Cachao Y Su Combo: Descargas Cubanas - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks - VINYL LP

Cachao Y Su Combo: Descargas Cubanas - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks - VINYL LP

Cachao Y Su Combo SKU: 44737818
Price
Save
/
Title:

Descargas Cubanas - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks

Artist:

Cachao Y Su Combo

Label:

Descarga

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

8436563185922

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2025-01-17

Number of Discs:

1

Additional Details:

SPAIN - IMPORT, LIMITED EDITION, 180 GRAM VINYL, BONUS TRACKS

Legendary composer, arranger, band leader and double bassist Israel "Cachao" López (1918-2008) is universally recognized as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of Cuban music. He was a co-founder of the widely popular mambo style in the late 1930's, and a primary exponent of the "descarga" movement of the 1950's. Cachao's recognition as one of the most formidable Cuban musicians helped him to get the chance to record as a leader in 1957. He and his sidemen got together for informal jam sessions at around 4 a.m., after fulfilling their professional obligations. These sessions were known as "descargas", combining the improvisational and informal characteristics of a jazz jam session with harmonic progressions and rhythms distinctly Cuban. The album Descargas Cubanas, presented here, marked the very first in a series of recorded "descargas," and includes several legends of Cuban music, such as Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar, Generoso "El Tojo" Jiménez, and Tata Güines.

Found in

More from Cachao Y Su Combo
Recently viewed