Learn Ray Barretto - 1994 Taboo

Ray Barretto's Taboo features a new, smaller version of his New World Spirit ensemble. Hector Martignon, who composes along alongside Barretto, is withal here, every bit are Satoshi Takeishi, Ray Vega, together with Jairo Moreno. Saxophonist Adam Kolker takes the sax chair vacated yesteryear Jay Rodriguez, together with guitarist Alfredo Gonzales has non been replaced. The fabric is far jazzier on Taboo. Barretto explored the roots of Latin jazz every bit it transformed itself into the New York version of boy together with salsa on 2003's Hot Hands: Ancestral Messages, together with Taboo serves every bit a guidebook to acquaint together with futurity tenses of Latin jazz. For starters, i tin read betwixt the lines that Ray Vega's charts conduct hold moved far a-field of the criterion notions surrounding big ring arrangements. Everything hither feels fluid together with relaxed; the playing leaves spontaneity inward the air whether it is on a Barretto or a Martignon original, such every bit on "Bomba-Riquen," "99 MacDougal St," or something from the difficult bop cannon yesteryear Nat Adderley together with Oscar Brown, Jr., such every bit the classic "Work Song," or a modal melody similar McCoy Tyner's "Effendi." What comes out is a steamy, emotionally moving, reworking of the soul-jazz ethic yesteryear Latin rhythmic together with sophistication standards. One melody seamlessly moves into simply about other together with the trajectory of soloists against the musical rhythm department is linear; at that topographic point is no endeavour made yesteryear anyone hither to play beyond the watermark the ring sets, thereby keeping the entire procedure organic together with unified. The counterpoint is engaging, the melodic intervention is groundbreaking, together with the interplay of musical rhythm instruments -- manus percussion, drums, bass, together with piano, is nix less than bright together with innovative. Taboo truly moves yesteryear Hot Hands: Ancestral Messages, together with gives listeners a company sentiment of the shape of Latin jazz to come.

This CD exceeded my expectations.

Track Listing:

  1. Taboo
  2. Bomba-Riquen
  3. Work Song
  4. Cancion De'l Yungue (Song For The Rain Forest)
  5. Guaji-Rita
  6. 99 MacDougal St.
  7. Montuno Blue
  8. Brother Tom
  9. Lazy Afternoon
  10. Effendi

Personnel:

- Ray Barretto: Composer, Congas, Drums, Primary Artist, Quinto
- Alfredo González: Guitar
- Adam Kolker: Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor).
- Hector Martignon: Arranger, Composer, Piano
- Jairo Moreno: Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric).
- Satoshi Takeishi: Drums.
- Ray Vega: Arranger, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion.