Master Sessions: Descarga And Son (CD)

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Wow!, February 11, 2008

By Sonero Cubano

Editors Pick: Miami’s own son group comes up with a beautiful, long-distance affair. By long distance I mean that you want it to go and keep on going, the groove is so delicious. The session is a descarga, and the band, which in its expanded size now sounds like a mainstream salsa orchestra, just swings and swings, and the solos, especially by the pianist Michel Fragoso, expand the music, taking it into the 21st century. And that’s the crux of the matter here: while this is a son group, and the material (check out the depth of swing on Maracaibo Oriental) dates back to the last century, the conception is different, modern, the tempos and the improvisations suggesting knowledge and modernity. Really good stuff, and clearly a party I’d like to attend. And I’d like to hear them do some writing, and stretch out in a way they’re clearly able to do. Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-02-01)