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Mambo! And other Latin Music.
Well….one more. This is Eddie Palmieri’s “Café” (a son montuno/cha cha) from 1964. It talks about the virtues of a strained, homemade cup of coffee. Barry Rodgers just kills it on the trombone. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie"... -
Mambo! And other Latin Music.
One more just because the Comparsa rhythm is sick. Eddie Palmieri-Camagueyanos Y Habaneros from 1966 With the right partials it's amazing what you can achieve with two trombones. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie"... -
Mambo! And other Latin Music.
Latin music reached the height of its popularity in this country during the 50’s. That’s when it really entered the public consciousness. The mambo (and later the cha, cha, cha) were a fad at the time. Unfortunately what was being listened to for the most part (as is usually the case), was... -
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I can't get enough of Georgie Fame lately. Here he is on Willie Nelson's Funny How Time Slips Away. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lq7xyyVLhFk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param... -
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Dance Mania by Tito Puente. Last week the great conguero Francisco Aguabella passed away. I posted in the notable passings thread. I mistakenly wrote that Francisco played on the Tito Puente album “Dance Mania”. Though Francisco did play on many classic Puente records and wrote 2 of the tunes... -
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Francisco Aguabella has passed. I got a text Friday morning with the news. Francisco was possibly the greatest repository of Cuban drumming that ever lived. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/09/local/la-me-francisco-aguabella-20100509 <object width="480" height="385"><param...- Rundquist
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What are you listening to?
Ayer Lo Vi Llorar Graciela cut this with Machito on the 1961 album “Machito At The Crescendo”. It’s incredible. click on the play button to the right. http://www.last.fm/music/Machito/_/Ayer+Lo+Vi+Llorar Some 40 years later she was invited to cut the tune again with trombonist Steve... -
DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
Victor Pantoja A few weeks ago Victor Pantoja passed away. He succumbed finally to his third bout of cancer. Victor was a musician that “was there”. Here is a list of some of the people that he played with: Harry James Ella Fitzgerald Dinah Washington Sarah Vaughan Sammy Davis Nat King...- Rundquist
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What are you listening to?
“Get Down Brother” by Mickey & The Soul Generation. It’s fat (spelled “Phat”). <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SFKC_j5SWAw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"... -
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Three great voices from Ireland. They don't make them like this anymore. Luke Kelly of the Dubliners <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0x7zgIAWzuM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param... -
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DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects
I got to see Liam a few times as well as the last incarnation of the Clancy Brothers. They don't make them like that anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcj48HvL3us- Rundquist
- Post #691
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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What are you listening to?
Let me think about it. The thing about "Latin Boogaloo" is that it was very faddish. Many established Latin bands in the late 60’s did them because they were so popular. They were competing with young bands (many of which couldn’t play very well), for the younger audience. Latin Boogaloo (or... -
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Speaking of kitschy themes redone, here is Bobby Valentin doing the Batman theme. I never really listen to this. <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ugbmsbb5aS4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param... -
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Ray Barretto also did a record called “Señor 007”. It’s all early James Bond music. As far as James Bond records go, it’s good. But Ray Barretto has made so many records that are absolute classics, that Señor 007 would be one of the last ones I’d buy (if you wanted to explore Ray Barretto)... -
Cool Fania animation
You'd almost think that they were still alive. <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/11twFuH_mKk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed... -
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In keeping with my mood today, I first heard “Espérame En El Cielo” on a Spanish Harlem Orchestra record, “Across 110th Street”. Unfortunately I could not find a link that would fully play the song. You can buy the record here... -
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Sam Cook's "A Change Is Going To Come". That one is magical. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TgiW6o_dBkI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"... -
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I've been a Jack Teagarden fan since I was 12. I love all of his work. Right before he passed he came out with an album that was elegant and beautiful, "Think Well of Me" (it was his second to last). "Don't Smoke in Bed" is a great representation of the album. <object width="425"... -
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I don't go very long without putting in some John Barry music. What a romantic ba***rd. The Robin & Marion theme from the same movie almost turns me into a human (lol). I've remembered some really bad movies, just because the music was so romantic. -
The Swinging-est of all time.
Eddie Palmieri throughout the years has had the sickest, most swinging bands on the planet. There is nobody that has ever swung harder, ever. Go see the man while you can. I’d go on and on, but talking about music is like dancing about art as someone once said. I’d recommend starting with these...
