(World Fusion, Latin Jazz) Johnny Blas and his Latin Jazz (feat. Dave Pike) - Skin and Bones - 1997, APE (image+.cue), lossless

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by Stacia Proefrock
Stylish conguero Johnny Blas has been leading his band since 1992, releasing their first album together, A Night in L.A. on Discos Dos Coronas in 1994. The album (and those that followed) featured Blas' solid playing along with some equally solid songwriting and support from a talented group of musicians, including percussionist Angel Rodriguez, trombonists Humberto Ruiz, Kerry Loeschen, Edwin Blas and Dan Weinstein, guitarist Mark Gutierrez and bassist Paul Perez. The band kept up the hard work, releasing two more albums on the famed CuBop label, Skin and Bones in 1997 and Mambo 2000 in 1998, both of which earned critical praise in the Latin and Jazz music press. In 1999, Blas' continued the tradition with the release of King Conga, also released on the CuBop label. The album makes use of the songwriting talents of band members Guitierrez and Weinstein and features the same kind of jazzy, funky Afro-Caribbean groove that was found on his first three albums.

by Nathan Bush
Best known for their roster of rare groove acts including Greyboy, Bugs, and Slide Five, Ubiquity's Jody and Michael McFadin also operate CuBop, their very own Latin jazz imprint. Following releases from timbale legend Henry "Pucho" Brown and percussionist Bobby Matos, and a reissue of an excellent Latin funk title from Har-You Percussion Group, rhythm master Johnny Blas made his debut on the label with Skin & Bones. It's indicative of the style that percussionists are so often thrust into the leader role. Though the horns may deliver sizzling Latin flavors and the piano (Mark Gutierrez) and vibes (Dave Pike) follow suit, the percussion artillery of Blas (congas), Jose Deleon (timbales), and Roberto Melendez (bongos, bells) gives the music its definition. Whether soloing or propelling the improvisations of others, song after song, they breathe life into this music. Skin & Bones is unique on a number of levels. For one, the four-piece horn section is an all-trombone unit of Dan Weinstein, Steve Baxter, Francisco Torres, and Isaac Smith. While every member of this quartet is an accomplished soloist, they are best heard in unison, delivering parallel threads of melody that reinforce each other through lively improvisations on the tunes -- which brings us to the compositions themselves. Impressive contributions from Blas (four), Weinstein, and Gutierrez (three apiece) make up the all original repertoire with their combined penmanship driving the fiery title track. Rather than being an exercise in nostalgia that much '90s traditional jazz had become, Skin & Bones is a testament to the continued vitality of this music.

Johnny Blas (congas, coro, bata, percussion);
Dan Weinstein (trombone, coro, arranger);
Mark Gutierrez (piano, coro, acoustic & electric guitar, arranger);
Steve Baxter, Francisco Torres, Issac Smith (trombone);
Jonathan Pintoff (baby bass);
Jose DeLeon, Jr. (vocals, bongos, bell, coro, maracas, chekere, timbales);
Robertito Melendez (bongos, bell, coro, guiro, timbales);
Special guest:
Dave Pike (vibraphone)