944 Columbus

Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Mario Bauza | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 1994)
• Original Release Date: April 5, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Messidor
• ASIN: B000003OUE
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #45 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Brazilian & Latin Jazz
  • #54 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > International Jazz

Track Listings

1. Cubauza

2. Zambia

3. La Clave De La Ya Ya

4. Lourdes' Lullaby

5. Congratulations To Someone

6. Heatwave

7. Canto Lucumi

8. Night In Tunisia

9. Biri Bi Kum Bi

10. Chano

Editorial Reviews

1993 MESSIDOR RECORDS, 10 TRACKS ORIGINAL, April 5, 1994

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BIG Band AFRO-CUBAN Jazz That MOVES You In Every Way!, July 27, 2000

By 

Erik Werkman (Utrecht, Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 944 Columbus (Audio CD)

Mario Bauza is one of the founding fathers of latin jazz, starting to experiment with Afro-Cuban music in the forties, together with Machito amongst others. Recognition came very late for him and he was able to record very little under his name. This is his third album in a row for the Messidor label (the first one "Tanga" is also a masterpiece), the last one just less than two months before he passed away in 1993 around the age of eighty! Still there is nothing in this album that sounds aged, on the contrary: this is some of the most sparkling fresh energizing and honest Afro-Cuban jazz ever made! And if you consider that the band consists of 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 saxophones, 5 people in the percussion department, 3 background vocals and two lead vocalists, then you probably understand that it sounds really BIG! Sparks fly on this record and be sure that your feet and body will move once you hear this music. Just listen to my favorite cut "Zambia".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perplexed, July 24, 2004

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Ferran Prat (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 944 Columbus (Audio CD)

Why Mario Bauza is still a relatively forgotten figure in the latin-jazz mainstream is a mistery to me. This CD is one of the best showcases of latin-jazz's raw power. It's not 'over the top', like Arturo Sandoval or some of Chucho Valdes' records, and it's not 'bare-bones' like some of the albums by Munyequitos de Matanzas. It's just right.