Jerry Rivera
Caribe Gardel
CD
(EMI 506087),
Released 2007;
Editor's Pick:
Now here’s an idea: take the songs written or associated with the Argentinean tango god Carlos Gardel and set them to a salsa big band. Or maybe try and mix it all up, adding some accordion and stuttering bass to the situation. Ah, then the horns pick the music up, and it enters into some sort of merengue-ish, pan Caribbean thing. Rivera’s dressed retro on the cover with an old microphone, and what the hell, he sounds good, his boyish voice aching with passion. The recording’s dripping with money, well produced for the radio, the band immense, loaded with good musicians. When the improvisation kicks in, Rivera’s voice seems to fade, as if his salsa material wasn’t intimate enough. Very pretty, it is. I can see this in Radio City.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2007-10-01)
Song titles include:
Caminito
Cuesta Abajo
Por Una Cabeza
Melodía De Arrabal
El Día Que Me Queiras
Yita Yira
Volver
Rubias De New York
A Media Luz
La Comparsita
Musicians include:
Jerry Rivera Vocals, coro
Juan Vicente Zambrano Dirección musical y teclados, piano
Milton Sesentón Dirección musical y teclados
Luis Papo Márquez Percusion
Lalo Rodriguez Coro
Eddie Thomas Coro
Vicky Echeverri Coro
Rafa Vergara Coro
Yasmil Marrufu, Wiso Aponte Guitarras
Richard Bravo Timbal
Roberto Acosta Tres
Alex Duque, Jerry Bravo Bajo
Nicolas Real Flauta
Gerardo Aguillon Violines
Milton Salcedo Piano
Luis "Papo" Marquez, Teddy Mullet Trompetas
Jorge Dobal Trombones
Eric Castañeda Congas
Gamalier Reyes Bongos, and others...
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa
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