Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto
Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto, Vol. 2
CD
(Ansonia 1418),
Released 1966;
Re-Issued 1999
Editor's Pick:
**Classics Revisited**
Arsenio founded the Cuban conjunto format in the 1940s containing two or three trumpets. However, unlike some of his imitators who have tended towards a conservative defence of "orthodoxy", the master himself was an experimentalist. For example, on this mid-'60s New York recording he uses a trumpet / sax combination in his conjunto, which features the legendary Marcelino Guerra and a young Santiago Ceron on vocals. Typically there are no personnel credits given for the sidemen, but thanks to the lead singers, René "El Látigo" Hernández is identified as the pianist, who takes masterfully succinct solos on "Jugando Al Silo", "Sueltala", "Quiero Mucho A Mi Suegra" and "No He Visto A Caridad". The album is replete with soloing from the sax and trumpet players and from Arsenio on tres. For instance, check out the stunning sax solos on "Necesito Una Mujer Cocinera" and "Jugando Al Silo". I have long speculated about who plays the sax and takes the trumpet solos. A likely candidate for the latter is trumpeter Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros. Percussionist, drummer and leader Bobby Sanabria thinks the mystery saxophonist could be either Gene Jefferson or Mauricio Smith. This is essential stuff.
Highly recommended. (John Child, 2005-01-11)
Song titles include:
Necesito Una Mujer Cocinera
Quien Soy
Papa Upa
Maldita Droga
Jugando Al Silo
Cuba Llora
Lo Que Le Paso A Luisita
Sueltala
La Realidad
Quiero Mucho A Mi Suegra
No He Visto A Caridad
Adios Carmelina
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Son, Guaracha, Guajira
=> Cuba
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