RSS
Submit Your Review
The music on this set is well played if conventional. Mixing together Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvising and occasional group vocals, the results are danceable, highly rhythmic, and creative within the boundaries of Latin jazz. Trombonist Papo Vazquez and tenor saxophonist Willie Williams get plenty of solo space, but it is the sound of the ensembles and the long melody statements that are most memorable. Unfortunately, both the liner notes and the personnel listing for each track are microscopic (the packaging is greatly flawed), which is a bit inexcusable. But otherwise, this set, which consists of Vazquez originals plus Thelonious Monk's "Stuffy Turkey," should please Latin jazz followers. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Carnival in San Juan
08/19/2003 | Cubop Records
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Fred McFarlane
- Synthesizer, Piano, Producer, Mixing, Choir, Chorus
- Mario Rivera
- Sax (Baritone), Soloist, Sax (Soprano)
- Phil Schaap
- Liner Notes
- Joe Shepley
- Trumpet
- Arturo O'Farrill
- Synthesizer, Piano
- Alberto "Tito" Cepeda
- Percussion, Guest Appearance
- Roberto Cepeda
- Percussion, Vocals, Choir, Chorus
- Dafnis Prieto
- Drums
- Susan Bauer Lee
- Group Member
- Carlos Henríquez
- Bass
- Peter Karl
- Engineer
- Robert Sancho
- Producer
- Lina de Vazquez
- Group Member
- Miriam Felix
- Group Member
- Bill Lee
- Arranger, Group Member, ?
- Aaron Michelson
- Art Direction, Design
- Pirate Chorus
- Performer
- Ivan Renta
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rene Lopez
- Musical Consultant
- Willie Williams
- Sax (Tenor)
- Milton Cardona
- Percussion, Choir, Chorus
- Papo Vazquez
- Synthesizer, Percussion, Arranger, Trombone, Vocals, Mixing, Producer, Choir, Chorus
- Todd Barkan
- Liner Notes
- John Benítez
- Bass, Bass (Electric)
- Joe Gonzalez
- Percussion, Bongos, Conga
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernández
- Drums, ?
- Victor Jones
- Drums
- Michael Brecker
- Liner Notes
Buy
