Jazz Time Vol. 9 - Classic Latin & Afro Cuban Jazz

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Length: 58:25

From MARIO BAUZA to OMAR SOSA: The best Afro Cuban Jazz is on this episode of JAZZ TIME. On this show we will listen to renditions of standard classics like TIN TIN DEO, AFRO BLUE, MAMBO INN and EL MANISERO. Read the full description.

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Playing: Jazz Time Vol. 9 - Classic Latin & Afro Cuban Jazz
From: Howard Burchette

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Latin Jazz as we know it today came out of Afro-Cuban Jazz. MARIO BAUZA began his career with CHICK WEBB in 1933. He was responsible for bringing in DIZZIE GILLESPIE and Afro-Cuban Jazz was born. We will listen to traditional Afro Cuban rhythms in the music of MONGO SANTAMARIA, SABU MARTINEZ, and more modern rhythms from OMAR SOSA. The great Afro-Cuban drum masters are here on this show with MONGO SANTAMARIA, CANDIDO CAMERO, CARLOS POTATO VALDEZ and SABU MARTINEZ. Classic Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz today, on JAZZ TIME with Howard Burchette.

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Latin Jazz as we know it today came out of Afro-Cuban Jazz. MARIO BAUZA began his career with CHICK WEBB in 1933. He was responsible for bringing in DIZZIE GILLESPIE and Afro-Cuban Jazz was born. We will listen to traditional Afro Cuban rhythms in the music of MONGO SANTAMARIA, SABU MARTINEZ, and more modern rhythms from OMAR SOSA. The great Afro-Cuban drum masters are here on this show with MONGO SANTAMARIA, CANDIDO CAMERO, CARLOS POTATO VALDEZ and SABU MARTINEZ. Classic Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz today, on JAZZ TIME with Howard Burchette.

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Afro Blue	Mongo Santamaria	Live At Jazz Alley.	Concord Records	1990	10:00
Tin Tin Deo (live)	Dizzy Gillespie	Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1989 [LIVE].	Enja	1993	09:00
Mambo Inn	Candido	Candido [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED].	Verve	2004	04:54
El Manisero	Mario Bauza	My Time Is Now.	Termidor Music	2008	05:08
Mambo Inn	Grant Green	The Latin Bit.	BLUE NOTE	2002	05:52
Mombo For Roy	Roy Hargrove	Habana.	Verve	1997	11:01
Simba	Sabu	Palo Congo.	Blue Note	2000	05:58
Walking Song	Omar Sosa	Tales From The Earth.	OTA	2009	04:54