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I probably shouldn't knock Garcia so much, I&#...

2011-09-02T13:23:14.029+01:00

I probably shouldn't knock Garcia so much, I'm pretty sure it was his involvement (and Emilo Estefan's) that brought Cachao back into the light again and finally got him some due credit / real money before it was all over...

After all, it's nice to see people giving a hand up to their inspirations once they're in a solid position to do so.

"Garcia tries his best to ruin it by 'sit...

2011-09-01T15:18:56.429+01:00

"Garcia tries his best to ruin it by 'sitting in' with the band (on bongos) during the live music segments..."

I see from the sleeve notes that he also appears on 'Master Sessions Vol. II'; on bongos and congas. Either he is incredibly good, or he the faders dropped on the final mix.

I definitely ought to make a point of watching this sometime, if in fact I haven't previously. My memory is not always entirely intact, but I have no recollection of seeing it.

I made all manner of assumptions when I sat down to write this piece, with those material facts I was able to gather online. It would be interesting to see just how far reality deviates from my leaping to conclusions.

Yes, it's the documentary by Andy Garcia. Gar...

2011-09-01T13:19:51.814+01:00

Yes, it's the documentary by Andy Garcia. Garcia tries his best to ruin it by 'sitting in' with the band (on bongos) during the live music segments, but otherwise the whole thing is top-notch.

Not only is it great music, but the guy is so fascinating. When you watch him on the screen, he brings amazing presence for his age and what he's lived through.

CORRECTION: I'm not certain, but I suspect th...

2011-08-29T19:43:28.642+01:00

CORRECTION:

I'm not certain, but I suspect those later 'Master Sessions', produced between 1994-5, were in fact recorded in Miami; despite the ensemble cast.

I don't think Cachao revisited Havana. After his exit in 1962.

What do I know ? I haven't seen the documentary.

I have not seen the documentary yet, produced - I ...

2011-08-29T16:47:34.375+01:00

I have not seen the documentary yet, produced - I believe - by Andy Garcia (?) - but I'd like to remedy that. It was only a persistent itch to uncover more on the Panart release which led me to Flabbergasted Vibes. Until this point, my only previous exposure to Cachao had been through his collaboration with Bebo and Patato Valdés; a pinch of those Havana master sessions produced by Emilio Estafen a few years before Cahao's demise.

Heir to the Miami Sound Machine. Gloria.

I had not heard anything of these early Descargas beyond mere rumour. It seems criminally absurd that the original release has fallen once again out of print.

Well. So you've "golfed in worse weather", eh ?

Any reference to pedigree and handicap will only serve to make me jealous. My driving has not improved.

I'm glad both you and Holly have escaped anything worse than a slap with a wet towel.

Cape Fear, Right ? Hurricane Fran ?

It would not surprise me to learn that Bob Mitchum had stepped out once or twice on the dance floor of the Hotel Nacional. Partaken of a little Latin toot.

Nathan:

Thanks.

AWESOME lp - and post. Thank you, ib! Irene gave...

2011-08-29T04:44:33.260+01:00

AWESOME lp - and post. Thank you, ib!

Irene gave us here in Durham NC a petulant toddler size wee smack - and a half-hearted one at that. Not that I am complaining. My water cache dates back to hurricane Fran...probably not so potable.

That would be 1996, btw ;-)

Anyway, my hometown in Connecticut looks like it got a good strafing. Very glad you're further inland, Dave!

Yeah, Cachao. I watched a documentary on him once...

2011-08-29T02:11:45.520+01:00

Yeah, Cachao. I watched a documentary on him once. It was pretty riveting, and it takes a lot to hold my attention.

Irene played hell with New Jersey and into the coast of Connecticut but was pretty well downgraded by the time it got up to where I am. I've golfed in worse weather.

What's to get indeed. "Is it real ? P...

2011-08-29T01:03:44.161+01:00
What's to get indeed.

"Is it real ? Pretense ? It reads like shit."

'Faux pyramids; pharaohs; jazz and jism.'

More like manna from heaven than fecal fallings. Write on, McDuff.