Charanga La Tapa
Charanga
CD
(SAR/Guajiro 104),
Released 1981;
Re-Issued 1994
Produced by Hansel & Raul
Editor's Pick:
**Classics Revisited**
Here are six glorious extended cuts peppered with solos that you can really lose yourself in. Messrs. Martínez and Alfonso (otherwise know as Hansel & Raúl) did a wonderful job on the production. The session is packed with luminaries like Gilberto "El Pulpo" Colón on piano, Puente's stalwart bassist Bobby Rodríguez, tres player Charlie Rodríguez and percussionist Mike Martínez; together with Héctor "Tempo" Alomar and Tony "Pupy Cantor" Torres, the vocal duo on Libre's early albums. However, there is no credit given for the arrangements. Particularly outstanding is the blistering rendition of Eddie Palmieri's "Vamonos Pa'l Monte", featuring keynote solos from El Pulpo and timbalero Charlie Santiago. The original vinyl issue of Charanga La Tapa in 1981 on the Neon label only contained the four tracks "Vamonos Pa'l Monte", "El Platanal De Bartolo", "Papa Montero" and "Oriente". I'm not wholly convinced that the Charanga La Tapa personnel recorded the bonus cuts "Presente Y Pasado" and "Macorina". I suspect they are possibly previously unreleased material from Charanga De La 4 sessions. Never the less, you get a total playing time of 56 sublime minutes!
Highly recommended. (John Child, 2005-02-08)
Song titles include:
Papa Montero
Oriente
Vamonos Pa'l Monte
El Platanal De Bartolo
Presente Y Pasado
Macorina
Musicians include:
Gilberto Colon Piano
Bobby Rodriguez Bajo
Rodolfo Gonzalez Flauta
Feliz Farrar Violin
Carl Ector Violin
Charlie Santiago Timbales
Danny Gonzalez Conga
Mike Martinez Guiro
Charlie Rodriguez Tres
Hector Alomar Vocals
Pupi Torres Vocals
Category: Dance Traditions
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