Description:
A decade after Afro Cuban rhythms set the jazz world on fire, we find the maestro playing the Concord, a popular lakeside resort 90 miles north of New York City. So it is tourist album, probably given away or sold as a souvenir. For popular Latin, it has the top standards, as well as a few Machito surprises. The former include obligatory covers of Perez Prado's smashes "Guaglione" and "Patricia," plus cha cha cha counterparts "Cocktails for Two" and "Rico Vacilon." Surprises include Johnny Conquet's "Estacy" and Italian Chipmunks bandleader Renato Corasone's "Torero." Only one title is particularly Afro Cuban, "El Aji Caribe." |