Tropical Gangster : Salsa From Venezuela

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:47:43
Personnel: Victor Hugo (vocals, background vocals); Lucho Blanco (baritone saxophone); Oswaldo Ospino, John Han Wuilhen, Nelson Gomez (trumpet); Carlos Latoche, Oscar Aponte, Leo Bernardo Aguirre (trombone); Julio Cortes, Rey Vargas, Hector Aguirre (piano); Diego Camacho (congas, bongos, timbales); Alvaro Granobles, Leonardo Hurtado, Hector Boluco (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Victor Hugo . Recording information: Cali, Colombia. Director: Julio Cortes. Photographer: Cesar Rodriguez Duran. Translators: Diz Heller; Jeannine Blanpain. Victor Hugo, the man with a very literary name, is a longtime salsero. This album (actually recorded in Colombia) is a set of original Hugo material that's inspired by Venezuelan salsa and features a good, tight band with Hugo up-front (except on "Viva la Salsa," where he shares vocal duties with Kike Harvey). It's good and solid throughout, the type of thing to get the feet moving, but it lacks a serious kick of originality. Hugo sings well, but ultimately his voice is quite anonymous; there's little in it to really show who he is. The result is an album that errs on the good side of workmanlike, perfectly listenable without ever quite touching the heart. ~ Chris Nickson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)