AWESOME LATIN JAZZ CD'S - GREAT FOR LISTENING, AND PRACTICING

[yambu321]

HELLO TO EVERYONE,
TODAY I'VE JUST RECEIVED TWO MORE LATIN JAZZ CDS, AND SO I WILL NOW SHARE MY HUMBLE CRITIQUE OF THEM BOTH. THE FIRST CD THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT IS EDDIE PALMIERI'S 2005 CD TITLED: LISTEN HERE!

HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HERE KNOWS WHO EDDIE PALMIERI IS. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LATIN JAZZ PIANIST FOR ROUGHLY THE LAST 52 YEARS. IN THIS CD, HE IS TEAMED UP WITH MANY GREATS. SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: GIOVANNI HIDALGO, HORACIO "EL NEGRO" HERNANDEZ, JOHN BENITEZ, DONALD HARRISON, DOUG BEAVERS, CONRAD HERWIG, BRIAN LYNCH, DAVID SANCHEZ, MICHAEL BRECKER, REGINA CARTER, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, AN MORE. ALL TOP NOTCH MUSICIANS!

AFTER LISTENING TO SOME OTHER BIG TIME LATIN JAZZ CDS, FOR SOME REASON, I WAS NOT REALLY FEELING THIS CD AT FIRST, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO IT A FEW MORE TIMES, I REALIZED THAT IT IS TRULY IS A FINE PIECE OF WORK, BY EDDIE PALMIERI AND FRIENDS.

THIS CD WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANYONES COLLECTION.

RESPECTFULLY,

CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO



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[yambu321]

NOW, FOR MY OTHER CD. IT'S BY JERRY GONZALEZ, AND THE FORT APACHE BAND, TITLED: "RUMBA BUHAINA".
HEY GUYS, NOW THIS, IS AN EXCELLENT CD, WITH THAT LEADING EDGE, BACK TO THE ROOTS AFRO-CUBAN FEEL. THIS CD, ALLOWS YOU TO ENVISION YOURSELF
WATCHING THEM LIVE, AND HOPING TO BE ABLE TO CHAT WITH THEM, AND GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS, AFTER THEIR PERFORMANCE. VERY NICE CD

CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO



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[vinnieL]

Charlie I'm sending you a private message.

[afrocubarico]

Yambu,
Nice choices, I have both CDs, Rumba Buhaina by Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache and Listen Here! by Eddie Palmieri. I actually enjoyed both of these but if I had to pick a fav amongst the two, it would be Listen Here!

I think Listen Here! does have some tracks that lean more towards Jazz but overall the CD definitely has a nice Afro-Cuban flavor to it. I love his version of Tin Tin Deo! Also, Giovanni and Eddie work so well together. Minus Eddie's classical piano solos, I did enjoy this one.

Another Latin Jazz CD I truly enjoyed that had the best of both Jazz and Latin (IMO) was Simpatico by Brian Lynch and Eddie Palmieri. This one smoked! And what a rhythm section-Giovanni, Pedrito Martinez, Little Johnny Rivero, Dafnis Prieto & Robby Ameen!

I recently picked up Another Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain both lead by Conrad Herwig. Richie Flores plays congas on both albums. Sweeeet!

afrocubarico



Edited By afrocubarico on 1185519694

[yambu321]

AFROCUBARICO,

I LOVE THE WAY RICHIE FLORES PLAYS, I'VE HEARD HIM IN HILTON RUIZ'S WORK. YEAH BRO, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I'LL CHECK THEM OUT, SND SHARE MY TAKE ON THEM, THANKS!!!

[yambu321]

AFROCUBARICO,

I LOVE THE WAY RICHIE FLORES PLAYS!
I'VE HEARD HIM IN HILTON RUIZ'S WORK. YEAH BRO, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I'LL CHECK THEM OUT, AND SHARE MY TAKE ON THEM, THANKS!!!

[117-1185347433]

Charlie,

Richie Flores reminds me a lot of Giovanni Hidaldo, though a notch below Giovanni, IMO. Weren't both of them at one time students/proteges of the great Puerto Rican living legend, David "La Mole" Ortiz (one of my "conguero" idols along with fellow conga masters Mongo Santamaria, Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana, etc.)?

Interestingly enough, both Richie and Giovanni even almost look like siblings (or at least cousins) and I more than occasionally confused one for the other in the beginning.

All the best, Bro!



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[Jongo]

I am going to have to check out some of the CD's that have been mentioned. One that I really like is Ya Yo Me Cure by Jerry Gonzalez. Some very traditional songs and then some jazzy tunes that sound great.

[yambu321]

JONGO, GREAT INPUT!!!

THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ADDITION TO MY JERRY GONZALEZ COLLECTION!

AWESOME CHOICE!

[yambu321]

MANNY,
YOU ARE RIGHT! GIOVANNI HIDALGO, AND RITCHIE FLORES HAVE A COUSINLY LOOK TO THEM! I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THEM BOTH!
GIOVANNI MAY HAVE AN EDGE ON RICHIE FOR TOTAL VIRTUACITY, BUT WHEN IT COME TO RECORDED MUSIC I FAVOR WHAT I GET FROM RICHIE FLORES!
DAVID "LA MOLE" ORTIZ IS THE MASTERS, MASTER!!!!! WOW!!!!! I WOULD LOVE SO MUCH TO LEARN FROM HIM ONE ON ONE, EVEN FOR JUST ONE DAY! BUT HEY, JUST A DREAM

WITH RESPECT FOR ALL PERCUSSIONIST,
CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO

[117-1185347433]

DAVID "LA MOLE" ORTIZ IS THE MASTERS, MASTER!!!!! WOW!!!!! I WOULD LOVE SO MUCH TO LEARN FROM HIM ONE ON ONE, EVEN FOR JUST ONE DAY! BUT HEY, JUST A DREAM

Charlie,

As I often tell my wife, children and friends, "If you're going to dream (good dreams) anyway, you might as well dream big!" That way, if you fall short of fully attaining your dream you still attained something you otherwise wouldn't have attained if you hadn't dreamt big at all."

Many big (good) dreams have a way of coming true! I know this from experience. Then, once you've attained a big dream, you realize that it wasn't so intimidating or overwhelming after all. This should then encourage you to continue dreaming big.

I sincerely hope your dream of having a one-on-one lesson with the Master of the Masters comes true!

All the best, Bro!



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[yambu321]

MANNY, THANKS.

[yambu321]

FOLKLORIC AFROCUBAN RUMBA CD REVIEW.

HEY GUYS I HAVE JUST RECIEVED TWO CDS. THE FIRST IS FROM LOS MENEQUITOS DE MATANZAS, TITLED: "TAMBOR DE FUEGO"

THE OTHER IS YORUBA ANDABO'S: EL CALLEJON DE LOS RUMBEROS.

TAMBOR DE FUEGO, IS WELL RECORDED, AND IS TYPICAL OF THE LATEST MUNEQUITOS CDS. WHAT DO I MEAN BY THIS? RUMBA MASTERS YES, VERSITILITY NO! GRANTED, GUAGUANCOS ARE GUAGUANCOS, BUT ARE THEY A GUAGUANCO? NO GUYS, I HAVEN'T LOST IT YET, I'M JUST MAKING A STATEMENT HERE. IN SHORT, THIS CD HAS GUAGUANCOS, ALOT OF THEM, BUT THEY ALL SEAM TO BE THE SAME! FROM THESE MASTERS ONE SHOULD EXPECT SOMETHING MORE THAN A ON THEME CD. THEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE GIVEN BY
YORUBA ANDABO!

AN HONEST ASSESSMENT,
THIS CD IS WELL RECORDED, IT'S OK, BUT NOT GREAT, THEY SHOULD MIX IT UP, AND INNOVATE, I KNOW THEY CAN DO IT IF THE TRY.

RESPECTFULLY,
CHARLIE "EL COQUI VERDEJO"



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[yambu321]

RUMBA SUPREME CD!

YORUBA ANDABO'S: "EL CALLEJON DELOS RUMBEROS" IS ONE AWESOME, AND WONDERFUL FOLKLORIC AFROCUBAN CD. IF YOU WANT TO HERE THE TRUE MAGIC OF FOLKLORIC RUMBA; EVERYONE, THIS IS IT! WOW, I TRULY DIG THIS CD! IT HAS DIFFERENT FEELS, AND STYLES. THE VOCALS, ARE GREAT! ALL INSTRUMENTS PLAYED, ARE DETAILED, AND CRYSTAL CLEAR! LISTEN TO THIS AT HOME, OR JAM IT IN YOUR RIDE WITH PRIDE! THIS MY FELLOW RUMBEROS IS A MUST HAVE CD!!!! :;):

MY HONEST REVIEW OF THIS FINE CD,
RESPECTFULLY,
CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO



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[yambu321]

AN ADDITIONAL RECAP OF MY REVIEW OF TAMBOR DE FUEGO.

I'M DOING THIS ADDITION TO MY REVIEW BECAUSE, I FEEL LIKE I LEFT SOMETHING OUT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. TAMBOR DE FUEGO DOES HAVE INCREDIBLE DRUMMING AND WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE, FOR ANYONES COLLECTION. IT'S JUST THAT I HAVE A FEW OF THE MUNEQUITOS CDS, AND VIDEOS, AND WOULD LIKE TO HERE, AND SEE THEM PLAY, MORE RYTHMS LIKE, PALO, IYESA, MOZAMBIQUE, BEMBE, ABAKUA, AND PILON. INSTEAD OF JUST VARIATIONS OF GUANGUANCO, IT GETS OLD AFTER A WHILE IF IT ALL SOUNDS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

WELL, AT ANY RATE, IT'S NOW PART OF MY MUNEQUITOS COLLECTION

CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO