Jazz Descargas [Hybrid SACD]

Jazz Descargas [Hybrid SACD]

Track Listings

1. Poco Loco - The Conga Kings, Phil Woods

2. Tin Tin Deo - Chocolate, The Conga Kings

3. Caravan - Jimmy Bosch, The Conga Kings

4. Tumbao de Tamborito - The Conga Kings, Mario Rivera

5. Night in Tunisia - The Conga Kings, Phil Woods

6. Oye Como Va - Chocolate, The Conga Kings

7. Manteca - The Conga Kings, , Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo

8. Conga Descarga - The Conga Kings

9. Peanut Vendor - The Conga Kings,

10. Chocolate Descarga - Chocolate, The Conga Kings, Nelson Gonzalez

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The reigning superstars of Latin percussion, Conga Kings Candido Camero, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, and Giovanni Hidalgo have among them worked with everybody from Tito Puente to Dizzy Gillespie. This CD finds the trio performing Latin and jazz classics in the descarga format: a type of Cuban jam-cum-improv session. With the zesty arrangements of ex-Machito arranger Ray Santos, the congueros--along with alto saxophonist Phil Woods, salsa trombonist Jimmy Bosch, and trumpeter Chocolate--turn classic tracks like Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco," Dizzy Gillespie's "Night in Tunisia," and the Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol number "Caravan" into fast and folkloric showstoppers. On "Conga Descarga," the players engage in a heavy percussion discussion that illustrates the jaw-dropping power of Afro-Cuban music. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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