(Bop) Louie Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes - Ecue Ritmos Cubanos - 1977, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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PERFORMER "Louis Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes"
TITLE "Ecue Ritmos Cubanos"
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    PERFORMER "Louis Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes"
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    TITLE "Sentido en Seis (Six Feeling)"
    PERFORMER "Louis Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes"
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  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Para Buenos Bailarines (For Good Dancers)"
    PERFORMER "Louis Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes"
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    TITLE "Salsa en Cinco (Salsa in Five)"
    PERFORMER "Louis Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes"
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Drummer Louis Bellson is co-leader on this CD reissue of a Pablo set with percussionist Walfredo De Los Reyes, but it is very much Reyes's set. Actually, there are eight percussionists on this date and, even with the presence of keyboards, two bassists (including the legendary Cachao) and up to three horns (Cat Anderson and Alejandro Vivar on trumpets and Lew Tabackin contributing some flute and tenor), the five selections are essentially percussion displays. This would have been a fun date to see live with all of the colorful sounds being made but, as a pure listening experience, the lack of variety and the emphasis on fairly simple (if dense) rhythmic vamps makes this a surprisingly forgettable affair.

Louis Bellson - drums, Moog drum;
Walfredo De Los Reyes, Sr. - conga, African log, timbales, roto drums, cowbell, go-go bells, cabasa, clave, pans;
Walfredo De Los Reyes, Jr. - pans, drums, maracas, triangle, chekere, African bells;
Alejandro Acuña - drums;
Francisco Aguabella - bata drums, conga, quinto, claves;
Emil Richards - cuica, vibes, afuche, waterphone, sleigh bells, mikestand, flapamba;
Manolo Badrena - chekere, cowbell, roto toms, African bells;
John B. Williams, Jr. - acoustic & Fender bass;
Israel "Cachao" Lopez - Fender baby bass, acoustic bass, Fender piano;
Clare Fischer - electric piano (#1-3);
Luis Conte - conga;
Francisco "Paquito" Hechavarria - electric piano, Moog synthesizer (#4-5);
Lew Tabackin - tenor sax, flute;
Cat Anderson - trumpet;
Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar - trumpet.