El Tambor De Cuba. Life And Music of the Legendary Cuban Conga Drummer

Product Description 3CD-Box Set with 142-page book: "Chano Pozo: El tambor de Cuba" with biography, many rare photos and discography. (book in Spanish and English) The percussionist who was the origin of the exciting fusion between Afro-Cuban rhythms and bebop jazz. The greatest collection of Chano Pozo's compositions and performances, incluing some of his unheard recordings and spoken anecdotes. A compilation without precedence: From the first hits of Chano Pozo as a composer in Havana 1939, until his determining presence in the exciting fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms and be-bop jazz, or 'Cu-bop', originated. The most complete collection of Chano Pozo's work as composer and as performer. There are more than 75 recordings, many of them rare and some previously unissued, with complete personel listing of each orchestra and precise dates, along with original anecdotes related by Mario Baúza, Dizzy Gillespie, Cecil Payne, Machito and others. The books contains Chano Pozo's biography, an exciting story complemented by a large number of graphic documents and photos, many of which have never been published before now. Review Chano Pozo: El Tambor De Cuba charts the career of the elusive Pozo and, along the way, illustrates the connection between American jazz, African rhythms and Cuban music in fascinating detail and with undeniable authority. --Tom Piazza, The New York Times "¿Cómo han podido recoger tantas cosas, producidas en el corto tiempo en que el gran rumbero estuvo golpeando los cueros...? Trabajo arduo, talento preciso,y dedicación casi religiosa,hubo que poner en juego para ganar esa partida [....] nadie podría enhebrar un enfoque que no sea positivo, hacia la acuciosa manera de encontrar y narrar los acontecimientos que dieron el triunfo, y al traste, con la vida de Chano Pozo. [....] Podría, interminablemente, seguir señalando detalles interesantes, pero resumo diciendo que, en cada interpretación hay una sorpresa, y que poseyendo esta joya histórico-musical, puede decirse acertadamente:3Timbero, la timba es mía"" --Rosendo Rosell, Diario de Las Américas (Miami) "The life and influence of this legendary figure has been meticulously and lovingly documented in a three-CD collection [...] the Pozo package includes a 143-page book [...]generously illustrated with historic photos and reproductions of vintage record labels. In an industry that often skimps on production quality, it's a delight to find a set that does justice to the artistic stature of its subject." --Agustín Gurza, Los Angeles Times
ASIN: B00005MNJ6
VSKU: DBV.B00005MNJ6.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Miguelito Valdés|Chano Pozo|Arsenio Rodríguez|Félix Chappottín|Xavier Cugat|Olga Guillot|Anselmo Sacasas|Cuarteto Caney|Cascarita|Dizzy Gillespie|Hermanos Palau|Tito Gómez|Julio Cueva|Machito|James Moody|Pérez Prado|Tito Rodríguez
Binding: Audio cd
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