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Cuban Jam Session, Vol. 2
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AMG Review of Cuban Jam Session, Vol. 2
John Storm Roberts
All Music GuideOn first release in the mid-'50s, the loose, live Gutierrez recordings launched a long-lasting craze for descarga -- jazz-type jam sessions. Just about everybody who was anybody took part one way or another, during a marathon studio session. Its success led to a similar venture by Cachao, Cuba's most influential bassist. Alas the original LPs had better documentation, but musically these were milestones, shaking loose Cuban and New York Latin-heads alike without loss of roots.
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