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Title: The Havana Sessions (2CD)

Label: Yemaya

Cat No:YY9440
Format:CD

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Discovery Records
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· This outstanding 2-CD set contains all of Israel "Cachao" López's legendary ‘descargas’ - recorded in Havana between 1957 and 1961, for the first time ever on one release. Prior to this edition, aficionados of the legendary Cuban bassist-composer had to search out 5 long out of print CDs in order to reunite all of this material.

· With an incredible list of legendary Cuban musicians, including : Tata Güines, Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar, Generoso "El Tojo" Jiménez, Chico O'Farrill, Walfredo de los Reyes, Los Papines, Pedro Justiz "Peruchín", Richard Egües, Emilio Peñalver, Orestes López "Macho", Andrés Echevarría "Niño Rivera", Guillermo Barreto, Gustavo Tamayo, Armando Armenteros, Osvaldo Peñalver, Emilio Peñalver, Luis Escalante, and many more.

· 39 tracks - Total Time: 152.27 - Splendid Sound Quality - New & Careful 20-Bit Remastering. Includes 24-page comprehensive booklet with liner notes in both English and Spanish.

Track Listing for The Havana Sessions (2CD)
CD1
01. DESCARGA CUBANA
02. GOZA MI TROMPETA
03. CÓGELE EL GOLPE
04. TROMBÓN CRIOLLO
05. MALANGA AMARILLO
06. PAMPARANA
07. OYE MI TRES MONTUNO
08. CONTROVERSIA EN (DE) METALES
09. A GOZAR TIMBERO
10. SORPRESA EN (DE) FLAUTA
11. ESTUDIO EN TROMPETA
12. GUAJEO DE SAXOS
13. LA FLORESTA
14. AVANCE JUVENIL
15. REDENCIÓN
16. DESCARGA MAMBO
17. JUÁN PESCAO
18. EL BOMBÍN DE PERUCHO
19. DESCARGA MEXICANA
20. EL FANTASMA
21. BILONGO
22. DESCARGA NÚMERO UNO
23. DESCARGA NÚMERO DOS
Total Time: 75:00

CD2
01. LECHE CON RÓN
02. LAS BOINAS DE CACHAO
03. CHA CHA CHÁ DE LOS POLLOS
04. MUCHO HUMO
05. ES DIFERENTE
06. OGUERE MI CHINA
07. DESCARGA GENERAL
08. EL MANISERO
09. DESCARGA GUAJIRA
10. LA INCONCLUSA
11. LA LUZ
12. RUMBA SABROSA
13. DESCARGA ÑÁÑIGA
14. CACHAO TE PONE A BAILAR
15. DESCARGA CHA CHA
16. POPURRIT DE CONGAS
Total Time: 77:27

Reviews

Songlines - Jan Fairley

This two CD set is jam packed with fantastic numbers played by a host of young cutting-edge Cuban musicians. The descarga name for these jam sessions the spontaneous energy and rapport of these exhilarating musical conversations. ***

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