'Estudiantina Invencible', La Habana, Cuba. 1929
"Muted" Cornet - Cornetin "silenciado"
Iron break drum from a car wheel used, no cow bell.
'Conjunto Hatuey' de Cuba, 193?
"Florecita"; trumpet
"Florecita"; trumpet
'Evelio Machin', maracas, primera voz y director; 'Armando Dulfo', guitarra y segunda voz; Francisco Repilado "Compay Segundo", laud; Oscar "Florecita" Velasco O'Farrill, trompeta.
***"Florecita" was the major influence on 'Felix Chappottin' when Chappottin was a young man.
Some really absolutly beautiful trumpet playing by "Florecita" can be heard on two LPs.... which both have been reissued on CD. #1- "Miguelito Cuni con Septeto de Bienvenido Julian Gutierrez on Egrem CD 0103 / #2- "Festival In Havana" Ignacio Piniero arranger & leader, Carlos Embale singing. A true classic. Reissued on Milestone MCD - 9337-2 (he is the only horn player on both recordings)
***"Florecita" was the major influence on 'Felix Chappottin' when Chappottin was a young man.
Some really absolutly beautiful trumpet playing by "Florecita" can be heard on two LPs.... which both have been reissued on CD. #1- "Miguelito Cuni con Septeto de Bienvenido Julian Gutierrez on Egrem CD 0103 / #2- "Festival In Havana" Ignacio Piniero arranger & leader, Carlos Embale singing. A true classic. Reissued on Milestone MCD - 9337-2 (he is the only horn player on both recordings)
Marvelous site! I just discovered you (looking for Septeto Turquino), thank you for your generous and beautiful work here!
ReplyDeleteI had the pleasure of meeting Odilio Urfé personally, back in 1986. He played with his Charanga Nacional de Concierto back then, and introduced me to Guillermo Barreto (for some danzón-lessons on timbales). Question I have: is Barreto playing on your 'Cuba baila' LP?
anyway, I have recommended your site to some great aficionados here in the Netherlands, incl. my brother André, himself a great percussionist in Cuban styles.
thank you again,
many greetings from Deventer, Holland
un beso de Vera Groen
Saludos Vera, re: the timbal solo on track # 8. "Rumba" (LP Cuba Baila Carnaval 1960-61),
ReplyDeleteBeing familiar with Guillermo Barreto's "style/sound"... I would say it's not him, I don't know who it could be.
Must have been a great experience meeting Odilio Urfé and taking some lessons with 'Barretico'.
Netherlands has a lot of great musicians over there, both Cuban and non Cuban!
Thank you for leaving your warm note.
Enjoy!
Regards,
Mark Sanders / N.Y.C.