Coco Lagos Y Sus Orates
Ritmo Caliente
Import
CD
(Get Back 36542),
Re-Issued 2008
Editor's Pick:
Multitalented Peruvian percussionist and bandleader Coco Lagos is slowly gaining recognition among Latin music fans outside of South America. If you like the '50s and '60s descarga jam sessions by Cachao, the Tico-Alegre Allstars, or Bebo Valdés, you owe it to yourself to pick up this gem from the MAG label, recorded in Lima in 1968. Though there is a feeling of looseness overall, and plenty of hot soloing for each instrument, these recordings are somewhat tighter than the Tico-Alegre Allstars, and feature more vocals than Cachao. There is a gritty, hard-core feel to many of these tunes, and to me they sound much more like salsa than so-called Latin jazz – kind of like Joe Cuba meets Eddie Palmieri. Joining Coco on the date is the ace MAG in-house studio team of Mario Allison on timbales, Nilo Espinosa on sax, the great arranger/composer Alfredo Linares on piano (and bass along with Joe di Roma), Tito Chicoma on trumpet, Charlie Palomares on vibes, with Kiko Fuentes, Carlos Muñoz, and the guy with the ‘old man voice’, Melocochita, on vocals. Great sound quality and packaging, this reissue fits right in with Vampisoul’s Peruvian “¡Gózalo!” series. A must have for any serious lover of Latin music, and closes the gap on the untold story of Peru’s role in spreading Antillean music beyond the Caribbean.
Highly Recommended. (Pablo Yglesias, 2008-04-13)
Song titles include:
Guajira Boogaloo
A La Capital
Coco's Descarga
La Rumba Empezo
Ahi Viene Coco
Descarga Jala Jala
Recuerdeme
Gozando Descargas
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa/Son Descarga
=> Peru
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