Going along with Afro-Jazz theme, this is "Irakere", released by Columbia Records in 1979. Irakere is Afro-Cuban Jazz group led by pianist and keyboadist Jesus "Chucho" Valdes and saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera. This was recorded at Newport Festival in NYC and Montreux Jazz Festival, and all tracks are composed and arranged by Valdes. The combination of drumming and brass is so energetic, so many change of tempo, and styles, from chanting to drumming to solos. In every tracks, you could find "break" to chop it, if you are in to chopping beats. But not in a commercial way, in a style of natural Cuban rhythm, jam session.Though this album is everything about Latin-Jazz, it is so interesting to hear that there is a section in the middle on "Misa Negra", that Chucho Valdez plays acoustic piano in classical arrangement. Also interesting enough, the last track "Aguanile" is featured on Grand Theft Auto Vice City soundtrack: Radio Espantoso.
Personnel:
Chucho Valdes: Piano, keyboard
Paquito D'Rivera: Alto sax, Soprano sax, Flute
Arturo Sandoval: Trumpet, vocals
Carlos Averhoff: Tenor sax, Soprano sax, Flute
Jorge Varona: Trumpet
Carlos Emilio Morales: Guitar
Oscar Valdes: Percussions, vocals
Carlos del Puerto: Bass
Jorge "El Nino" Alfonso: Percussions
Armando Cuervo: Percussions
Enrique Pla: Drums
Side A:
1. Juana Mil Ciento
2. Ilya
3. Adagio
Side B:
1. Misa Negra (The Black Mass)
2. Aguanile
Also recommending this release for Cuban-Jazz, Afro-Latin Jazz
Nueva Vision - Latin Jazz From The Cuban Label EGREM / AREITO - compiled by Jazzanova and Erik Ott
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