Jammin' in the Bronx - A Live Concert Tribute to Machito

Jammin' in the Bronx - A Live Concert Tribute to Machito

In October 1995, the employees of the Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center sponsored an all-star concert at the Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture. The resultant CD, besides being a fundraiser (for hospital equipment), documents a well-programmed concert of the highest quality Latin jazz.

High-energy big-band salsa is interspersed with an elegant Chucho Valdes ballad, an intriguing Dave Valenti solo flute piece, and a wonderfully controlled conga solo by Carlos "Patato" Valdez that plays with time, timbre, and the audience's expectations. The Machito Orchestra is as big, bold and brassy as ever; an unexpected delight is the smaller, very tight ensemble playing of the Papo Vasquez Latin Jazz Group. ~ Janet Rosen, All Music Guide

Tracks
1.- The Machito Orchestra - Cuban Fantasy
2.- The Papo Vazquez Latin Jazz Group - iQue Pescao!
3.- The Papo Vazquez Latin Jazz Group - Como El Agua
4.- Dave Valentin - Kalahari
5.- All Star Ensemble - Neurosis
6.- All Star Ensemble - Claudia
7.- The Papo Vazquez Latin Jazz Group - Sara Va A Bahia
8.- Giovanni Hidalgo - Just Me
9.- All Star Ensemble - Mr. Bruce
10.- The Machito Orchestra - Mambo America
11.- Carlos 'Patato' Valdes - Patato' Valdes Conga Solo
12.- The Machito Orchestra - Tanga

Credits
Carlos Morales - Guitar (Electric)
Victor Paz - Trumpet
Dioris Rivera - Sax (Tenor)
Mauricio Smith - Sax (Tenor)
Carlos "Patato" Valdes - Conga, Performer
Jimmy Bosch - Trombone
Peter Brainin - Sax (Tenor)
Enrique Fernandez - Sax (Alto)
Mario Hernandez - Trumpet
Arturo O'Farrill - Piano
Joe Santiago - Bass (Electric)
Johnny Almendra - Bongos, Cowbell, Timbales
Manuel Valera - Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Pete Miranda - Sax (Baritone)
Jim Seeley - Trumpet
All Star Ensemble - Performer
Rene Lopez - Conga, Producer
Giovanni Hidalgo - Performer
Yomo Toro - ?
Papo Vazquez - Trombone, Leader, Performer, Editing
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros - Trumpet
John Benítez - Bass
Rolando Napoleon Briceno - Sax (Alto)
Manny Duran - Trumpet
Mario Grillo - Director, Timbales
Horacio "El Negro" Hernández - Drums
Daniel Licht - Recording Technician
Dave Valentin - Flute, Performer, Editing
Chucho Valdés - Piano, Leader

Robert Sancho - Producer
Ralph Mercado - Executive Producer
Miguel Fuentes - Executive Producer
David Radin - Mastering
Jon Jausty - Mastering, Mixing
Andrew McEaching - Engineer
Abraham Viera - Engineer
Tommy Octavio - Recording Technician
David Garten - Photography
William Aguado - Liner Notes


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