(Latin Jazz) Sabu - Palo Congo - 1957, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Chano Pozo nailed the Afro-Cuban conga drum into jazz playing with Dizzy
Gillespie's orchestra in the late 1940s. In doing so, he opened a door for such
talented percussionists as Louis "Sabu" Martinez, who replaced him in Diz's
band following Pozo's death in 1948.
Equipped with a powerful spirit and slap, Sabu triumphed as a session
sideman for Blue Note Records, working on Art Blakey's "Orgy In Rhythm"
and "Holiday For Skins" among others. As A leader on "Palo Congo", he
served up a variety of beats, drawing on his mixed Spanish/African/West
Indian heritage.
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, the recording captures the fury of the
Cuban rumba and son styles in a studio performance. Martinez hosted a band
that included Ray Romero, who played with Miguelito Valdes, and the tres (a
Cuban folk guitar with three doubled-up strings) of the prolific Arsenio
Rodriguez, a pillar of modern salsa. Musicians chosen largely from the band of
arsenio Rodriguez interact with Sabu in warm, non-distorted analog. The
recording is mono, but its judicious balance allows drums, voices, and acoustic
bass to emerge individually.
Sabu's singing opens "El Cumbanchero," by Rafael Hernandez, with its
infectious melody. The genius of Arsenio permeates through "Rhapsodia Del
Maravilloso" where he introduces variations on "El Manisero." The tone of his
tres guitar has a soulful, funky timbre.
Sabu hinself delivers tough-fisted solos on "Palo Congo", while interweaving
Santeria prayers into an album that illuminates his roots as a native New
Yorker living in El Barrio of Spanish Harlem.

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REM DATE 1957
REM DISCID 5C099208
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Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 12. February 2010, 20:19
Sabu / Palo Congo
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Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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2 | 5:39.72 | 6:09.15 | 25497 | 53186
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7 | 30:59.30 | 4:31.45 | 139455 | 159824
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