While Ray Barretto's congas have graced more recording sessions than virtually any other conguero of his time, he has also led some refreshingly progressive Latin jazz bands over the decades.
His records often have a more tense, more adventurously eclectic edge than those of most conventional salsa groups, unafraid to use electronics and novel instrumental or structural combinations, driven hard by his rocksteady, endlessly flexible percussion work.
This no doubt reflects Barretto's wide range of musical interests and also the fact that he came to Latin music from jazz, rather than the usual vice versa route for Latin-descended musicians. Indeed, he has said that he learned how to play swing-style before he came to master Latin grooves. (AMG)
01 - Exodus (5:20)
02 - Summertime (2:58)
03 - El Paso (2:51)
04 - Manha De Carnaval (Theme From 'Black Orpheus') (4:26)
05 - Ponte Dura (4:01)
06 - Pachanga Para Bailar (2:58)
07 - Sugar's Delight (3:25)
08 - Descarga La Moderna (4:29)
09 - Pachanga Suavecito (3:42)
10 - El Negro Y Ray (5:58)
11 - Cumbamba (2:51)
12 - Cocinando Suave (6:03)
13 - Linda Mulata (3:07)
14 - Los Cueros (3:13)
Label: Sarabandas
Released: 1995
Catalogue: CD 62068
Codec: Flac
Compression Level: 5
Quality: High
CD-rip by alekow (EAC and Flac)
Covers Included (400dpi)
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