Tag: Latin Jazz

Airto – Seeds On The Ground / The Natural Sounds of Airto (1971) (2020 Real Gone Music) Day 4 of FV’s 12 Days of Xmas

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Airto – Seeds On The Ground / The Natural Sounds of Airto Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC |  300 dpi scans | Jazz, Brazilian, Fusion Original release, 1971 Buddah Recordhs / Reissue 2020 Real Gone Music / Sony Records Day 4 of Flabbergasted Vibes’ 12 Days of Christmas finally brings us to Brazil.  Sort of.   I predict there will be much more Brazilian content on this blog in 2022. The first couple albums from Airto Moreira could easily be co-credited to Hermeto Pascoal, since he played such a major role in them.  He wrote all but two […]

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The Alegre All-Stars – The Alegre All-Stars (1961)

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The Alegre All Stars – s/t Vinyl transfer in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC |  300 dpi scans | Latin, Descarga, Salsa 1961 Alegre Records LPA-810 || Repress, 1960s/70s || Mono This is the first of several albums made by The Alegre All Stars and the only one with Johnny Pacheco on flute, who  left the label to form Fania soon after.  It features Charlie Palmieri on piano and Barry Rogers on trombone.  It a big way, it set the template for one component of what would become known as “salsa”: in particular, the loose jamming that would become a trademark […]

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Tamba Trio – Tamba Trio (1975)

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Tamba Trio (self-titled) RCA 888430906624 Original release 1975 Reissue 2014 (EU) 1 – 3 Horas Da Manhã  (Ivan Lins, Waldemar Correia) 2:42 2 Visgo De Jaca (Sergio Cabral, Rildo Hora) 2:35 3 Ou Bola Ou Bulica (Aldir Blanc, Joao Bosco) 2:12 4 Beira-Mar (Ivan Lins) 2:19 5 Olha Maria (Amparo) (A.C. Jobim) 4:45 6 Chorinho No. 1 (Durval Ferreira) 1:44 7 Jogo Da Vida (Sidney Miller, Danilo Caymmi) 3:15 8 Sanguessuga (Fernando Brant, Toninho Horta) 3:47 9 Janelas (Ivan Lins, Ronaldo Monteiro) 1:38 10 Contra O Vento (Ana Borba, Danilo Caymmi) 2:45 11 Beijo Partido (Toninho Horta) 2:28 12 Chamada […]

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Angel Canales – El Diferente (1981) (Senelac Records LP8881)

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Angel Canales – El Diferente 1982 Senelac Records LP 8881 Salsa / Latin-Jazz / Fusion Well Brazil has jumped the shark, so I’m going to devote some musical energy to other places for a while.  The U.S. still has a chance of climbing back out of the rabbit hole it’s gone down.  And that is in no small part due to the ever-evolving demographic changes that terrify the White Nationalists so much.  So, here’s an album from the great Ángel Canales, born in Santurce, PR, but raised in New York.  His recording career began on Alegre Records with a record […]

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Hilton Ruiz – El Camino (1987) (featuring Dick Griffin and Sam Rivers)

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Hilton Ruiz El Camino (The Road) 1988 Novus 3024-1-N A1 West Side Blues 6:42 A2 Come Dance With Me 8:25 A3 Sometimes I 6:26 B1 El Camino (The Road) 6:19 B2 Message From The Chief 1:54 B3 Eastern Vibrations 14:55 Recorded At – Uptown Chelsea Sound Bass – Andy Gonzalez Congas, Percussion – Jerry Gonzalez Drums, Guiro – Steve Berrios Guitar – Rodney Jones Percussion, Congas – Jose Alexis Diaz Piano, arrangements – Hilton Ruiz Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers Timbales – Endel Dueno Trombone, arrangements on A2 & A3 – Dick Griffin Trumpet – Lew Soloff […]

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