Tanga

Mario Bauza | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 1992)
• Original Release Date: June 4, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Messidor
• ASIN: B000003OU2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,312 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tanga: Cuban Lullaby

2. Tanga: Mambo

3. Tanga: Afro-Cuban Ritual

4. Tanga: Bolero

5. Tanga: Rumba Abierta

6. Carnegie Hall 100

7. Azulito

8. Son Cubano (Yo Soy El Son Cubano)

9. Ganga (Palo En Ganga)

10. Mamba Rincon

11. Chucho

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latin Jazz at its Best, August 20, 2004

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R. JUDELSOHN "Bebop & Beyond host" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tanga (Audio CD)

Bauza's Tanga Suite, and other tunes by equally skilled composer/arrangers, are sensationally performed by a Latin jazz big band. The percussionists develop incredible rhythms, the trumpet section is screaming, and the trombone solos had me dancing and laughing. It's been said that Bauza created Latin jazz--in 1943--while blending his native Cuban music with the burgeoning bebop that was transforming jazz at the time.
This album, recorded almost 50 years later, proves how enduring and exciting the music is.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Big Band Afro-Cuban, July 30, 2002

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macfawlty "macfawlty" (potomac, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tanga (Audio CD)

This is the best of the small group of Mario Bauza CDs. It is amazing that someone like Mario Bauza kept going such a long time. This is quintessential Afro-Cuban big band. It is traditional, yet powerful with really strong players and hot trumpets throughout. You'll love it. Also look into Machito, Chano Pozo.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, impressive percussion, July 28, 2011

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Rodolfo Romanach-suarez (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tanga (Audio CD)

Just great Cuban music, mambo's, boleros and big band arrangements. The percussion is really impressive, several great conga solos. In addition, almost every number has exciting trumpet solos. As in AfroCuban jazz, the arrangements are exquisite but in this case the percussion is highlighted. Yo soy el Son Cubano, is definitely very enjoyable. Includes a wonderful solo by Paquito D'Rivera in Chucho. Non-stop big band excitement.