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Buena Vista Club mainstay Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, who is widely regarded as the best bassist in Cuba, could have taken the safe route and recorded a straightforward collection of Cuban son/Latin jazz music. The resulting album may have been a bit predictable and mild, but the high level of musicianship would have ensured a quality product, particularly considering the impressive international cast that appears with Cachaito on this album. To their credit, however, Cachaito and his colleagues were willing to take some chances. Some tracks approach a Cuban version of dub music, as Jamaican organist Bigga Morrison's Hammond prods or Cuban surf guitarist Manuel Galban's instrument reverberates while the bottom drops in and out of the mix. French DJ Dee Nasty even scratches on "Cachaito in Laboratory," a partially successful experiment that yields interesting results even though it doesn't quite gel with the rest of the album. At times the tracks seem more like studio jams than fully realized songs, but the album's overall feel -- self-assured, relaxed, warm, even somewhat jocular -- is quite appealing. The musicianship, of course, is impeccable, including the amazing rhythm section of Cachaito, Miguel "Anga" Diaz on congas, Amadiot Valdes on timbales, and Carols Gonzalez on bongos. Other highlights include Ibrahim Ferrer's cameo appearance on "Wahira," the album's only vocal track; the full orchestral string arrangements by Demetrio Muniz and horn arrangements by James Brown saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis; and "Tumbao No. 5 (Para Charlie Mingus)," which was inspired by the Mingus classic "Haitian Fight Song."
© Todd Kristel /TiVo
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Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Nick Gold, Composer
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Israel Lopez, Composer - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist - Anais Cruz, Composer
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Israel Lopez, Composer - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, Falsetto Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Hugh Masekela, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Arsenio Rodriguez, Composer - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist - Lazaro Villa, Composer
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Orlando Lopez, Composer - Manuel Galban, FeaturedArtist - Angá Diaz, FeaturedArtist - Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, MainArtist - Amadito Valdes, FeaturedArtist - Carlos Gonzalez, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2001 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company
Album review
Buena Vista Club mainstay Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, who is widely regarded as the best bassist in Cuba, could have taken the safe route and recorded a straightforward collection of Cuban son/Latin jazz music. The resulting album may have been a bit predictable and mild, but the high level of musicianship would have ensured a quality product, particularly considering the impressive international cast that appears with Cachaito on this album. To their credit, however, Cachaito and his colleagues were willing to take some chances. Some tracks approach a Cuban version of dub music, as Jamaican organist Bigga Morrison's Hammond prods or Cuban surf guitarist Manuel Galban's instrument reverberates while the bottom drops in and out of the mix. French DJ Dee Nasty even scratches on "Cachaito in Laboratory," a partially successful experiment that yields interesting results even though it doesn't quite gel with the rest of the album. At times the tracks seem more like studio jams than fully realized songs, but the album's overall feel -- self-assured, relaxed, warm, even somewhat jocular -- is quite appealing. The musicianship, of course, is impeccable, including the amazing rhythm section of Cachaito, Miguel "Anga" Diaz on congas, Amadiot Valdes on timbales, and Carols Gonzalez on bongos. Other highlights include Ibrahim Ferrer's cameo appearance on "Wahira," the album's only vocal track; the full orchestral string arrangements by Demetrio Muniz and horn arrangements by James Brown saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis; and "Tumbao No. 5 (Para Charlie Mingus)," which was inspired by the Mingus classic "Haitian Fight Song."
© Todd Kristel /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:54
- Main artists: Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Jazz Latin Jazz
© 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing
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