Latin Jazz Music

THIS IS A GREAT RECORDING, RIGHT UP THERE WITH GIGANTE DEL TECLADO. VITIN AVILES IS THE LEAD SINGER AND THE BAND IS TIGHT. THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY LATIN MUSIC COLLECTOR.

THIS IS A GREAT RECORDING, RIGHT UP THERE WITH GIGANTE DEL TECLADO. VITIN AVILES IS THE LEAD SINGER AND THE BAND IS TIGHT. THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY LATIN MUSIC COLLECTOR.

THIS IS A GREAT RECORDING, RIGHT UP THERE WITH GIGANTE DEL TECLADO. VITIN AVILES IS THE LEAD SINGER AND THE BAND IS TIGHT. THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY LATIN MUSIC COLLECTOR.

THIS IS A GREAT RECORDING, RIGHT UP THERE WITH GIGANTE DEL TECLADO. VITIN AVILES IS THE LEAD SINGER AND THE BAND IS TIGHT. THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR ANY LATIN MUSIC COLLECTOR.

For those who think that "salsa" is cuban music, you need to listen to this Cd. Miguelito Valdes ("the frank sinatra of cuba") is in fine voice. Perfect pitch, diction and breath control. This guy was as good as the other Cuban Great, Beny More. Orquesta Casino de la Playa was founded by Anselmo Sacasas who plays great piano throughout.
Miguelito was black but was accepted by the whites as a "classy" black (this was the 1930s). In this album he even sings two protest songs about that kind of "acceptance": #8 Tus Hijos seran jaba and #20 Negro de Sociedad. In this last song he sings about singing and dancing for the whites but not TOO hard in case they should notice that he's not such a "society black" after all. The passion in his voice is tremendous.
There is even a guest appearance by the great "tres" player Arsenio Rodriguez who plays on track #15 Se va le Caramelero.
The 'tres' is a 12 string guitar. Arsenio was one of the best "tres" players in history, along with Compay Segundo and Guillermo Portabales.
This is true Cuban music that unfortunately is almost forgotten today.

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I don't know who put it together but it is really thorough and filled with great insight.