(Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz, World Fusion) Louis "Sabu" Martinez - Sabu's Jazz Espagnole - 1961, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
TITLE "Jazz Espagnole"
FILE "Sabu Martinez - Jazz Espagnole.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Intro"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Oracle"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 00:25:62
    INDEX 01 00:27:47
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "I Remember Carmen"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 05:19:74
    INDEX 01 05:23:05
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Delilah"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 09:20:62
    INDEX 01 09:24:12
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Breakin' It In"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 13:43:22
    INDEX 01 13:45:63
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Flipping"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 17:58:12
    INDEX 01 17:59:73
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Otra Vez"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 18:21:71
    INDEX 01 18:23:46
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Flamenco Ain't Bad"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 18:42:62
    INDEX 01 18:45:40
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Woody'n You"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 23:06:71
    INDEX 01 23:10:03
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Enchantment"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 28:13:36
    INDEX 01 28:16:37
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Nica's Dream"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 32:47:01
    INDEX 01 32:49:48
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Coda"
    PERFORMER "Sabu Martinez"
    INDEX 00 39:26:52
    INDEX 01 39:29:02

Perhaps the greatest album that percussionist Sabu Martinez ever issued is also one of the greatest Latin jazz albums in history. The wild thing is, it isn't really a Sabu date, despite his name listed as the bandleader on the LP. Jazz Espagnole was really Frankie Malangre's band. He was generous enough toward his bandmates to allow producer Al Santiago to allow them to record with Sabu (who had just come to New York from California and did not have his own band yet), who recorded the band's repertoire pretty much as a sideman on this 1960 date! In any case, what sets Jazz Espagnole apart from virtually every other Latin jazz date is that this music is neither a Latin jazz album in that Latin rhythms are superimposed over standard jazz arrangements or a jazz-Latin album whose arrangements are subservient to Latin rhythms. All 11 cuts are stomping, moving, steaming, and grooving sambas, descargas, Afros, boleros, cha chas, mambos, sons, etc. The jazz improvising that does take place is authentic, grooving harmonic interplay based on -- not against -- the rhythmic considerations and fugue figures. Led by the percussion section of Martinez, Louie Ramirez, and Ernie Newsum, trumpeter Martry Sheller, saxophonist Bobby Porcelli, pianist Arty Jenkins, and bassist Billy Salter tear through a selection that can deemed erroneously to be salsa, but is actually a magnificent Latin and jazz fusion of the highest order. Most notable tracks are "Delilah," "Otra Vez" with its 12/16 meter, "I Remember Carmen" with its burning alto solos, and "Nica's Dream" with its nocturnal, steamy rhythm built on a small bop figure from the Sonny Stitt book. This is the one.

Sabú Martínez (congas);
Bobby Porcelli (alto saxophone);
Marty Sheller (trumpet);
Arty Jenkins (piano);
Bill Salter (upright bass);
Louie Ramírez (timbales);
Ernie Newsum, Frankie Malabé (percussion).