The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 5LP BOX set 180g
Craft Recordings is proud to announce the release of The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 5-LP and 5-CD box sets on November 9, 2018. Compiled here in their entirety and original format for the first time, the five volumes of Panart’s Cuban Jam Session albums were recorded over a span of almost a decade, from 1956–1964. Together these albums encapsulate a stylistic and historic panorama of Cuban music, from big band son montuno to Afro-Cuban rumba, mambo, cha-cha-chá and country acoustic guajira music. At the same time, they attest to Cuba’s long relationship with popular American music and jazz.
Collectively these sessions feature an impressive line-up of renowned pioneers of descarga (improvised jam session), including pianist Julio Gutiérrez, tres player Niño Rivera, flautist José Fajardo and the legendary master bassist and mambo co-creator, Israel “Cachao” López. Participating musicians include the legendary percussionist Tata Güines, trombone master Generoso Jiménez, pioneering Cuban jazz drummer Guillermo Barreto, Cachao’s brother and co-father of the mambo Orestes López, ground-breaking timbales player/drummer Walfredo de los Reyes, Sr., jazz-influenced pianist Pedro Jústiz “Peruchín,” and Cuban scat singer Francisco Fellove, among many others.
Disc 1
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theme On Perfidia
- 3. Theme On Mambo
- 4. Cimarron
- 5. Theme On Cha Cha Cha
- 6. Opus for Dancing
- 7. Theme for Conga
Disc 2
- 1. Jam Session (Descarga Caliente)
- 2. Rumba Theme
- 3. Listen to the Rhythm of the Chachacha
- 4. Bata Rhythm
Disc 3
- 1. Montuno - Swing
- 2. Montuno Guajiro
- 3. Cha Cha Cha Montuno
- 4. Guanguanco - Comparsa
Disc 4
- 1. Trombon Criollo
- 2. Controversia De Metales
- 3. Estudio En Trompeta
- 4. Guajeo De Saxos
- 5. Oye Mi Tres Montuno
- 6. Malanga Amarilla
- 7. Cogele El Golpe
- 8. Pamparana
- 9. Descarga Cubana
- 10. Goza Mi Trompeta
- 11. A Gozar Timbero
- 12. Sorpresa De Flauta
Disc 5
- 1. Juaniquita
- 2. Pa' Coco Solo
- 3. Busco Una Chinita
- 4. Guajirando
- 5. Goza El Montuno
- 6. Vamos a Gozar
- 7. La Flauta De Jose
- 8. La Charanga