La Perfecta II

Eddie Palmieri | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B000063RUS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,455 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecta in every sense of the word., May 4, 2002

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Mark (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Perfecta II (Audio CD)

When I read the article titled, "Latin Music Patriarch Stays Hungry" in the New York Times on April 30, 2002, by renowned music critic, Ben Ratliff, I was intrigued. When I heard the CD, I understood. Perfecta II speaks volumes for a genre that currently has difficulty completing a sentence. As I listen to the CD, I can only imagine the dancers at the Palladium trying to compete with the powerful and pulsating rhythms, of "Tirandote Flores" or "Cuidate Compay", which Mr. Palmieri and his original orchestra brought to life 40 years ago. This CD is a historiography of sorts, where only a genius like Mr. Palmieri deftly combines a variety of sounds spanning 40 years of his artistry.- from classic salsa to exploratory Latin jazz, such as "Chekere Agent Man". It is refreshing to see Mr. Palmieri persevere in his artform, and maintain his artistic integrity, while the genre he helped create is creatively destitute and commercial in the most tragic sense. Legendary scholar at Yale University, Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, even wrote in his dedication to Eddie for lifetime achievement, "You remind me of Aeneas, who lost Troy but found Rome. You closed the Palladium in 1966. And though we lost the Palladium, you found salsa....you teach us how to triumph over time." Thank you Eddie for showing us that salsa lives on, and that it lives on because of you. Vaya "Molestoso"!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecta Redux, September 3, 2002

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Hector Reyes-erazo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Perfecta II (Audio CD)

I have many of the first wax pressings found on Perfecta II, a much awaited call and lesson in Eddie Palmieri's instructive and indelible musical lexicon. To hear these salsa classics freshly minted and improved with new voices and arrangements as well as much improved recording technology helps to validate Maestro Palmieri's lasting place and importance in our musical collective. You'll definitely kick back and reminisce or jump and grab the first dancing partner you can and go all out. Gracias Molestoso!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong stuff from an old pro, May 2, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Perfecta II (Audio CD)

This disc starts off with several good, old-fashioned salsa sizzlers, and gradually works its way into jazzier terrain. Even on the Latin Jazz tracks, Palmieri keeps a certain muscular aggressiveness to his work, super-swinging and melodically rich -- all in all, pretty nice stuff!