Bobby Sanabria
Big Band Urban Folktales
CD
(Jazzheads 1156),
Released 2007;
Editor's Pick:
A few years ago I was wandering around the New School and heard this amazing Afro-Caribbean big band wailing away in a practice room. I asked around, and got this response: “Oh yeah, that’s Bobby Sanabria’s student band. Pretty great, right?” And it was pretty great. Since then Sanabria’s run a big band that’s been nominated for a Grammy, and written plenty of new material. The band, including four former students of Sanabria’s, is made up of some of the best musicians in New York -- Chris Washburne, Michael Philip Mossman, Jeff Lederer and more. What makes this session a classic, the sort of recording that’ll be reissued as long as there are people to hear it, is something almost ineffable. It’s a big band project, dripping with New York knowledge, and it sounds neither modern, in any clichéd sense, or historical, in any sort of out-of-it way. It just sounds in time, perfect, a product of a place and time and personality, i.e. Sanabria’s presence. As for the session, that ineffable thing happens: it’s a session blessed with a rhythmic perfection, and an excitement takes over. There are details here: tunes by Frank Zappa, Hermeto Pascoal, Ella Johnson’s “Since I Fell for You,” “Besame Mucho,” smart things like that, none of which make a difference if the music isn’t happening. And it is.
Highly Recommended.
(Peter Watrous, 2007-05-29)
Song titles include:
57th St. Mambo 6:31
Pink 5:39
Since I Fell For You 7:14
D Train 6:55
El Lider 7:16
El Aché De Sanabria En Moderación 7:47
Besame Mucho 6:02
The Crab 5:58
O Som Do Sol 8:45
Blues For Booty Shakers 3:32
The Grand Wazoo 6:77
Obrigado Mestre 3:00
Musicians include:
Bobby Sanabria Musical director, drumset, timbalitos, batá, marimba, various percusion, vibes, vocals
Alex Hernández Acoustic bass, kazoo, vocals
Yeissonn Vilamar Piano, kazoo, vocals
Giancarlos Anderson Bongó, cencerro, kazoo, vocals
Cristian Rivera Congas, kazoo, vocals
Obanilú Allende Primo & buleador bomba barrel
Kevin Bryan Trumpet, kazoo
Shareef Clayton Trumpet, kazoo
Justin Davis Trumpet, kazoo
Andre Neesley Trumpet, kazoo
Michael Phillip Mossman Trumpet, kazoo
Joe Fiedler Trombone, kazoo
Dave Mille Trombone, kazoo
Tim Sessions Trombone, kazoo
Chris Washburne Trombone, kazoo
David De Jesus Reeds, kazoo
Bill Bixler Reeds, kazoo
Peter Brainin, Jeff Lederer Reeds, kazoo
Ricardo Pons Reeds, kazoo
Chareneé Wade, Hiram "El Pavo" Remón Vocals
Category: Latin Jazz
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