Thousand Finger Man [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Candido

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 4, 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000042OQR
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #234,607 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Notable for the title track, September 3, 2007

By	R. Pulliam (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This record may not please latin music or jazz aficionados, but is notable for the title track. "Thousand Finger Man" is a house music and dance staple and can reliably put people on the dance floor.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three stars ONLY because it's Candido Camero..., August 16, 2005

By	Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

The astute reviewer below hit the nail on the head when he stated that Candido can't carry this alone. We're not channeling orishas here, so you've not got the Los Papines mindset or the guaguanco ideology to work with. Instead, you think you're heading for something out of the latin-jazz school, or at least something a la Blue Note's infamous "rare groove" series. But, no. You don't get that either. Instead, what you get, is a record that sounds painfully like something Peter Brady would have put on in the hopes of getting his party started at the Brady household.

Really bad tweaky-freaky guitars, very low-key, almost lull-inducing horns that blare occassionally, presumably in the guise of being psychedelic. It's just bad. Candido's playing is, as always, without flaw. But, it's just brought down by the rest of this travesty. It's the same exact scenario that plagued his "Beautiful" release.

Stick with Candido backing Dizzy, and, of course, Machito. There are some other countless appearances to find by him, straight in the traditional Cuban school, which far better pay respect to this master than this release, which surely he did to pay the bills at the time. They really are too numerous mention here, but dig a little, and you'll find them. You'll thank me later as well.

1.0 out of 5 stars Just plain awful, August 2, 2007

By	Jeff M. Hall "Surfin-soulman" (SoCal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you love Latin Jazz, or any kind of jazz, or just plain good music, stay away from this pile of ... Horrible arrangements of bad 1960's songs abound. It is hard to believe this was issued on Blue Note, but I guess if nothing else it proves that even they weren't perfect 100% of the time.