Santiago All Stars
Joya Y Rareza CD+DVD Set
Import
CD
(Jorge Hasbun Hasbun Producciones JHH-001),
Released 2011;
Editor's Pick:
Best of 2011 Award Winner
You want swing? We have it for you. But first, think of the best salsa you've heard lately. Where was it from... New York? Colombia? Cuba? Venezuela? Now let me suggest you take a good, hard, listen to the Santiago All Stars from Chile led by percussionist Jorge "Turco" Hasbun. Their just-released Joya y Rareza is, without doubt, one of the best salsa autentica releases I have come across lately, and it quickly shot to the top of our short list for Best of 2011. The album is a salsa dancers dream record, packed with rich, spot-on grooves and filled to its core with savory trombone honey with the help of José Antonio Pino, Raúl Silvestre Olivares, Héctor “Parquímetro” Briceño and Jaime Fredes Serrano. The arrangements make reference to old school classic salsa, and the liners credit influences like Willie Colón, Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, and Larry Harlow. But it's a modern record, and the tracks are brought to their full, sparkling, potential by singer Fabian Rosales and guests. Very special guests. How's about the great Jimmy Sabater an a supremely smokin' Bochinchosa - a track that also features the esteemed pianist Ricky Gonzalez!?! How's about the great Frankie Vazquez on an equally fiery Oye La Noticia? There's also a terrific Si Me Vas A Abandonar composed, and sung, by Buddy Richard. Baño De Mar a Media Noche, sung by Cecilia Pantonja, is yet another gem and one of my favorites. Listen, also, to Jorge Hasbun's percussive sabor on tracks like Sabroso Guaguancó. Lovely. And man, that Forma La Rumba Sonero (Fabian Rosales/Jonathan Rosales) morphs into an iconic combustible descarga that is more than worth the price of this album alone. Yes, it's that good. But wait, there's more. Hasbun ends the album with yet another descarga jam, aptly named Descarga Santiago. This jam, with its hooks that conjure the magic of Cachao, Fania and Tico-Alegre All Stars, is pure icing on a devils food cake spiked with rum. Sweet, savory, and intoxicating. That's how I like it. By they way, the project was mastered by the legendary engineer (Fania) Jon Fausty! Don't sit there, press that button. This is one special record, and ...Very Highly Recommended (BP, 2011-12-06)
Song titles include:
Santiago De Fiesta
La Joya Del Pacifico
Si Me Vas A Abandonar
Con Una Pala Y Un Sombrero
Sabroso Guaguanco
Bochinchosa
Forma La Rumba Sonero
Oye La Noticia
Descarga Santago
Musicians include:
Jorge "Turco" Hasbun, tumbadoras, director general y productor ejecutivo
Héctor "Parquímetro" Briceño, trombón, coros
Francisco Del Canto Pérez, timbales
Jaime Fredes, trombón
José Antonio Pino Pino, trombón, coros
Lautaro Quevedo, piano
Jorge "Pocho" Rodríguez Pérez, bajo
Fabián Rosales Araos, voz, coros
Raúl Silvestre Olivares, trombón, coros
Martín Zegarra Loyola, bongó, campana
Ricky Gonzalez piano en Bochinchosa, arreglos musicales, dirección y producción musical
Ángel Fernández, arreglos musicales
Cecilia Pantoja, Voz
Buddy Richard, Voz
Jimmy Sabater, Voz
Frankie Vazquez, Voz
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa
=> Chile
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