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Across the 110th Street - Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Titel : Across the 110th Street
Artiest(en) : Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Genre : Salsa
Medium : CD
Jaar : 2004
Label : Rykodisc
€ 17,99
Een van de belangrijkste SALSA releases van 2004 is ongetwijfeld de tweede release van het Spanish Harlem Orchestra onder leiding van pianist/arrangeur Oscar Hernandez. In vergelijking met de vorige (Un Gran Dia En El Barrio), klinkt "Across 110th Street" nóg steviger en meer up-tempo. Met special guest zanger Ruben Blades en vocalisten Ray de la Paz, Willie Torres en Marco Bermudez (helaas geen Frankie Vazquez meer?) in composities van oa Raul Marrero, Tito Puente, Hector Rivera en Ray de la Paz. en met in de blazers-sectie Jimmy Bosch.
This is New York, Jimmy Bosch`s band meets Eddie Palmieri/Tito Puente`s large salsa ensembles.
PURE ENERGY, from the first track to the last one. Mostly straight-ahead salsa (with the occasional son-montuno, bolero, and rumba rhythms sprinked on it).
This CD features the participation of Salsa Legend, "The Poet of Salsa", Ruben Blades on several tracks, marking his return to "street salsa", after Ruben`s long experimentation with political Salsa and his creative immersion into World music styles.
What else do I have to say? You`ve got Ruben Blades, an All-Stars New York Crew, top Salsa arrangers, and a commitment to hit you, the listener, with pure, unadulterated, HARD Salsa.
1. Un Gran Dia En El Barrio (4:35)
2. Cuando Te Vea (4:50)
3. Tun Tun Suena El Tambo (5:04)
4. Dime Se Llegue A Tiempo (4:07)
5. Escucha El Ritmo (5:52)
6. Bailadores (4:14)
7. Te Cantare (4:50)
8. Como Lo Canto Yo (4:32)
9. Maestro De Rumberos (5:13)
10. La Hija De Lola (5:21)
11. Perla Morena (6:01)
12. Espérame En El Cielo (3:51)
13. Tu Te Lo Pierdes (Bonus Track) (5:27)
Spanish Harlem Orchestra brings back the classic sound of 1970s New York salsa on 2004`s ACROSS 110TH STREET. Tight charts set congas and timbales weaving a polyrhythmic web under wailing, punchy brass in old-school fashion, with excellent vocalists Ray De La Paz, Willie Torres, and Marco Bermudez switching off duties on the mic. It`s hard to go wrong when the material is by Tito Puente ("Cuando Te Vea"), Hector Rivera ("Bailadores"), and Raul Marrero ("La Hija De Lola"), and the band has such standout musicians as pianist Oscar Hernandez and salsa trombonist Jimmy Bosch in its ranks.
But the real treat here is the presence of Ruben Blades, who returns to the salsa stylings of his early career with a vengeance. Blades appears on four tracks here, and his phrasing and intonation is immediately appealing. The fun, broadly humorous Blades-penned "Tu Te Lo Pee Pee" is added as a bonus track, yet it ends up being one of the record`s highlights. Though it is a bit of a throwback, ACROSS 110TH STREET has exuberance, tight musicianship, and groove. Compared to most of the commercially tailored Latin pop on the contemporary charts, this album feels like a blast of fresh air.
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