The Swinging-est of all time.

[Rundquist]

Eddie Palmieri throughout the years has had the sickest, most swinging bands on the planet. There is nobody that has ever swung harder, ever. Go see the man while you can. I’d go on and on, but talking about music is like dancing about art as someone once said. I’d recommend starting with these:


Azucar Pa’ Ti’
Mazambique
Molasses
El Sonido Nuevo (with Cal Tjader)
The Sun Of Latin Music
Eddie Palmieri (self titled)
Palmas (instrumental)
El Rumbero Del Piano


Actually the “Sugar Daddy” compilation is not a bad place to start. It encompasses the work of his first band “La Perfecta”.
http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Daddy-Eddie-Palmieri/dp/B000VDDBYS/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265747595&sr=8-38

A broader compilation is "The Sun of Latin Music" (not the regular album by the same name).

http://www.amazon.com/Sun-Latin-Music-Eddie-Palmieri/dp/samples/B0018RWD40/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1

This guy has it about right.
http://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2009/02/eddie_palmieri_sets_jazz_at_li.html

Further reading.
http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Profile31?VcusErb6;;260
http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Profile42?VcusErb6;;241

This is a public service announcement. Carry on.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I Have an old Vinyl record of George Hall orchestra featuring "Dolly Dawn and her dawn patrol", they cut the mustard with me!"


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