Complete Cuban Jam Sessions

Label: Craft Recordings
Catalog: CR00100
Format: CD

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Disc: 1 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Introduction 2. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme On Pefidia 3. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme On Mambo 4. Julio Gutiérrez - Cimarron 5. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme On Cha Cha Cha 6. Julio Gutiérrez - Opus For Dancing 7. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme For Conga Disc: 2 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Jam Session (Descarga Caliente) 2. Julio Gutiérrez - Rumba Theme 3. Julio Gutiérrez - Listen To The Rhythm Of The ChaChaCha 4. Julio Gutiérrez - Bata Rhythm Disc: 3 1. Niño Rivera - Montuno - Swing 2. Niño Rivera - Monuno - Guajiro 3. Niño Rivera - Cha Cha Cha Montuno 4. Niño Rivera - Guanguanco - Comparsa Disc: 4 1. Cachao - Trombon Criollo 2. Cachao - Controversia De Metales 3. Cachao - Estudio En Trompeta 4. Cachao - Guajeo De Saxos 5. Cachao - Oye Mi Tres Montuno 6. Cachao - Malanga Amarilla 7. Cachao - Cogele El Golpe 8. Cachao - Pamparana 9. Cachao - Descarga Cuban 10. Cachao - Goza Mi Trompeta 11. Cachao - A Gozar Timbero 12. Cachao - Sorpresa De Flauta Disc: 5 1. José Fajardo - Juaniquita 2. José Fajardo - Pa' Coco Solo 3. José Fajardo - Busco Una Chinita 4. José Fajardo - Guajirando 5. José Fajardo - Goza El Montuno 6. José Fajardo - Vamos A Gozar 7. José Fajardo - La Flaunta De Jose 8. José Fajardo - La Charanga

Five legendary Cuban jam sessions originally released over a span of almost a decade (1956-1965) by Cuba's first independent record label Panart. Reissued together as a set in their entirety and original format here for the first time, The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions albums encapsulate a stylistic and historic panorama of Cuban music, from big band son montuno to Afro-Cuban rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha and country acoustic guajira music. At the same time, they attest to Cuba's long relationship with popular American music and jazz. These sessions collectively feature an impressive line-up of renowned pioneers of descarga (improvised jam session), including pianist Julio Gutierrez, tres player Nino Rivera, flautist Jose Fajardo and the legendary master bassist and mambo co-creator, Israel Cachao Lopez. The 5-CD version comes packaged in mini-jacket replicas of the vinyl jackets and is supplemented by an extensive 96-page CD booklet.

Price: $82.98