Fidels Eyeglasses: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo! 2010

In memoriam: Billy Taylor Dies of Heart Attack at age 89

Billy Taylor Jazz pianist

b; July 24th 1924 Greenville, N.C.
d; Dec. 29th N.Y.C.
R.I.P.

Billy Taylor was the first African-American to lead a television studio orchestra in the 1950s, hosting the series “The Subject Is Jazz.”
In the 1960s he helped start up 'Jazzmobile', which brought free music to inner New York City neighborhoods on a mobile float.
Billy Taylor hosted a jazz show on National Public Radio from 1977 to 1982.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

In memoriam: Miguel Chappottín Beltrán

Miguel Chappottín 1965
Photo: María del Cármen Mestas

Miguel Chappottín
Photo: Barry Cox 2008

Miguel Chappottín Beltrán
b; La Habana, Cuba 1927
d; La Habana, Cuba 2010
*** Iba ayé ba yé t'orún ***
R.I.P.
Barry Cox mentioned to me that
Miguel Chappottín Beltrán died
a month ago.

Miguel Chappottín Beltrán: vocal

Barry Cox with Miguel Chappottín Beltrán
en La Habana

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Yagüarimú - 3 LPs & 1 live set/en vivo 1980's 1 video - Cuba

"Por La Ventana No.. Por La Puerta!"
Conjunto Yagüarimú
1987 vinyl LP/LD

1. Pasen Señores Pasen

"Llego El Yagüarimú"
Vinyl LP/LD

5. Manguito Son

"Conjunto Yagüarimú"
Vinyl LP - E.G.R.E.M. /Areito

3. Son De La Loma (in 7/4)

4. Panorama

6. Por Siempre Amor

7. Meta a Meta

Conjunto Yagüarimú, originally from Matanzas, Cuba.

A very hip funky, jazz band which spent the early 1990's as the back up band for 'Santiago Alfonso' in the Havana Hotel Libre, Tropicana and the Capri hotels. They achieved much success and began international tours to countries such as Austria, Spain and Mexico in the cities of Cancun and Aguascalientes.

An obscure "Live" recording by them recorded live on a Sony Walkman by 'Rob Holland' in Cuba 1985.
Six tunes. Sorry, no cover art as it's a live set.
Unfortunately it was recorded a bit 'hot' but still enjoyable and a killer set!!!
On the "live" recording it's easy to hear how this band can do battle with Irakere any day!
Great baterista & percussionist playing both tumbadoras and batá. Swinging electric guitar.
The "live" set kicks ass, even though the sound quality isn't great.

(((Yagüarimú "En Vivo"- Live)))

"De una manera espantosa" 1981
Conj. Yagüarimú
Comp: Arsenio Rodríguez
(The announcer thinks it's Luis "Lilí" Martínez Griñán)

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Juan Blanco: Pioneer of Electro-acoustic music in Cuba

Juan Blanco:

Pioneer of Electro-acoustic music in Cuba
born; in Mariel, La Habana, Cuba in 1919.
died; La Habana, Cuba 2008 a los 89 años

"Circus Toccata"
1985
Juan Blanco: Roland Jupiter 8 synthesizer
Tata Güines: tumbadoras
Guillermo "Barretico" Barreto: timbales

Orq. Charanga Iréson 1980 - Cuba

Orq. Charanga Iréson

"Ven A Bailarlo Rumbero"
1980

Cuarteto Los Britos - Cuba

"Poco A Poco"
Cuarteto Los Britos

"El 4 5 6"
Cuarteto Los Britos

Cuban Tresero Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri - Miami

"Estampas De Mi Tierra"

Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
Con Israel López "Cachao" y Paquito Hechavarria
Caney vinyl LP - 1980 *cleaned with Goldwave V.5
((Conseguirlo))

"La Paella"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
Con Israel López "Cachao" y Paquito Hechavarria
The "original Caney" vinyl LP - 1981
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"Homenaje A Arsenio Rodriguez"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
With Israel López "Cachao" & Paquito Hechavarria
Kubaney vinyl LP - 1981 *cleaned with Goldwave V.5
((Conseguirlo))

"Salsa Atrevida"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Tres
Cantan: Pepe Mora
CD - 1987
(too "Salsa-ish" for my tastes)

"Matamoros y Arsenio"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Tres y Su Conjunto
Cantan: Pepe Mora
CD - 1989
#'s 1 - 8: compositions by Miguel Matamoros
#'s 9 - 15: are the same songs as #'s 2 - 8 on the
Kubaney LP "Homenaje A Arsenio Rodriguez"