Recommend a Ray Barreto Album?

[bongosnotbombs]

Can anyone tip me on bebop jazz heavy Ray Barreto album?

[Tonio]

Hows about this one?

HERE

Any will do !!

T

[bongosnotbombs]

Hows about this one?

HERE

Any will do !!

T

awww c'mon Tonio, I coulda done that...

Can you personally recommend one that is more bebop jazz than latin jazz, I've read thats one of the things he was known for........bebop congas.

[rumbero russo]

Hey Bongosnotbombs, check "La Cuna".
I'm not sure about beebop, but it's very interesting and experimental, with Tito Puente, Charlie Palmieri, Steve Gadd...
All the best!

[rumbero russo]

You realy wanna beebop, I guess
There one more; "Portraits in jazz and clave", feauturing Joe Lovano, Eddie Gomez... Real bebop!
But as for me, I don't like the way that guys play latin music :;):

[JohnnyConga]

BONGOSNOTBOMBS...Ray did not record "bebop" he was considered a "jazz conguero" and here is a list of Artists that he recorded with but they are pretty much straight ahead "jazz'....

Wes Montgomery
Lou Donaldson Quintet- "I wont cry anmore" album
Stanley Turrentine--"Never let me go" on Bluenote recs
Kenny Burrell
and the first "Jazz" recording Ray did was "Manteca' with The Red Garland Trio about 1954-54....

.Ray was the "first call" cat on Congas for the Bluenote label and recored a few hundred albums for The Bluenote label....."JC" Johnny Conga....

[bongosnotbombs]

Thanks rumbero and JC,

yeah kind of looking for congas on straight jazz, I play bongos with a straight jazz group and want to start bringing in the congas, but all I have learnt so far is rumba kine stuff..

just wanted to hear some congas with the jazz, but you know I want to get a good cd too, not one I'm gonna have to take back you know...

........and I know nothing about Ray Barreto, so any good track to recommend by him is cool........

[rumbero russo]

Hey, Bongosnotbombs, if you mean bongos and tumbas in swing, I'd recommend you to listen to Giovanny Hidalgo "Hands of rhythm", a duo with Michel Camilo, there are few tracks...
As for Ray Barretto, I'd love to have all the works of him!
Best wishes!

[Changuiri]

HOMAGE TO ART BLAKEY, THE OTHER ROAD. TRY THOSE.