Chivirico Davila
Para Mi Gente
CD
(Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition 130 387),
Released 1976;
Re-Issued 2008
Produced by Jorge Millet
Editor's Pick:
Rafael 'Chivirico' Dávila sang lead and/or coro with a who’s who in Latin music: most famously with the orchestras of Tito Puente and Joe Cotto, but also with Cortijo and Kako, the Fania and Alegre Allstars, Eddie Palmieri, Larry Harlow, Richie Ray, and even down in Peru with Ñico Estrada y su Sonora in the ‘60s. He was also a composer of some note. But for me, it is his solo albums of the ‘70s where he really shines, and Para Mi Gente is arguably his best. Pianist, painter, and producer Jorge Millet was a genius who died much too young, and he leaves his mark all over this disk. The up tempo big band salsa numbers are unstoppable and infused with spine-tingling sabor; the boleros are lush and thrilling. Victor Paz "Vitin" and Héctor "Bomberito" Zarzuela are in fine form on trumpet, the late, great, Mario Rivera kills it on sax, and the magic rhythm section of Orestes Vilató, Frankie Malabe, Nicky Marrero, plus Charlie Rodriguez on tres, and bassist Eddie "Gua Gua" Rivera, really keep things swinging throughout. DJ alert for "Para Mi Gente," "Tumba," and "Gavilán," stuff that is so smokin’ it will burn a hole in your dancefloor. The good sound quality helps.
Very Highly Recommended. (Pablo Yglesias, 2008-06-23)
Song titles include:
Para Mi Gente 5:30
Enamorado 3:29
Tumba 5:52
Quizás Quizás Quizás 2:41
Gavilán 3:46
Yare Yare 3:39
Por Equivocación 3:47
La Mujer Del Peso 4:05
Cristal 2:58
Mar Y Cielo 3:56
Musicians include:
Victor Paz "Vitin" First trumpet
Héctor "Bomberito" Zarzuela Trumpet
Bob Porcelli Tenor sax
Tom Malone Trombone
Mario Rivera Baritone sax
Eddie "Gua Gua" Rivera Bass
Nicky Marrero Timbales, drums
Frankie Malabe Congas
Orestes Vilató Bongo
Charlie Rodriguez Tres
Vinnie Bell Acoustic & electric guitar
Ismael Quintana Maracas, minor percussion
Chivirco Davila Lead vocals
Eladio Yayo El Indio Peguero Coro
Jorge Millet Coro
Adalberto Santiago Coro
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York
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