Master Sessions Vol. 1

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Personnel includes: Israel Lopez "Cachao" (conductor, acoustic bass, background vocals); Daniel Palacio (vocals); Juanito Marquez (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Francisco Aguabella (quinto, percussion, congas, background vocals); Russ Cantor, Bette Byers (violin); Jan Kelly (cello); Nestor Torres (flute); Paquito D'Rivera (alto saxophone); Justo Almario (tenor saxophone); Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jimmy Bosch (trombone); Alfredo Valdes, Jr. (piano); Orestes Vilato (timbales, bongos, cowbell, background vocals); Cecilia Noel, Iris Ibarcena, Felicidad Gongora (background vocals). Recorded at The Record Plant, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Guillermo Cabrera Infante and Cristobal Diaz Ayala. MASTER SESSIONS, VOL. 1 won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album. Personnel: Cachao (background vocals); Lazaro Galarraga (vocals, bass drum, bombo, background vocals); Daniel Palacio (vocals, background vocals); Rafael "Felo" Barrio (guitar, marimba, guiro, maracas, background vocals); Nelson Gonzalez (guitar, claves, background vocals); Juanito Marquez (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Francisco Aguabella (quinto, congas, background vocals); Richie Flores (quinto, congas); Jorge Moraga, Dan Weinstein, Russ Cantor, Ezra Kliger, Bette Byers, Marilyn Graham, Murray Adler, Harry Scorzo (violin); Jan Kelly, David Shamban (cello); Nestor Torres (flute); Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet, alto saxophone); Justo Almario (tenor saxophone); Chocolate Armenteros (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jimmy Bosch (trombone); Alfredito Valdez, Jr. (piano); Richard Regueira Marquez (marimba, drums, snare drum, maracas, background vocals); Tony Rosa (drums, bass drum, congas, background vocals); Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez (drums, congas, bongos, claves, cowbells, bells, background vocals); Orestes Vilato (bongos, cowbells, timbales, bells, background vocals); Bill Summers (claves, background vocals); Andy Garcia (rainsticks, background vocals); Nelson Requeira Marquez, William Marquez, Iris Ibarcena, Felizidad Gongora, Joe Drago, Rolando Laserie, Carlos Montiel, Cecilia Noel (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Andy Garcia ; Cachao. Liner Note Authors: Dr. Cristobal Diaz Ayala; Andy Garcia . Recording information: Record Plant (07/1976). Director: Cachao. Photographer: Sidney Baldwin. Arrangers: Juanito Marquez; Paquito D'Rivera; Cachao. Cachao's Master Sessions, Vol. 1 could not be more aptly named. There has not been a bass player to date who has done more to develop and refine the instrument's role or to better demonstrate its power and importance than Israel "Cachao" Lopez. Several of the selections on the collection originate from the Descarga sessions, in which Cachao de-emphasizes the role of the piano as the primary comping instrument in Cuban music, and effortlessly rocks the entire band with his thunderous tumbao. There is a slant toward danzon and son styles on this collection, which gives the record a very refined, almost stately feel. The first track, "Al Fin Te Vei," a clarinet and bass duo in danzon, is performed with such skill, grace, and class as to be fit for kings. Cachao does not, of course, ignore the beautiful folkloric traditions of his country. "Lindo Yambu," a creeping rhumba that moves into a carefree mambo, is performed with equal reverence and class. The fidelity of the recordings is amazing, a crystal-clear sonic treat. Cachao takes the listener on a tour of the sights and sounds of his homeland like no one else could. From the conservatories and recital halls to the cigar shops and street parties, Cachao brings his listener inside to encounter the diverse and mysterious character of Cuban music. Lindisimo. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)