Vive Jazz
Outstanding new CD from the cutting-edge Latin Jazz group that has dazzled listeners, fans, and radio programmers around the world with their fresh sound. Caribbean string phenomenon Benjamin Lapidus leads his virtuoso musicians through a sumptuous musical feast of ten catchy tracks including “La Suegra,” “East of el Son, Wes del Tres,” “Vive Jazz,” and more. A dynamic mix of Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican music played by New York City’s best practitioners, stands out as one of the best Latin Jazz releases in 2005. Special guests include Harvie S, Matt Ray, Pedro Martínez, Paul Carlon, Jainardo Batista, Tony Devivo, Evan Rapport, William Bausch, Greg Glassman, Juan Usera, Alberto Levy, and Jonathan Troncoso.
Benjamin Lapidus guitar, tres, cuatro, marímbula, coro
Francisco Javier Cotto bass guitar, electric upright, coro
Felix Sanabria congas, chekere, pandereta
Michael Molina bongó, campana, chekere, pandereta
Hector M. Torres timbales, güiro, coro
Paul Carlon tenor saxophone, flute
Evan Rapport alto saxophone (9)
Matt Ray piano, side-splitting humor (4)
Harvie S. bass (4)
William Bausch drumset (4)
Greg Glassman trumpet (4)
Pedro Pablo Martínez lead vocals, coro (4)
Alberto “First Mate Bertie Joe” Levy poem recitation (4)
Jonathan Troncoso tambora (6)
Juan Usera pandereta (10)
Jainardo Batista guía, coro, maracas (2); guía, coro (7)
Antonio DeVivo coro, bongó de monte, guayo (2)