A toda Cuba le gusta [sound recording] / Afro Cuban All Stars.
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MusicPublisher number: 79476-2 | NonesuchSpoken language: Spanish Original language: Spanish Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Nonesuch ; Red Bank, N.J. : World Circuit, p1997.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): - Produced by Nick Gold and Juan de Marcos González.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | JAZZ Afro-Cuban All Stars | Available | 33111005255050 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A lively, spontaneous record that manages to sound both relaxed and forceful at the same time, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta shows off the talents of many of Cuba's elder statesmen of Afro-Cuban jazz. Over gently pulsating conga grooves and low-register ostinatos, such luminaries as pianist Ruben Gonzalez and singer Manuel "Puntillita" Licea float dramatic melodies, as their solo contributions are answered by brass section chords as thick and sweet as cane syrup. Although it is Ruben Gonzalez' presence on this album that gets the most attention, his tendency towards relentless chromaticism becomes tiresome early on, especially when it is contrasted with the exquisite phrasing and tremulous beauty of singers such as Licea, Raul Planas, and Ibrahum Ferrer. As would be expected, the trumpets blare with traditional Cuban bravado, evoking gentle romance and fiery passion with equal ease. Even the resident gringo, Ry Cooder, gets in some choice licks on "Alto Songo." The relative lack of dynamic movement in most of these songs may lead to them blending together in the ear of the listener, but the inherent tunefulness of each track, not to mention the sheer drive that this band is capable of summoning, cancels that complaint out nicely. An important collaboration and a promising debut. ~ Daniel Gioffre
Compact disc.
Principally son and guaguanchó dance music.
Program notes in English by Kathryn Samson and lyrics in Spanish and English ([44] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Amor verdadero -- Alto Songo -- Habana del este -- A toda Cuba le gusta -- Fiesta de la rumba -- Los Sitio' asere -- Pío mentiroso -- María Caracoles -- Clasiqueando con Rubén -- Elube changó.
Produced by Nick Gold and Juan de Marcos González.
Ibrahím Ferrer, Pío Leyva, Mañuel "Puntillita" Licea, Raúl Planas, José Antonio "Maceo" Rodríguez, Félix Valoy, vocals ; Rubén González, piano ; Afro-Cuban All Stars ; Juan de Marcos González, conductor.
Recorded Mar. 1996, Egrem Studios, Havana, Cuba.