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The Sun of Latin Music

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Eddie Palmieri is Eddie palmieri is Eddie Palmieri. The Lord. The Piano Man. The orchesta riffs, the sweaty and hell-fast bongo player (his name's Choki). The singer. Pardon me: the sirene-wailing singer. Lalo Rodriguez "la trepa en la China" (an expression for salsa climaxes). This CD is a classic. Well, it won a Grammy!

Eddie Palmieri, a pioneer of Latin Jazz is at his best on this work. This is one of his original works and I still love it. His Afro-Cuban roots are more apparent than ever on this work. A must have for any Latin Jazz fan, or anyone who just wants to groove.

This is Eddie's first post "La Perfecta Orchestra" days where Eddie uses an unusually large and variable brass section; trumpets,t-bones, saxs, tubas, flutes and french horns. That and his great rhythm section provides excellent tumbaos and marvelous solos. The 16 year old Lalo Rodriguez really show the salsa world he was here to stay. Eddie's "Nada de ti" has to be one of the greatest salsa songs ever recorded. Everybody gets down on this one. This is without question one of Eddie's five best recordings.

Eddie Palmieri is one of my favorite musicians of all time. His ability to blend traditional afro-Cuban rythms and traditional is jazz is brilliant. All of the cuts on this album are great and deserve great admiration from any Latin jazz fan. I highly recommend it to all.

This album is fantastic, and a joy for anyone who likes great music. However, this is NOT the version of Un Dia Bonito that was originally released! This does not contain the long piano solo introduction, but jumps right in where the horns start. It's great stuff, but it's not what I was looking for (I think it was originally on Coco records).

This classic album was the first-ever Salsa album to win a Grammy award. The unbeatable and unstoppable combination of Eddie Palmieri's fiery yet ever-enjoyable Piano playing, a Salsa band of the highest calibre and Lalo Rodriguez' ultra-soulful yet intensely mind-blowing soneos (improvisations) make this album a true Salsa masterpiece that truly deserved every bit of its success. "Un Dia Bonito", "Deseo Salvaje", "Nada De Ti" and "Nunca Contigo" are your reasons for buying this CD. Enjoy!

This album features excellent trumpet solos by Victor Paz and the always powerful trombone playing of Barry Rogers. Add to the mix the solid and steady percussion of Nicky Marrero on timbales, Eladio Perez on conga, and Tommy "Chuckie" Lopez on bongo. Eddie also takes some killer solos, as usual.