, even though she wasn't really a latin jazz singer.
I saw that pic of that Charlie Parker album you posted and it reminded me of my Dad. He was a Charlie Parker fan. [Edited 11/15/08 21:16pm] His body of work is HUGE,,,,I really want to get into it | |
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Poncho Sanchez ain't Cuban but he's like the James Brown George Clinton and Sly Stone of latin jazz rock funk. He employs Cuban Mexicans Blacks and Caribean folks in his band. You can see him in a bar for $5 then go to the amphitheater and pay $55! Lots of good records by him are out there. test | |
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For Afro-Cuban Jazz, i'd agree that Irakere...
...is a nice jumping off point. Because of the musicians involved, you get a number of directions to follow (Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, etc). Since you're a student of the piano, follow its leader...   
...Chucho Valdés Dizzy Gillespie has been credited with having helped fuse Jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 50s... 
...Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods featuring Gillespie, the Machito Orchestra & Chico O'Farrill charts, takes the form in a rather orchestral direction (Oro, Incienso y Mirra specifically) in this 1975 recording. A few other names to look for that haven't been mentioned: Eddie Palmieri Ray Baretto Tito Puente Machito Afro-Cuban All Stars Buena Vista Social Club Pancho Sanches Chico O'Farrill tA  Tribal Disorder
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PFunkjazz said: Lots of good records by him are out there.
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theAudience said: Chico O'Farrill He arranged Charlie Parker's Afro Cuban Jazz Suite and Dizzy's Afro album
I 4got to mention that I have this album from him,,,, 
His sound is truly universal. | |
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theAudience said: For Afro-Cuban Jazz, i'd agree that Irakere...
Dizzy Gillespie has been credited with having helped fuse Jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 50s...
...Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods featuring Gillespie, the Machito Orchestra & Chico O'Farrill charts, takes the form in a rather orchestral direction (Oro, Incienso y Mirra specifically) in this 1975 recording. [/b] tA I'm sucking on free wi-fi right now and it's too much trouble to pull up the graphic, but that Dizzy Gillespie UNITED NATION ORCHESTRA live set is freakin' marvelous and it features a lot of the Irakere guys. test | |
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TA mentioned "Hard Hands"
here's his Pseudo group Harlem River Drive Idle Hands on Roulette [Edited 11/16/08 12:54pm] | |
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