Jam Session with Feeling is the second descarga album recorded by Cuban bassist Cachao. Following the recording and release of Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature, which received critical and commercial acclaim, Cachao assembled a similar roster of musicians to record Jam Session with Feeling in Havana in 1958.[1][2] The album was meant to be released by Maype, but due to the political events of the time, it was not released until 1962, in the United States, once Maype had relocated there.[3] The title of the album is a reference to filin (feeling), the 1940s movement in which forms such as the bolero were used as a basis for descargas (improvised jam sessions).[4]
| Jam Session with Feeling | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Studio | Havana, Cuba | |||
| Genre | Descarga, danzón, bolero | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Maype | |||
| Cachao chronology | ||||
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Recording
editThe album focuses on improvised arrangements of Afro-Cuban standards: danzones, boleros and sones.[1] This is unlike Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature, where the compositions were novel and not adscribable to any genre besides the unspecific "descarga". On Jam Session with Feeling, many of the songs are decades-old such as Eusebio Delfín's bolero "¿Y tú qué has hecho?" (1922), Ernesto Lecuona's canción "Siboney" (1929), Moisés Simons' son-pregón "El manisero" (1930), and Arsenio Rodríguez' son "A buscar camarón" (1943). Also included is "(Camina) Juan Pescao", one of Orestes López most famous danzones which was the title track to the Spanish reissue of Cachao's 1958 Con el ritmo de Cachao, a straight-ahead danzón album also recorded in 1958.[1]
The album features Cachao's brother, Orestes López on piano and Niño Rivera on electric tres, both of whom had previously performed as guests on Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature. The wind section is formed by trombonist Generoso "Tojo" Jiménez and trumpeters Armandito Armenteros (cousin of Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros) and Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar.[1][5] The album features both Ricardo Abreu (leader of Los Papines) and Tata Güines on tumbadora, the latter doubling on the drums (trap set).[5]
Release
editFollowing the relocation of Maype to Miami, the album was originally released as a 12" vinyl record in 1962 with the catalog number US-122. In 1992 it was released on cassette (USC-122) and CD (CD-122).[6]
Jam Session with Feeling was followed by Descarga (US-168), also recorded for Maype with a similar lineup.[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Siboney" | Ernesto Lecuona | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Avance Juvenil" | Orestes López | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Marta" | Moisés Simons | 2:42 |
| 4. | "La floresta" | Orestes López | 2:48 |
| 5. | "El niño toca el tres" | Israel López | 2:53 |
| 6. | "La bayamesa" | Sindo Garay | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El manisero" | Moisés Simons | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Juan Pescao" | Orestes López | 2:57 |
| 3. | "A buscar camarones" | Arsenio Rodríguez | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Descarga general" | Orestes López | 3:43 |
| 5. | "¿Y tú qué has hecho?" | Eusebio Delfín | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Redención" | Orestes López | 3:11 |
Personnel
edit- Cachao – music direction, double bass
- Orestes López – piano
- Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar – trumpet
- Armando Armenteros – trumpet
- Generoso "Tojo" Jiménez – trombone
- Niño Rivera – electric tres
- Ricardo "Papín" Abreu – tumbadora
- Tata Güines – tumbadora, drums
- Rogelio "Yeyo" Iglesias – bongos
- Gustavo Tamayo – güiro
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal (Fall 2013). "Cachao" (PDF). Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music 1925-1960. Florida International University Libraries. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). "López, Israel "Cachao"". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 318.
- ^ Acosta, Leonardo (December 1997). La realidad sobre la descarga, el mambo y el gran "Cachao" (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba: La Gaceta de Cuba, no. 6. pp. 45–47. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Acosta, Leonardo (2003). Cubano Be, Cubano Bop: One Hundred Years of Jazz in Cuba. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. p. 115. ISBN 9781588345479.
- ^ a b Gómez, José Manuel (1995). "Cachao, el músico". Guía esencial de la salsa (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain: La Máscara.
- ^ "Jam Session With Feeling, Vol. 1 - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2017.