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Al Santiago and incredible Alegre All Stars

Rare picture: At Santiago plays clarinet, flute and Willie Colon Kako trying to sleep. 1966

One of those fantastic characters that shaped the term salsa was · Alberto Al Santiago · . He was fortunate to be born into an environment-laced rhythms in English Harlem ... and a house that was filled with musicians todas las semanas del mundo.

Contagiado de ese espíritu, Al se inició primero como saxofonista y, luego, como director de la orquesta que había dejado su tío, a la que fue reemplazando poco a poco los músicos para renovarla y hacerla más acorde con lo que se estaba cocinando en el gueto latino durante los años 50. Con el rimbombante nombre de Chack-a-ñu-ñu Boys, la banda sudaba reminiscencias de Machito -a quien Al siempre admiró-, tocaba guarachas, mambos y boleros, y sonaba en fiestas y bodas del bajo Bronx. Su decisión de apartarse del negocio de las orquestas le sobrevino una noche que el trompetista regular no pudo asistir y envió como reemplazo a un colega amigo suyo... nada más y nada menos the huge Buck Clayton.

A Santiago hurt much understand that a musician of that caliber were to charge just $ 20 for the touch. As a detail, Eddie Palmieri, aged 14, was in charge of the piano (charging much less.)

act was not for her, she decided, and hung the baton.

Soon, Al borrows his family and rides a record store, Casalegre at the intersection of Prospect and Westchester Avenues in the Bronx. The success was immediate and soon became the musical reference in the area. This success motivated him to join the entrepreneur Ben Perlman founding in 1956 the legendary Alegre Recording Corporation, considered the Blue Note in Latin music of the era. In it, James is characterized by organizing recordings with upcoming dates, draft contracts and improvise at the last minute almost as much as the musicians he hired. If a disc was not money, not worried. After all, the store gave maximum profit and pleasure was to record the music he so adored.

With a small but qualified roster of musicians in four years released 44 singles 78 rpm, and ran radio promotions to strengthen the business of the shop. And vice versa.

hear the brass band in 1960 by Johnny Pacheco Triton and the club decided to record them. The result was the biggest selling Latin album to date: Pacheco y su Charanga, which helped strengthen the madness of the bands that dominated New York during the first half of the decade. A few months later discovered the mouth of the director · Charlie Palmieri · , Charanga Duboney that had lost the contract with United Artists Records was due to the exclusivity requested by Tito Rodríguez (poor Palmieri, with so little Luck always, in the future speak of that trance).
without thinking twice, Santiago was signed, confirming a friendship with this gesture was made inseparable.

As in the musical world of jealousy have been almost always at the surface, this friendship in the future would force the birth of Fania Records, which achieved a few years to engulf most of its competition in the city, among them Alegre , which was already under the umbrella of Branston Music and Tico Records.

The Alegre All Stars, volume 1

But let's not get ahead and the next step which gave Santiago, inspired by such legendary Cuban downloads recorded by the Panart , when the arrival of the Castros was imminent. These sessions had with a rhythm section so much weight and Safe genius, and are the crown jewels of Cuban music and Caribbean basin.

Al decided to make his own version, integrating in a jam session with the heads of the different bands that grouped under the awning of his label. Santiago himself once told that the disc you bought on a trip to Puerto Rico, and such was the impression that caused you decided to put it to her mother, who also raved in color. He then thought that if the boys in Cuba could do that, boys of New York also could do . Said and done
gathered for several days en los estudios Mastertone de la calle 42 West, a cerebros de la talla de Pacheco -en la flauta-, Charlie Palmieri -en el piano-, Bobby Rodríguez -en el bajo-, Barry Rogers -el mejor trombón que ha parido la salsa-, Chombo Silva -en el saxo tenor-, Francisco kako Bastar -en los timbales-, Marcelino Valdés -en las congas-, Julián Cabrera -en el güiro-,  Dioris Valladares -vocalista merenguero-, Yayo el Indio -vocal y percusión- y Rudy Calzado -vocal.

La primera hornada de esta agrupación -unidos algunos retazos gracias a la magia del ingeniero Roy Ramírez y las novedosas para ese entonces cintas magnéticas-, fue lanzada en 1961 con bombo y platillo: The Alegre All Stars. Y is a great album, very free, especially, which includes some footage of conversations in the studio, and false starts-which had previously seen only in the recordings of Miles Davis for the jazz label Prestige, "which managed to transmit that atmosphere with delicious melodies that touch on the go.

The album, which still is discontinued, but they get cd online store, starting with Oh, walk and see , a shock that marks the intentions of this meeting. It is far from Cuba, but also the flavor that West Indians and Nuyorican musicians that sound permeated Cuban, managing to flip like a sock in just a few years. Rogers highlights the trombone, virtuous always in an atmosphere in which the metal was still seen as secondary. It has shaped jazz and musical syncretism that lived in New York, plus the Cuban experience. In fact, the following year, Al Santiago mark this pattern of trombones in the orchestra of Mon Rivera ... and the rest is history and salsa.

The next song is Rarity century, a bolero, a strange letter that had already sung Celia Cruz with Sonora Matancera, and sounds great here, more uptempo though. And almost bolero-cha. Then another slow bolero, almost a Latin blues, I'm happy , where the voice of racing shoes the tessitura Chombo beautiful sax and piano great in the hands of Palmieri. I'm looking for Kako joke is on plan, and all musicians have their bit of glory and glorious solos are little Johnny, Bobby Chombo, Charlie, Barry and Kako. And then Rudy, and Yayo Dioris giving their own with their voices, in what is, in my opinion, the best theme of the production. Almond download is exquisite reinterpretation of the classic Cuban songbook, with a low-key and a trombone Bobby looms over all the musicians in the studio. Al carnival is a parade that begins with criticism an impertinent reporter did not want to leave the studio. The uproar that gives shape to a rumba step after phenomenal through free download with instruments such as those scoundrels heavy weapons. And close For you, a topic more guapachoso trombone and flute and piano and all that might sound in this wonderful session.

must be said that both virtuosity was not well received in the early 60's. The first jam sold less than ten thousand copies, and just paid the required investment and wages. Relatives of Al Santiago, when they heard, said no one would buy that craziness. But they bought it: musicians, managers bands in the city, thus giving rise to a trend that materialize later in the Stars Tico and the defining Fania All Stars.

Santiago, watching the future, inadvertently provided some sounds that were decanted to reach the top in the production of the 70's salsa.

Committed, yes, a serious error of assessment. And I return with it an idea sketched above left: Charlie and Johnny were good friends, played together in the 50's for several months until the different styles that they were forged forced the dissolution of the orchestra and I I'll take this and you with this musicians. It took forever, yes, much respect and esteem. As I said earlier, James was inseparable from Charlie ... and that was why he decided to name the Stars musical director. C uchillo for my own throat, he acknowledged later. The appointment, obviously did not like anything anything Pacheco-far more than it sold Palmieri, who declined to participate in the following discharges, recorded three more albums with Alegre and in 1964, clinched his contract with that label, you Jerry Masucci joined to found the ending Fania engulfed almost the entire competition. Alegre
Recording Corp. included.

I'm sorry I reviewed more than one disk is out of print. Yes, he who seeks finds it.

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The puzzle of Bobby Valentine and Marvin Santiago

I always thought Bobby Valentina · · is a smart guy. Sensible. With clear pods. At least that has been taking his life from tiny.

I explain: In 1956, the man was 15 years and live in New York, studying trumpet as one bag, to make a living, like everyone who leaves after 15 years of Puerto Rican home to go into the jaws of this city and what that entails. In the two years since the group was working on Joe Quijano playing and producing interesting arrangements that showed his liking for the typical range typical sound and shape their own character.

, Robert Valentine in 2006 (Photo: Jean-Luc Agata)

has always been eager to experiment.

then participates in the orchestras of Willie Rosario (who was resident at Club Caborrojeño), Charlie Palmieri, Tito Rodriguez and Ray Barretto, who are not little. But not happy and, at the time, decided to found his own band, which released their first album in 1966 under the label Fonseca Records. Shortly after signing with Fania five-year contracts-smart, as I said, "and begins to carve a name in the nascent musicality. Back to the island in 1969 and settled there, perhaps to escape the music competition Manhattan perhaps anticipating that this madness would end up dying of salsa in New York and continue living in Borinquen, as more or less happen.

next year discovers his true passion is low when in a concert at La Concha in San Juan bassist fails him, he replaces and feel that the orchestra sounds different - had another swing, another dimension and I really enjoyed , once said, because the low gives great depth to the music -, beginning his distinguished record in this instrument, a very reliable music production and business man at last, a record label own with the which replaced in 1975 his contract with Fania.

early 70's his band without a vocalist dawned twice. The first was when Buba Morales decided to continue living in New York, and the second, when Frankie Hernandez, melancholy voice that singer had hired as a substitute, leaving the group to start a treatment for his addiction to drugs. Valentin then decides to hire a curious, good neighborhood with one of the most amazing riffs that calved the Caribbean soneo: · Marvin Santiago · , who came to sing for the orchestra of Rafael Cortijo. Both Valentine liked the way they faced the montuno Marvin even changed the design of the rhythmic structure of the orchestra, so that attitude coupling to snore.

The first time they recorded together was on the hard Puzzle (1971), important though it is still discontinued. An album that has a special sound that recalls the big bands of the 50, characterized by a strong metal line (Mike Torres and Melvin Sotomayor in the trumpets, Aldo Torres on trombone, Juan Maldonado on tenor sax and Humberto Ramirez baritone sax), much given all the jazz emphasis, along with a powerful rhythmic structure based on the timpani Oscar Colon, William Thompson on congas, Hector Faberile on bongos and Larry Harlow as a guest on the vibraharp. Besides Paquito Guzmán, Cheo Feliciano and Ismael Miranda on vocals.

The piano does not know who he is not in the credits, but it may be Harlow.

was also recorded in the studios of San Juan Ochoa, before they did others who later considered it a matter of honor.

And today I will not point to the PRAS.

Rubén Blades said that when soneaba, James was able to park a Mack truck in space where it would fit a Volkswagen beetle. Not wrong. Step completely transcribed one of his soneos, because without music does not make sense, but invite you to listen carefully to this virtue in Go p ' beyond, a cascade very own Marvin, although composed by Valentin, who was a jibarito of care, in The Mataka, a composition of Tite Curet, or Poor am a fairly populist guanguancó, or also in paper clown, which is not just another love rudeness, or Grinder with the viciousness of neighborhood and clothes hanging from clotheslines, or You do not know me. But especially in Besos witches and ingratitude, a slow Son Montuno, also of Tite, with lyrics and great arrangements

I will never understand

you came to hate me.

Instead, I loved you

with all my heart. False

witch woman

with your love you gave me pain.

never in life can I close this wound

your love left.

ingratitude are what cause me pain

ingratitude are what you love left me

And that soneo masterful Marvin Santiago.

skip some masterful much to say, yes, but more macho. And why not remove them. This issue has been discussed ad nauseum, even some of his soneos and were poorly viewed through the lens of that era. But do not forget either of which actually came all this music-and the same Santiago: the barrio, the ghetto to the suburbs-even mark even worse in Puerto Rico in NYC-where sweet forms usually do not have room or are you sufficiently refined to who may be drinking to a more educated public. That may sound like a waste, a niche is one of the essences of the sauce and in which bases all of its urban character. And so, because it is the picture of musical moment, is essential.

I have is in the air intelligence Valentine: still active, with its well-oiled band and touring again, never had conflicts with Fania and remains part of the All Stars. James was expelled from the orchestra in 1976 for tardiness problems due to drugs, was jailed in the 80 for cocaine trafficking, reborn Christian, completely lost her voice and died in 2004 by problems derived from type I diabetes

Yes, guys, sorry. Not in Spotify or Rhapsody. The new owners of these recordings do not have cataloged or remastered, but still available in these internet stores ... and green roads.

Ah, Valentine is also a type I diabetic From a young age.

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Agúzate, you are ensuring is that I bring

A · Ricardo Ray · and to · Bobby Cruz · they know what is right. To be honest, something about how to fix and refine the trumpets of his orchestra provided me ha generado un poco de rechazo. Es como si sonaran a banda de pueblo antigua, o a mariachi, pero sin la contundencia en el fraseo de este género mexicano. Porque esa afinación no parece de trompeta de sonora: de hecho, junto con los coros suena como a Ray, pero  Ray Conniff gone latin.. . (¿será por eso mi rechazo?). Además, junto con el soberano piano de Ricardo -que estudió para concertista- y el vozarrón de Bobby, estos dos metales son el sello de la orquesta.
Como sea, no me he preocupado demasiado por coleccionar sus discos más allá de los que son clásicos, y no era plan mostrar a Ray y a Cruz hoy, aquí, con el lugarcomún Jala Jala y Boogaloo (1967), or 2 Volume (1968). Would have been too cliche.

Bobby and Richard, when they lived in New York

then I got online to read some reviews on his best productions, seeking inspiration, and almost all agreed in preferring The brutal sound of Ricardo Ray (1971) that although opens with a song which is essential for the expression salsa, as the album does not inspire me. Is very overrated and has some issues so corny arrangements I do not understand how Johnny Pacheco said at the time: or Yeme, Richie, this to me sounds like Ray Conniff ...
Around Throw in the rebirth of both as evangelicals in 1975 and recorded the absurdities that later in this wave called Christian sauce.

But do not think, please, that the types I dislike, because in fact I find some wonderful people, who were victims of Fame and its vices, like many, but got out of the case, as few They now live in peace and without losing its roots and public esteem.
In fact, they are particularly beloved in Colombia greet many of his songs to various Latin American cities with much affection.

Nothing. Suddenly I remembered the song Agúzate and I searched the disk where left (1970). I did not find, I have not. And I have not been here two days doing an intensive through Spotify to listen carefully. The production is good, it shows the hand of Miguel Estivill-he decided to end several songs with the old trick of fade out, even when they were still playing some solos, and the good ear of Fred Weinberg, one of the best engineers Sound of the City. It has its odd touches like Soul and Inspiration, You've Lost That Feeling Looving (Turkeys and jinx if ever there) and My Way, a song so poor that there is no way for someone to sing well.

But they are also Amparo Arrebato, inspired by a famous dancer who lived in NYC Cali, Amparo Ramos, who is very tasty (though the trumpets), Live happy, song-rudeness; bring all that goes in the same note jalajalacera Ray and Cruz had their backs since they recorded for Discos Fonseca Malandra that music with a lot of street, New York ghetto, two-way ( what is needed in , this party is a little coca cola, says Bobby in montuno) and rare Guaguancó , which is a subject that transmits its own, with a funny letter, references to Santeria and montuno has much flavor.
However, the number that defines the recording is Agúzate , a radiograph of the artistic life and its relationship with the gangs that controlled the industry of the night in New York, which houses a single exquisite piano Ricardo and participation in a portentous timpani Mike Collazo:

feel a voice say: Agúzate, you are watching

feel a voice that says, get down, you are pulling.

silly and I would if I could not

you have to be fly everywhere.

And that's why I say so

this guy does not know what he got.

Converso evangelical few years later and now-retired church pastor, Bobby Cruz has refused to give details of that scene, in an interview I did in Cali in 2003 settled the matter with a there are things behind the subject Agúzate with all your respect does not wish to share. Are things of the old man, which I have no memory. But can you imagine listening to the hostility of the letter . Ricardo, more talkative, has downplayed the issue, but explained in detail.

He said Morris Levy, master of the Roulette jazz and Latin Tico Records (when it bought its share to George Goldner, who was up to his ears in gambling debts ), and recent acquirer of Alegre Records (which had sold at Santiago in 1966 to Branston Music) was a mafioso care provider with a reputation in the industry the size of the Empire State. When Ray signed with Alegre Bobby was first becoming the crazy, confident that with the growing success of the orchestra would get a better deal. In response Mo Levy said, and the most subtle or signatures or you mouth full of concrete and throw you to the bottom of the river with a bullet in the head . Given this kind

warrant signed the contract immediately. What else.

But they were not paid as set out and asked for another responded by demanding a fee for the dances they had. To give you an idea of \u200b\u200bthe character that Levy was one of the secondary characters from the series The Sopranos, Hesh Rabkin , inspired by him.

Cruz made it known to anyone who will listen that he had contacts in the underworld, and that if anything happened to him and his family the kind they would starve all his life. At that time, Bobby was always armed, dixit-Ray, which implied the paranoia in which he lived. Still, shortly after getting this album, in an act of precaution, burning ships and moved to Puerto Rico to see if things cooled a bit . Another reason

less exciting than this story is certain that New York was already giving birth to too many orchestras, the salsa boom was about to begin and the competition was becoming too hard at times. In the island everything would be easy, it was what they thought.

The album was a bestseller, shows the gradual departure of Ray and Cruz of the styles that dominated his repertory, now in early decline, as conformed, more or less successfully, to new guidelines that marked Latin music of the 70.

published After the post is that I realize that the holder can be a bit unreadable. Here is the English translation to a neutral :
watch out that there are people who are watching to get an evil .