Showing posts with label Juan Amalbert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Juan Amalbert. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet • Hot Sauce



Abdul-Rahim, Emmanuel (Juan Amalbert) (b. 1934)
Maestro percusionista e ingeniero de grabación; Hijo de Annie Swinton Johnson y Juan Amalbert, su madre era parte del monte. Agradable (SC), al este de las familias del río Cooper de Swintons y Ascues - su padre era puertorriqueño; Nacido Emmanuel Amalbert, Abdul-Rahim más tarde comenzó a grabar bajo el nombre de su padre, Juan Amalbert, en reverencia a él; Creció y vivió en Nueva York y Copenhague, y recientemente se ha vuelto a conectar con su casa "ancestral" (Charleston);
Tocó con la Duke Ellington Orchestra y grabó "Jaywalker" con el grupo destacando su exquisito juego africano rítmico en los tambores de conga; También interpretó a Sarah Vaughan (su modelo a seguir), Josephine Baker, Aretha Franklin, Ahmad Jamal, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey y los Jazz Messengers, la Orquesta Thad Jones y bandas dirigidas por James Moody y John Coltrane; Percusionista para Katherine Dunham; Ha producido o dirigido grabaciones para James Moody, Clark Terry, Eric Dolphy y Jimmy Cliff; Abandonó los Estados Unidos en 1956 y recorrió Europa, África y Asia; Su quinteto de jazz latino basado en Copenhague oscila con los ritmos clave Yambu y Yoruba.
http://chumanceralatinjazz.blogspot.com/2017/01/juan-amalberts-latin-jazz-quintet-chant.html
 
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Abdul-Rahim, Emmanuel (John Amalbert) (b. 1934)
Master percussionist and recording engineer; son of Annie Swinton Johnson and Juan Amalbert, his mother was part of the mountain. Agradable (SC), east of the Cooper River families of Swintons and Ascues - his father was Puerto Rican; Born Emmanuel Amalbert, Abdul-Rahim later began recording under the name of his father, Juan Amalbert, in reverence to him; He grew up and lived in New York and Copenhagen, and has recently reconnected with his "ancestral" home (Charleston);
He played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and recorded "Jaywalker" with the group highlighting their exquisite African rhythmic play on conga drums; he also played Sarah Vaughan (his role model), Josephine Baker, Aretha Franklin, Ahmad Jamal, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Thad Jones Orchestra and bands led by James Moody and John Coltrane; Percussionist for Katherine Dunham; Produced or directed recordings for James Moody, Clark Terry, Eric Dolphy and Jimmy Cliff; left the United States in 1956 and toured Europe, Africa and Asia; His Latin jazz quintet based in Copenhagen oscillates with the key rhythms Yambu and Yoruba.
http://chumanceralatinjazz.blogspot.com/2017/01/juan-amalberts-latin-jazz-quintet-chant.html
 



Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Eric Dolphy • Caribe

 



Review by
Richard S. Ginell
This record is the equivalent of throwing a stick of dynamite into a sedate, well-ordered dinner party, having the dynamite go off with a bang, and somehow leaving everything in its place. Such is the volatile Eric Dolphy, a serious wailer on the alto sax and even more idiosyncratic and radical on the bass clarinet, who barges into the lair of Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet and doesn't perturb them in the least. The title track is sheer schizophrenia, the LJQ ambling along in a conga-accented blues walk while Dolphy fires all over the place on alto sax. Even the more animated "Mambo Ricci" has the same kind of group dynamic; Dolphy on fire, Gene Casey calm and deliberate on piano. Only on "Spring Is Here," where Dolphy switches to a contemplative-toned flute, do we find a balanced meeting ground, though his flute solo on "Sunday Go Meetin'" goes back out on a limb. Not an ideal match, then, but fascinating without a doubt.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/carib%C3%A9-mw0000121703

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Reseña por
Richard S. Ginell
Este disco es el equivalente a lanzar un cartucho de dinamita en una cena tranquila y ordenada, hacer que la dinamita explote y, de alguna manera, dejar todo en su sitio. Así es el volátil Eric Dolphy, un serio aullador con el saxo alto y aún más idiosincrásico y radical con el clarinete bajo, que irrumpe en la guarida del Latin Jazz Quintet de Juan Amalbert y no les perturba lo más mínimo. El tema que da título al disco es pura esquizofrenia, el LJQ deambula en un blues con acento de conga mientras Dolphy dispara por todas partes con el saxo alto. Incluso el más animado "Mambo Ricci" tiene el mismo tipo de dinámica de grupo; Dolphy en llamas, Gene Casey tranquilo y deliberado al piano. Sólo en "Spring Is Here", donde Dolphy cambia a una flauta de tono contemplativo, encontramos un punto de encuentro equilibrado, aunque su solo de flauta en "Sunday Go Meetin'" vuelve a la carga. No es pues la pareja ideal, pero sin duda fascinante.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/carib%C3%A9-mw0000121703


Saturday, September 28, 2024

Willis Jackson • Really Groovin'



Reviews:
A killer batch of tracks from Willis Jackson – recorded in a slightly different format than some of his other work for Prestige! The album features Gatortail in two different piano-based quartets - one with the obscure Jimmy Neely on the keys, the other with the great Richard Wyands riffing things up. Juan Amalbert of the Latin Jazz Quintet plays conga on a number of tracks - giving them that rolling groove that you'd often hear with Gene Ammons or Lou Donaldson during the time, and Jackson more than does his job of matching those two in adapting to the slight Latin tinge of the format. Titles include "Sweet Peter Charleston", "A Twist of The Blues", "Oatmeal", and "He Said She Said I Said". ~ Dusty Groove America.

"A fine, soulful jazz date, mostly slow blues and ballads, from one of the kings of honky-tonk saxophone. Jackson's smooth, Ben Webster-ish tenor playing is seldom surprising, but always satisfying" ~ by Joel Roberts, AMG.

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Opiniones:
Un lote de pistas asesinas de Willis Jackson, grabadas en un formato ligeramente diferente al de algunos de sus otros trabajos para Prestige. El álbum presenta a Gatortail en dos diferentes cuartetos basados ​​en piano: uno con el oscuro Jimmy Neely en las teclas, el otro con el gran Richard Wyands arriesgando las cosas. Juan Amalbert, del Latin Jazz Quintet, toca la conga en una serie de pistas, lo que les proporciona el ritmo que solía escuchar con Gene Ammons o Lou Donaldson durante el tiempo, y Jackson hace más que su trabajo de igualar a los dos para adaptarse a El ligero tinte latino del formato. Los títulos incluyen "Sweet Peter Charleston", "A Twist of The Blues", "Avena" y "Él dijo que ella dijo que yo dije". ~ Dusty Groove America.

"Una buena y conmovedora cita de jazz, en su mayoría blues y baladas lentas, de uno de los reyes del saxofón honky-tonk. La interpretación suave del tenor de Ben Webster-ish de Jackson rara vez es sorprendente, pero siempre satisfactoria", de Joel Roberts, AMG.
fuente: https://www.allmusic.com/album/really-groovin-mw0000875784


Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet • The Chant



Abdul-Rahim, Emmanuel (Juan Amalbert) (b. 1934)
Maestro percusionista e ingeniero de grabación; Hijo de Annie Swinton Johnson y Juan Amalbert, su madre era parte del monte. Agradable (SC), al este de las familias del río Cooper de Swintons y Ascues - su padre era puertorriqueño; Nacido Emmanuel Amalbert, Abdul-Rahim más tarde comenzó a grabar bajo el nombre de su padre, Juan Amalbert, en reverencia a él; Creció y vivió en Nueva York y Copenhague, y recientemente se ha vuelto a conectar con su casa "ancestral" (Charleston);
Tocó con la Duke Ellington Orchestra y grabó "Jaywalker" con el grupo destacando su exquisito juego africano rítmico en los tambores de conga; También interpretó a Sarah Vaughan (su modelo a seguir), Josephine Baker, Aretha Franklin, Ahmad Jamal, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey y los Jazz Messengers, la Orquesta Thad Jones y bandas dirigidas por James Moody y John Coltrane; Percusionista para Katherine Dunham; Ha producido o dirigido grabaciones para James Moody, Clark Terry, Eric Dolphy y Jimmy Cliff; Abandonó los Estados Unidos en 1956 y recorrió Europa, África y Asia; Su quinteto de jazz latino basado en Copenhague oscila con los ritmos clave Yambu y Yoruba.
http://chumanceralatinjazz.blogspot.com/2017/01/juan-amalberts-latin-jazz-quintet-chant.html

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Abdul-Rahim, Emmanuel (John Amalbert) (b. 1934)
Master percussionist and recording engineer; son of Annie Swinton Johnson and Juan Amalbert, his mother was part of the mountain. Agradable (SC), east of the Cooper River families of Swintons and Ascues - his father was Puerto Rican; Born Emmanuel Amalbert, Abdul-Rahim later began recording under the name of his father, Juan Amalbert, in reverence to him; He grew up and lived in New York and Copenhagen, and has recently reconnected with his "ancestral" home (Charleston);
He played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and recorded "Jaywalker" with the group highlighting their exquisite African rhythmic play on conga drums; he also played Sarah Vaughan (his role model), Josephine Baker, Aretha Franklin, Ahmad Jamal, Nancy Wilson, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Thad Jones Orchestra and bands led by James Moody and John Coltrane; Percussionist for Katherine Dunham; Produced or directed recordings for James Moody, Clark Terry, Eric Dolphy and Jimmy Cliff; left the United States in 1956 and toured Europe, Africa and Asia; His Latin jazz quintet based in Copenhagen oscillates with the key rhythms Yambu and Yoruba.
http://chumanceralatinjazz.blogspot.com/2017/01/juan-amalberts-latin-jazz-quintet-chant.html