Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente – Cuban Jam Sessions In Miniature: Descargas Vinyl transfer in 24-bit 192 khz |FLAC | Cover scans at 300 dpi 1961 Panart | Reissue 1983 Panart LP-2092 (Grey Label U.S. reissue) Israel “Cachao” Lopez, the godfather of the tumbao acoustic bass style, lead this ensemble of absolutely top-flight players through…
David Amram – Havana / New York Flying Fish – FF 057 | Latin jazz The product of a cultural exchange between musicians in two different nexus cities for musical innovation, this is a solid listen featuring members of the pioneering Cuban group Irakere (on Side Two only) and New York salsa band Típica ’73…
Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Salsa, Latin Jazz 1975 Coco Records CLP 120 Titling an album “Unfinished Masterpiece” sort of confirms my suspicious that Eddie Palmieri wasn’t exactly humble, and a difficult, if admirably uncompromising artist to work with. His tendency to jump…
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. …
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…
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…
