Straight Ahead From Havana
Jazz
| Jul 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-07-23
Reviewed 2017-07-23
Reviewed: 2017-07-22
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Berroa was Dizzy Gillespie's drummer in the 80s. Here he brings to the fore popular Cuban genres that were popular in the 50s and puts anew jazz spin on each one. His trio is right in the groove.
If You Like: Chucho Valdez, Gonzalo Rubacalba, Alex Acuna, Orlando "Cachaito" Valdes
Track Review (favorites denoted by*): *1/ Alma Con Alma (7:15) - piano starts> midtempo swings to uptempo> crescendo end 2/ La Tarde (4:05) - piano starts> midtempo> false stop> crescendo end *3/ Drume Negrita (5:14) - bass starts> uptempo> wild jam> false stop> quick end 4/ No Te Importe Saber (6:59) piano starts> slow tempo> fade 5/ Negro De Sociedad (3:29) piano starts> uptempo with vocals like a celebration> slows to a slow song> swings to midtempo & goes out as uptempo celebration *6 Deja Que Siga Solo (5:13) - piano starts> uptempo start slows to slow tempo and back> bass solo> quick fade 7/ Los Tres Golpes (3:22) - piano starts> uptempo with lots of percussion> quick stop *8/ Si Me Pudieras Querer (7:40) piano starts> midtempo slows to a slow tempo> crescendo end *9/ Nuestras Vidas (2:53) - piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade 10/ Me Recordaras (7:39) drums start> fast tempo> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Berroa was Dizzy Gillespie's drummer in the 80s. Here he brings to the fore popular Cuban genres that were popular in the 50s and puts anew jazz spin on each one. His trio is right in the groove.
If You Like: Chucho Valdez, Gonzalo Rubacalba, Alex Acuna, Orlando "Cachaito" Valdes
Track Review (favorites denoted by*): *1/ Alma Con Alma (7:15) - piano starts> midtempo swings to uptempo> crescendo end 2/ La Tarde (4:05) - piano starts> midtempo> false stop> crescendo end *3/ Drume Negrita (5:14) - bass starts> uptempo> wild jam> false stop> quick end 4/ No Te Importe Saber (6:59) piano starts> slow tempo> fade 5/ Negro De Sociedad (3:29) piano starts> uptempo with vocals like a celebration> slows to a slow song> swings to midtempo & goes out as uptempo celebration *6 Deja Que Siga Solo (5:13) - piano starts> uptempo start slows to slow tempo and back> bass solo> quick fade 7/ Los Tres Golpes (3:22) - piano starts> uptempo with lots of percussion> quick stop *8/ Si Me Pudieras Querer (7:40) piano starts> midtempo slows to a slow tempo> crescendo end *9/ Nuestras Vidas (2:53) - piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade 10/ Me Recordaras (7:39) drums start> fast tempo> quick fade
Recent airplay
Deja Que Siga Solo
Cardinal Importance — Oct 08, 2017
Drume Negrita
Music Casserole — Sep 30, 2017
Drume Negrita
Old Fart at Play — Sep 23, 2017
Alma Con Alma
Rebop — Sep 08, 2017
Alma Con Alma
The Daily bump — Sep 03, 2017
Drume Negrita
No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 03, 2017
Charting
2017-08-03 — 2017-10-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | 2 |
| Aug 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Alma Con Alma | ||
| 2. | Ta Tarde | ||
| 3. | Drume Negrita | ||
| 4. | No Te Importe Saber | ||
| 5. | Negro De Sociedad | ||
| 6. | Deja Que Siga Solo | ||
| 7. | Los Tres Golpes | ||
| 8. | Si Me Pudieras Querer | ||
| 9. | Nuestras Vidas | ||
| 10. | Me Recordaras |