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Track Listing
1. Sube
2. Cafe
3. Pas D'Histoires
4. Malaguena Salerosa
5. El Dueno Monte
6. Donde Esta Mi Negra
7. La Llave
8. Oigan Mi Guaguanco
9. Para que Escuchen
10. Bug
Album Notes
Personnel: Eddie Palmieri (piano, Kurzweil); Wichy Camacho (vocals); Herman Olivera (vocals, claves, percussion); Donald Harrison (alto saxophone); Phil Vieux (baritone saxophone); Piro Rodriguez, Nelson Jaime, Tony Lujan, Bryan Lynch (trumpet); Conrad Herwig (trombone); Nelson Gonzalez (guitar); Joe Santiago, John Benitez (bass); Robbie Ameen (drums); Jose Claussell (timbales); Paoli Mejias (congas); Javier Oquendo (bongos); Robert Gueits (maracas); Roberto Cepeda (guicharo, mataca).
Los Pleneros De La 21: Alberto Cepeda (pandereta segund, cua); Camilo Ernesto Molina (pandereta segund); Juan Gutierrez Rodriguez (pandereta seguidor, campanas); Hector Matos (pandereta requinto, guiro); Sammy Tanco (guiro).
Includes liner notes by Eddie Palmieri.
EL RUMBERO DEL PIANO was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance.
EL RUMBERO DEL PIANO shows the borinquen Dr. Eddie Palmieri to be one of the hippest Latin jazzmen of his generation. He's got the lines between tradition and innovation doing a funky rhumba. The rhythms of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora are aglow from the percussion section to Palmieri's fingers as they hit the keys of his piano, while his jagged solos and horn lines penetrate into whole new melodic expanses. While the record (best listened to loud) is ripe with his writing, arranging and improvisation talents, it takes a pretty tight band to execute charts for such an ambitious brand of rhumba-salsa-plena-jazz--they've got it.
"Sube" is a little deceptive at first - it starts off as a seemingly easy-grooving affirmation that'll continue on its merry way as such. The road quickly turns nasty in the best way however, with the horn section blowing dizzying lines that spiral and canon and Palmieri hammering out roughneck chords that could get even the cerritos of Puerto Rico shaking. "Donde Esta Mi Negra" is a plena song, charged with African-based folk rhythms that heal like P-Funk. Suffice it to say that his solos on cuts like "Malaguena Salerosa" may change the way you look at everyday objects.
Industry Reviews
it starts off as a seemingly easy-grooving affirmation that'll continue on its merry way as such. The road quickly turns nasty in the best way however, with the horn section blowing dizzying lines that spiral and canon and Palmieri hammering out roughneck chords that could get even the cerritos of Puerto Rico shaking. Donde Esta Mi Negra is a plena song, charged with African-based folk rhythms that heal like P-Funk. Suffice it to say that his solos on cuts like M
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