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Track Listing 1. Pouchie & The Bird - (with Bobby Sanabria/Jay Collins/Boris Kozlov/Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel/Chris Washburne/John Walsh/John Di Martino/Hiram 'El Pavo' Remon/Gene Jefferson) 2. Tango For Chris - (with Raul Jaurena/Jorge Longo/Alicia Svigal) 3. Tres, Cuatro - (with Bobby Sanabria/David Oquendo/Alex Hernandez/Yeissonn Villamar) 4. Preludio - (with Bobby Sanabria/Andy Eulau/Ilmar Gavillan) 5. El Amor - (with Bobby Sanabria/Alex Hernandez/Yeissonn Villamar) 6. Bamako - (with Bobby Sanabria/Jay Collins/Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel/Chris Washburne/John Walsh/Mike Rodriguez/Peter Brainin/Igor Atalita/Donald 'Spider' Nicks/Marciela Serrano/Dalia Silva/Michelle Silva/Hiram Remon) 7. Loved by Love - (with George Cables/Alessandra Belloni/Andy Eulau/John Di Martino/Ilmar Gavillan) 8. Inspiracion 9. Mayor G - (with Bobby Sanabria/Jay Collins/Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel/Andy Eulau/Chris Washburne/Mike Rodriguez/John Di Martino/Peter Brainin/Ilmar Gavillan) 10. Este es Yomo Toro!
Album Notes Personnel: Yomo Toro (cuatro); Roswell Rudd (trombone). Additional personnel: Marciela Serrano, Dalia Silva, Michelle Silva, Alessandra Belloni (vocals); David Oquendo (tres); Ilmar Gavillan, Alicia Svigal (violin); Jay Collins (flute); Raul Jaurena (bandoneon); Gene Jefferson, Peter Brainin (alto saxophone); John Walsh, Mike Rodriguez (trumpet); Chris Washburne (trombone); Yeissonn Villamar, George Cables, Igor Atalita (piano); John Di Martino (organ); Alex Hernandez, Jorge Longo, Andy Eulau, Boris Kozlov (acoustic bass); Donald 'Spider' Nicks (electric bass); Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel (congas); Bobby Sanabria (bongos); Hiram 'El Pavo' Remon (percussion); Acension. Inside-outside trombonist Roswell Rudd turns in an eclectic and exciting album with 2007's EL ESPIRITU JIBARO. The music leans toward Latin styles--with cumbia, tango, merengue, and mambo all represented--and the instrumentation, which includes cuarto (played by Yomo Toro), also reflects the overall vibe. But, as fans of Rudd would expect, there are plenty of curveballs, as EL ESPIRITU JIBARO folds in traditional jazz, free tendencies, and witty, clever flourishes to this fun recording full of great playing and top-notch ensemble work.
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