Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón
Pulpo's Hot Bread
CD
(The Mambo Project 304764),
Released 2008;
Editor's Pick:
A recording like this will probably be overlooked today, though not tomorrow. The greatness of the groove, the explosion of the Puerto Rican/New York style so late in the day will be appreciated in historical terms — you know, a work of genius after the genre had flowered, etc. My suggestion: buy some of these now, give them away to friends and neighbors, get insistent with them, make them pay attention as the recording, essentially a descarga led by the ferocious montunos of Colon’s piano, is a celebration of all the best things that have happened in what’s called salsa. And Colon’s a mean pianist, taking the band down to a whisper in some of his solos, and setting up all sorts of tricky tempo changes — listen to "Tirandote Flores" — to take the recording out of the range of the ordinary, and placing it where it should be, in the world of improvisation. Good musicians all over the date, too, including Chino Nuñez, Jorge Gonzalez, Chembo Corniel, Johnny Rivero and Richie Bastar on percussion, a coro including the lead singer Papote Jimenez, and Jorge Maldonado and Eddie Rosado. Jose Santiago and Ray Martinez show up on bass, and there’s a trombone section including Jose Davila, Luis Cruz and Joe de Jesus. What I like about this date is its naturalism: it sounds like a live session, really well recorded, enjoyed by both the band and the audience. Going to be hard to bump this from ‘08’s top ten list.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-04-13)
Song titles include:
Tirandote Flores 6:15
Intense!! 6:42
Apariencia 4:46
Hot Bread 6:30
Porque Te Empeñas 7:02
Clara's Lament 7:17
Sonero Mayor 5:43
Cross Body Groove 5:43
Soñando Con Puerto Rico 5:52
La Murga 7:44
Musicians include:
Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. Piano
José Raul Santiago Bass
Ramon "Ray" Martinez Bass
Pablo "Chino" Nuñez Jr. Timbales
"Pequeño" Johnny Rivero Congas, bongos, bell, güiro, shekere
Wilson "Chembo" Corniel Congas
Richie Bastar Bongos, bell
José Davila Trombones
Luis "Pipi" Cruz Trombones
Joe De Jesús Trombones
David Gómez Batá, prayer
Jorge Gonzalez Marcacas, clave, güiro
Héctor "Popote" Jiménez Lead vocals, coro
Jorge Maldonado Coro
Eddie Rosado Coro
Category: Salsa/Son
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