Orq. Melodias Del 40 - 1960 - Cuba

"Arrollando''

La Melodia Del 40
1960 Montisa LP

Several superb violin solos by Brindis.
And a KILLER acoustic bass player.

Ripped from original vinyl @320
"Cleaned" & "trimmed" with 'Goldwave V.5'

"Alternate homemade" cover.

Beny More, Olga Guillot, Brindis.

"Musica Cubana Bailable"
Orq. Melodias Del 40
Vinyl LP

"Melodias Del 40"
Compilation CD on Montmartre.
1. Las Ninfas
2. Nadie sabe nada de la vida
3. Joropo de Celofan
4. En verdad
5. Por un momento
6. Por un cerro mejor
7. Yo te lo voy a dar
8. Desde que tengo un amor
9. Tu no bailas
10. Que esperare de ti
11. Abre
12. Y siempre en Cuba
13. Tunas Bayamo
14. El niño prodigo
15. Me voy pa'moron


"Cha Cha Cha con la Orquesta Melodias Del 40"
Original cover - Puchito vinyl LP

Vinyl reissue on Antilla

"Dame Que Tu La Tienes!"
Vinyl reissue on Antilla

Both LP'S above remastered and reissued on Tumbao.

Pototo y Filomeno with Orq.Melodias Del 40 - 1959 Cuba

Pototo y Filomeno mostly with Orq. Melodias Del 40
and several songs with a conjunto playing Son.
Download directly from Yoyo's excellent music blog.

Leopoldo Fernández y Aníbal De Mar
a.k.a. "Pototo & Filomeno" can be very funny on these...
though the real stars for me are Orq. Melodias Del 40,
who absolutely sound amazing on these sessions.
Several songs on both recordings have Pototo & Filomeno
backed by a conjunto and those also are very nice.

"Ensalada Rebelde"
Pototo y Filomeno
With Orq.Melodias Del 40 y Conjunto
((****))

Melodias Del 40 "Se Paso Carioca" - Cuba

'Melodias Del 40'
"Carioca": vocal
"Se Paso Carioca"

Compilations-variedades: "La Epoca De Oro Del Danzón" - Cuba

"La Epoca De Oro Del Danzón-Virgen de Regla"

Compilation of Danzónes by five bands, taken from other LP's
On a Bravo vinyl LP.

1. Virgen de Regla - Orq. Almendra
2. Mujer Perjura - Orq. Almendra
3. Quiereme Mucho - Orq. Almendra
4. Cielito Lindo - Orq. Almendra
5. Bendita Mujer - Orq. Sublime
5. Mujer - Orq. Almendra
6. Camino de Venezuela - Melodias del 40
6. Danzón Tiviti - unknown
7. La Sallita - Melodias del 40
10. Danzóneando - Hermanos Castro
((***))

Pototo y Filomeno con Orq. Melodias del 40 - Cuba

'Pototo' y 'Filomeno' - "Con Orq. Melodias del 40"

1. El ritmo cubano
2. Yo pico un pan
3. Boniatillo
4. Echame a mi la culpa
5. En el precinto
6. Ahorita va´llove
7. Arrollando va
8. Chino no son bobo
9. Enciendeme la vela
10. Bebo y obligo
11. El jabonero
12. Carta a mamita
13. Enselada Rebelde * (added by me)
14. Una carta de Fidel * (added by me)
(Here)

Compilation: Orquestas Tipicas Cubanas 1961 - Cuba

'Orquestas Tipicas Cubanas'

Vinyl LP/LD on Panart/Egrem 1961

A compilation of six of the best Charangas Tipicas of the time.
Done shortly after 'Panart' was "nationalized" in 1961 and became 'Egrem'.
Nice cover design using the number 40, as in "Melodias Del 40"

6. Cha cha chá del panadero

Orquesta novedades

12. Bailando el Son
Orquesta Novedades

(Canta: Miguelito Cuní)

Rosendo Ruiz Jr. (Orq.Estrellas Cubanas) 1960 - Cuba

 

Original vinyl LP cover on TICO

"Havana Bound"

Rosendo Ruiz Jr. & His Orchestra
(Orq.Estrellas Cubanas)
CD reissue out of print, with 12 additional
songs I added from an other source.

The following was a review written by the respected Cuban music historian 'Luis Dequesada' on August 13, 2001 on Amazon.com.
His information is excellent.
(I corrected only a few misspelled words)

"Definitely one of the most rare and sought after of all Cuban Charanga orchestra albums.
This compilation was recorded in Havana, Cuba in 1959 or 1960 and was first issued then as a 33rpm vinyl Lp by 'Tico' Records.
Unfortunately it was discontinued by Tico around 1964 and since then it has become an elusive, hard to get and sought after recording, especially by connoisseurs of this genre.

This excellent Cuban Charanga directed by the great composer and pianist Rosendo Ruiz, Jr. was none other than maestro 'Felix Reyna's' "Orquesta Estrellas Cubanas", which was 'José Fajardo's' original orchestra until Reyna's takeover in 1959.
This great orchestra was nicknamed "Rosendo Ruiz Jr.& His Orchestra" for these recordings.
These recording sessions were made at the legendary CMQ Radiocentro's Studio #1 in Havana, Ruiz made one addition and one substitution. He added the famed violinist 'Miguel Barbon', aka "El Niño Prodigio" of 'Orq.Melodias del 40', to enhance the orchestra's strings section and substituted 'Julio Guerrero', aka "El Distinto" for 'Gonzalo Fernandez' then of Orquesta America de 'Ninon Mondejar' as flutist, the latter change became a controversial topic among experts and fans, then and in subsequent years.

This is a superb CD, the Charanga chorus, the musical arrangements, the tunes and the band are just exquisite. "Flor de Amor", "ChaChaCha del Diablo", "Lloraras"(my favorite), "El Pregon del Amor","La Vida Es Corta","El Borracho y El Bodeguero","La Combinacion", "Cha Cha Cha Loco", "Salsa Negra", "Guapacha en La Luna", "Pan Con Timba" and "Mambo Sideral" will simply delight you. I highly recommend the acquisition of this rare Cuban musical gem.
Definitely Rosendo Ruiz Jr.'s best lifetime work.
Recorded in Cuba during the famed and flavorful "Guapacha era", 1955-1960.

The original CD reissue has 12 songs, I added an extra 12 songs from another 'Rosendo Ruiz Jr.' recording. 24 songs total.
The remastered CD recordings have excellent sound.