10-Homenaje a un Trovador (Un Mono No Para un Show/Prostitución)
11-Uncle Toms.
Steve Berrios-(vocals, drums, timpani, percussion)
Eric Tunison-(drums)
Jim Cummings-(drums)
Eddie Bobe-(vocals)
Joe Ford-(soprano saxophone)
Wayne Wallace-(trombone)
Edgardo Miranda-(cuatro)
George Mraz, Ruben Rodriquez-(bass)
David Barrick-(percussion)
Elisabeth Monder-(coro)
Julio Collazo, Pedro Morejon-(vocals)
Luke Würmli-(harmonica, vocals (background).
Steve Berrios (24 February 1945) is a jazz drummer and percussionist born in New York, New York. He began playing the trumpet, but not known by the instrument. It is often done in the middle of Afro-Cuban jazz, having done courses with Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Joe Panama and Mongo Santamaria. He has also worked with artists from other streams through jazz, like Kenny Kirkland and Art Blakey, among many others.
Second percussionist Steve Berrios Afro-Cuban/jazz output as a leader finds him exploring a variety of sources and modes of an intriguing parts, rhythmic duet (with soprano sax) on "Bemsha Swing Monk," the Latin swing and hot brass voicings of "Tribute to a Troubadour." From the opening notes of the conference, and even allowing some mixing of sound is amazing how wonderfully full and complex music that occurs in these small groups. Too often, "Latin jazz" is not particularly well or gender. Berrios, shows that in the right hands, start with the best of both worlds, and takes flight. ~ Janet Rosen, All Music Guide.
Steve Berrios-Arranger, Guaga, Tumbadora, Shekere, Guataca, Coro, Conga, Drums
Julio Collazo-Conga, Iya, Vocals, Shekere
Joe Ford-Arranger, Sax (Alto)
Larry Willis-Piano
Edgardo Miranda-Guitar (Acoustic)
George Mraz-Bass
Angel Papo Vasquez-Trombone
Grover Washington, Jr.-Sax (Soprano)
Eddie Bobe-Vocals, Okonkolo, Salidor, Shekere, Coro
Peter Brainin-Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Elisabeth Monder-Coro
Pedro Morejon-Vocals
Freddy Cole-Vocals
John Benítez-Bass.
A pillar of veterans with Mongo Santamaria, M'Boom, and the Fort Apache Band, first solo album by Steve Berrios believes that the continuation-49-year-old drummer-percussionist trying to regain lost ground with a vengeance, launching a amazing variety of languages in the listener and proving to be a master of them all. "Mafranbingo" throws listeners a curve Berrios misleading from the outset with a certain base of the pyramid straight drive, but the next track, "La Noche Buena My NGO" - Spanish Voice in African percussion - sets the direction for Afro-Latin most of the recording. Berrios is not too shy about taking the spotlight to himself, "Talkin 'to Myself" has a spectacular drum solo with drum roll and gongs, along with the usual drums, and "Brushin' It" it is conducting a brief but more inventive with brushes only three drums spread across the stereo spectrum. Even some notable works muted trumpet on "Wild Is the Wind." The only sidetrip Brazil, Jobim "Once I Loved," features the singer Freddy Cole and phrasing sound much like an old Nat King Cole could have - and very compulsory soprano sax Grover Washington. "Iremowire" and "Alamofije" are pure rock and Afro-Cuban numbers call response Julito Collazo Cuban singer doing what was apparently his first recorded appearance in two decades trade. The trumpeter Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Peter Brainin, and a player of high Joe Ford can be heard on "Uranus" and a density of texture, loss of sound fusion of "Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman," and a prayer Yoruba old "Acolona. "All an end, but experience makes Berrios join. ~ Richard S. Ginelle, All Music Guide.
