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Cachao Y Su Descarga 77
''Cachao y su Descarga 77'' is the first album recorded as a leader by Cachao in the United States, following his exile from Cuba in 1962. It was recorded in July 1976 under the supervision of musicologist René López, who was responsible for organizing the sessions. The LP was released in 1977 by Salsoul to critical acclaim. The songs included in the release are in the descarga format, i.e. improvised jam sessions, and were performed by a predominantly Cuban lineup featuring trumpeter Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, percussionist Carlos "Patato" Valdés and flautist Gonzalo Fernández, among others. Considered Cachao's "comeback album", it was followed by ''Dos'', which was recorded during the same sessions. Although praised by critics, both albums had limited commercial success and virtually no airplay. Reception The album was well received by critics. A contemporary review published on the ''Stereo Review'' magazine classified it as a "recording of special merit" and rated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachao
Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s. Born into a family of musicians in Havana, Cachao and his older brother Orestes were the driving force behind one of Cuba's most prolific Charanga (Cuba), charangas, Arcaño y sus Maravillas. As members of the Maravillas, Cachao and Orestes pioneered a new form of ballroom music derived from the danzón, the danzón-mambo, which subsequently developed into an international genre, mambo. In the 1950s, Cachao became famous for popularizing improvised jam sessions known as descargas. He emigrated to Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam Session With Feeling
''Jam Session with Feeling'' is the second descarga album recorded by Cuban bassist Cachao. Following the recording and release of ''Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature'', which received critical and commercial acclaim, Cachao assembled a similar roster of musicians to record ''Jam Session with Feeling'' in Havana in 1958. The album was meant to be released by Maype, but due to the political events of the time, it was not released until 1962, in the United States, once Maype had relocated there. The title of the album is a reference to '' filin'' (feeling), the 1940s movement in which forms such as the bolero were used as a basis for descargas (improvised jam sessions). Recording The album focuses on improvised arrangements of Afro-Cuban standards: danzones, boleros and sones. This is unlike ''Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature'', where the compositions were novel and not adscribable to any genre besides the unspecific "descarga". On ''Jam Session with Feeling'', many of the songs are deca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachao Albums
Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s. Born into a family of musicians in Havana, Cachao and his older brother Orestes were the driving force behind one of Cuba's most prolific charangas, Arcaño y sus Maravillas. As members of the Maravillas, Cachao and Orestes pioneered a new form of ballroom music derived from the danzón, the danzón-mambo, which subsequently developed into an international genre, mambo. In the 1950s, Cachao became famous for popularizing improvised jam sessions known as descargas. He emigrated to Spain in 1962, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Albums
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Joe Cayre
Joseph Jack Cayre (born August 1, 1941) is an American businessman and real estate developer. Together with his brothers he co-founded the record label Salsoul Records, video tape distributor and producer GoodTimes Entertainment, and video game publisher GT Interactive. He is also the founder and principal of the New York-based real estate development firm Midtown Equities.The Real Deal: "Joseph Cayre" by Lauren Elkies retrieved November 23, 2013 Early life and education Born Joseph Jack Cayre to a Syrian Jewish family in Brooklyn but raised in Kansas City, Missouri until he was 8 and then Miami Beach, Florida until he was 20. His father owned a souvenir store in Miami Beach where Cayre work ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
