FANIA ALL STARS Spanish Fever Columbia Records (CR-8869) A fresh new groove from the Fania All Stars, one that definitely has them picking up some of the Spanish elements mentioned in the title. The fusing them into the tight mix of Latin, club, and jazz they were doing at Columbia Records in the late 70s. These new elements are often light and a bit of acoustic guitar here, maracas there, or some slightly different rhythms and theyre warmed up nicely by the mix of electric and acoustic instrumentation used by the group, who are definitely at the height of their disco powers here! Core players include Papo Lucca on keyboards, Nicky Marrero on timbales, Johnny Pacheco on flute, Roberto Roena on bongos, and Bobby Valentin on bass. Other players include Hubert Laws on flute, Eric Gale on guitar, Louie Ramirez on vibes, and Luis Perico Ortiz on trumpet. Vocals are by Ismael Miranda, Pacheco, and Ruben Blades on a tasty original composed by Blades and Ramirez with a hot vibes solo that makes this classic swing on Sin Tu Carino. Other titles include Spanish Fever, Que Pasa, Space Machine, Donde, Your Sereneness and Coro Miyare featuring Johnny Pacheco on an African chant intro and featuring Roberto Roena on a sizzling bongo solo with Perico blowing away. Other hit dance tune is an original composition penned by Johnny Ortiz and Louie Ramirez, Te Pareces A Juda with Ismael Miranda leading the vocal parts. This is a must have album for any serious Fania All Star aficionados and indeed a classic. Enjoy! Side A 1. Spanish Fever 2. Que Pasa 3. Space Machine 4. Your Sereneness Side B 1. Coro Miyare 2. Donde 3. Te Pareces A Juda 4. Sin Tu Carino Personnel: Johnny Pacheco: Leader, Guiro Papo Lucca: Acoustic Grand Piano, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano Bobby Valentin: Electric Fender Bass Johnny Dandy Rodriguez: Conga Roberto Roena: Bongo, Cowbell, Percussion Luis Perico Ortiz: Trumpet Hector Bomberito Zarzuela: Trumpet Barry Rogers: Trombone Tom Malone: Trombone Ismael Miranda: Maracas Lead Vocals: Ismael Miranda Ruben Blades Coro: Johnny Pacheco Adalberto Santiago Nestor Sanchez Hector Casanova Patti Austin Vivian Cherry Gwen Guthrie Zach Sanders Ray Simpson Special Invited Guest Stars: Hubert Laws: Flute Eric Gale: Electric Guitar Maynard Ferguson: Trumpet David Sanborn: Alto Saxophone Jay Berliner: Classical Guitar Joe Caro: Acoustic Guitar Lance Quinn: Guitar Jeff Layton: Guitar Gary King: Electric Fender Bass, Synthesizer Alan Swartzberg: Trap Drums Jon Faddis: Trumpet Randy Brecker: Trumpet Marvin Stamm: Trumpet Mike Lawrence: Trumpet Jim Bossy: Trumpet Wayne Andre: Trombone Paul Faulise: Trombone Alan Raph: Trombone Harry Cyclman: Violin Max Ellen: Violin Barry Finclair: Violin Diana Halorin: Violin Paul Gershman: Violin Harry Lookofsky: Violin Rick Sortomme: Violin Mathew Raimondi: Violin Emanuel Vardi: Viola Al Brown: Viola Charles McCraken: Cello Jonatan Abramowizt: Cello Musical Arrangements by: Jay Chattaway Louie Ramirez Bobby Valentin Ricardo Marrero Ray Coen Bill Eaton Produced by: Jay Chattaway & Jerry Masucci Executive Producer: Jay Chattaway Recording Director: Jerry Masucci Album Cover & Liner Photos: Lee Marshall Album Cover Design: Ron Levine Recording Engineers: Bob Clearmountain Alex Head Doug Espstein Recorded @: The Power Station, NYC COLUMBIA RECORDS, 1978 A FANIA RECORDS PRODUCTION
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 05:05:43 +0000
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