Thursday 2 October 2008

CUBAN JAM SESSION - 'Theme de Perfidia'

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Artist: Cuban Jam Session under the direction of Julio Gutierrez

Track: Theme de Perfidia (from the LP Cuban Jam Session Vol. 1)
Label: Panart
Catalog#: 102 - 28041
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1957
Country: US
Credits: I think it important to list them all here due to the improvised nature of this recording. Pianos – Julio Gutierrez, Pedro (Perruchin) Justiz, Trumpet – Alejandro (El Negro) Vivar, Alto Sax –Edilberto Scrich, Baritone –Osvaldo (Mosquifin) Urrutia, Tenor: Emilio Penalver, Tenor – Jose (Chombo) Silva, Flute – Juan Pablo Miranda, Bass – Salvador Vivar, Timbales – Jesus (Chuchu) Ezquijarrosa, Bongo – Oscar Valdes, Tumbadora ¬– Marcelino Valdes, Drums ¬– Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr. Orchestra led by Julio Guitierrez and Pedro (Perruchin) Justiz.

Open/improvised recording sessions, such as Ry Cooder’s Buena Vista Social Club, have a certain romantic appeal about them. However, Buena Vista Social Club was by no means a one off, especially in a land as musically rich as Cuba. The story behind Cuban Jam Session pre-dates Buena Vista by 40 years. Way back in 1957, Havana, the guys from Panart Records enlisted Julio Gutierrez to hold an open jam session to go through a number of interpretations of the various basic Latin rhythms and the response they got was overwhelming. They opened the studio doors at 10:30 P.M. and recorded about six hours of uninhibited, unhindered and unheard of before music. Using the various skills of Julio’s orchestra, the doors were open to all the talent in Havana that wanted to come buy and participate. The constant flow of musicians did not stop until about six hours later. All the numbers on this album were improvised and the results have been edited down only to the point of eliminating anything that would lessen the general flow of the full-improvised renditions. Enjoy!

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