Re: hermeto pascoal/cuban "son"

Maggie Mortensen (exarch@accesscom.net)
Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:10:46 -0600


Tony Reid wrote:
>
> vd> The leader, Hermeto, who looks like a myhtical character with his long
> vd> white hair and beard. played keyboard, a glass of water, which he used
> vd> as a sax and a kettle to produce his mad rhytms and melodies. The sax
> vd> player also played clarinet, flute and oboe. A great show.

My favorite Hermeto album has him using a chorus of squealing pigs as
the vocal track. What a wild man.

> if you like son--and don't mind ry cooder--check out "buena vista social
> club". it's an album that ry recorded in cuba w/living masters of the son
> --they're actually known as the b. v. social club. i think one of the guys
> is cachao's uncle or something...

And that incredible piano player on the Buena Vista album -- Ruben
"Mr. Salsa" Gonazles -- also had a comeback solo album released on him
as result of the BV recording session. Stupendous stuff.

...maggie

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