Van Lester
Estaba Para Mi...
CD
(Destiny Sound 001),
Released 2004;
Editor's Pick:
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It has been eight (yes, eight) years since Van Lester's last release, the now out-of-print "My Way (A Mi Manera)." Mr. Lester, whose reputation as a superb salsa singer - who sounded a heck of a lot like Héctor Lavoe - was such that Fania had asked him to complete unfinished Lavoe tracks on The Master & The Protege, still has the Lavoe sensibility, but rocks on his own terms. Listen to his range and power on the dance-club ready "Te Estoy Mirando."
Mr. Lester, who is known to jam with some of the best New York players, has brought many of them into this project: Papo Pepín, Edwin Sanchez, Pablo Chino Nuñez, Ralph Figueroa and many others.
These salsa tracks are a dancers pleasure, but also check out "Un Rico Son (It's A Cool Thang)," an updated salsa-boogaloo clearly borrowing from Pete Rodriguez' "I Like It Like That." With his typical tenor nasality, Mr. Lester proves to be likeable on every track, and Estaba Para Mi ends with "Sonero," a fiery gift to dance clubs everywhere. Great coro, great metal. Folks, this one here's a DJ Alert!
Very Highly Recommended.
(BP, 2008-11-02)
Song titles include:
Se Encontro El Amor 4:21
Lo Que Me Pasa A Mi 5:01
Secreto 4:21
Te Estoy Mirando 4:18
Que Suerte La Mia 4:34
Un Rico Son (It's A Cool Thang) 4:12
Sonero 3:49
Musicians include:
Van Lester Cantante y coros
Pablo Chino Nuñez Secuencia de piano, bajo, percusion y coros
Papo Pepin Congas
Carlos Ramos Congas
Harry Adorno Timbales
Ralph Figueroa Bongo
Edwin Sanchez Piano
Abiud (Humpy) Troche Bajo
John Walsh Trompeta
Nelson Jaime Trompeta
Raul Agraz Trompeta
Charlie Garcia Trombon
Pablo Santaella Trombon
Willie Torres Coros
Ernie Acevedo Coros
Manny De Jesus Coros
Willie Ruiz Coros
Vincent Diaz Coros
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa
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