Label: Fania Records (US), 773 130 297-2
Style: Latin Jazz
Country: New York City, U.S. (July 14, 1930 - January 13, 1979)
Time: 39:44
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 255 Mb
Perhaps
the greatest album that percussionist Sabu Martinez ever issued is also
one of the greatest Latin jazz albums in history. The wild thing is, it
isn't really a Sabu date, despite his name listed as the bandleader on
the LP. Jazz Espagnole was really Frankie Malangre's band. He was
generous enough toward his bandmates to allow producer Al Santiago to
allow them to record with Sabu (who had just come to New York from
California and did not have his own band yet), who recorded the band's
repertoire pretty much as a sideman on this 1960 date! In any case, what
sets Jazz Espagnole apart from virtually every other Latin jazz date is
that this music is neither a Latin jazz album in that Latin rhythms are
superimposed over standard jazz arrangements or a jazz-Latin album
whose arrangements are subservient to Latin rhythms. All 11 cuts are
stomping, moving, steaming, and grooving sambas, descargas, Afros,
boleros, cha chas, mambos, sons, etc. The jazz improvising that does
take place is authentic, grooving harmonic interplay based on -- not
against -- the rhythmic considerations and fugue figures. Led by the
percussion section of Martinez, Louie Ramirez, and Ernie Newsum,
trumpeter Martry Sheller, saxophonist Bobby Porcelli, pianist Arty
Jenkins, and bassist Billy Salter tear through a selection that can
deemed erroneously to be salsa, but is actually a magnificent Latin and
jazz fusion of the highest order. Most notable tracks are "Delilah,"
"Otra Vez" with its 12/16 meter, "I Remember Carmen" with its burning
alto solos, and "Nica's Dream" with its nocturnal, steamy rhythm built
on a small bop figure from the Sonny Stitt book. This is the one.
(allmusic.com/album/sabus-jazz-espagnole-mw0000767808)
01. Intro (00:27)
02. The Oracle (04:55)
03. I Remember Carmen (04:01)
04. Delilah (04:21)
05. Breakin' It In (04:14)
06. Flipping (00:23)
07. Otra Vez (00:21)
08. Flamenco Ain't Bad (04:24)
09. Woody'n You (05:06)
10. Enchantment (04:33)
11. Nica's Dream (06:39)
12. Coda (00:15)
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