featuring:
| Eric Susoeff - Guitar and Arrangements, Rich Loose - Bass George Jones - Congas and miscellaneous percussion Dan Muchoney - Timbales and miscellaneous percussion Lou Stellute -Tenor Saxophone and flute Ricardo Monzon- Bongos, hand cowbell and misc. percussion |
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Clave Records and
SALSAMBA announce the latin jazz group's second release
titled MAMBO DEL SOL. the album features music which blends
the traditions of American jazz with the infectious polyrhythms of Cuba,
Brazil and Africa Much of the album's music is original, including the blistering opening track Guataca ,(can be heard in MP3); an up-tempo afro-cuban 6/8 titled MEETING IN CONGO SQUARE; MANTRA a tune which features the exotic rhythms of the bata drums; NOVA AZUL , a bluesy bossa nova; a samba called THEME FOR JOBIM ; and the title track, the SALSAfied MAMBO DEL SOL, (can be heard with real audio). 
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| A mixture of favorite and unusual latin jazz
standards arranged by the quintet round out the album including the evergreen
CUBAN FANTASY by Ray Bryant, a unique guaguanco treatment
of Dizzy Gillespie's BIRKS WORKS, a ballad by Brazilian
virtuoso Hermeto Pascoal called MONTREUX and a heart-felt
rendering of Herbie Hancock's gem I HAVE A DREAM. Performing on MAMBO DEL SOL is Eric Susoeff guitar, Lou Stellute saxophone and flute, George Jones congas, Rich Loose bass, Dan Muchoney timbales and Ricardo Monzon bongos. Mambo Del Sol is available on CD and cassette from Clave Records or can be ordered direct through the internet with our link to Consolidated Artists Productions |