The Conga Kings – Jazz Descargas (2001)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 73:49 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 4,28 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 2,2 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,6 GB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Chesky Records # SACD 224
The Conga Kings are back with their second Chesky Records release to prove that these master congueros have more rhythmic tales to tell. Featuring Candido Camero, Carlos “Patato” Valdes and Giovanni Hidalgo, Jazz Descargas is a spontaneous celebration of modern rhythm and melody, a joyous colloquium of jazz and Afro-Cuban sounds by the likes of Machito, Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente. Historically, musically and conceptually, this rhythmic dream team is creating the genuine article. The Conga Kings are joined on Jazz Descargas by special guests Phil Woods, Mario Rivera, Chocolate and Jimmy Bosch.
On many levels, The Conga Kings’ Jazz Descargas is authentic Afro-Cuban jazz. For starters, Carlos “Patato” Valdes and Candido Camero have been Afro-Cuban music pioneers for decades. Patato is recognized as one of the first to tune his congas to a song’s dominant chord, which contributes harmony to the song’s melody as well as to the rhythm of a song (noteworthy because there is no piano, and therefore plenty of melodic space, on Jazz Descargas ), and has played with Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillespie. Camero has contributed Latin punctuation to groove sessions by Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, and even Tony Bennett (on the unique The Beat of My Heart, which featured the singer against a backdrop consisting of only percussion with the occasional wind instrument). Partnered with Giovanni Hidalgo, an alumnus of Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra, the combined influence of these three congueros on Latin Jazz has been profound. These three really could be The Conga Kings.
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The Conga Kings – The Conga Kings (2000)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:46 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records
Chesky Records proudly presents three of the world’s greatest conga players’Candido Camero, Carlos “Patato” Valdes and Gionvanni Hidalgo’in The Conga Kings, a breathtaking Latin jazz summit. Renowned for their distinctive styles and blending of Afro-Cuban and Jazz rhythms, the three legendary congueros showcase their uncanny sense of groove on songs like “Tumbando Caña” and the traditional “Avisale A Mi Contrario.” Bongos, bass, tres, flute and vocals accompany the congueros, each of whom performs on multiple drums.
“The richly layered mix provides a complex foundation for an intricate sound reminiscent of Arsenio Rodriguez at his best. The Conga Kings bears repeated listening just to comprehend the nuanced interplay of this unrivaled percussive triumvirate.” – Rhythm Magazine
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