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I`m aware to champion this recording here frequently - but this platter is played @my house recurringly .... eye opening performances ....

There are really good Mongo Santamaria tracks recorded live at the Blackhawk in 1962 featuring Jose Chombo Silva .... strongly believe it was part of a Milestone 2CD - probably titled "Watermelon Man" ....

Earlier today .... ; thereof CD 2 Mahler 5 (Klaus Tennstedt, December 9, 1990) …. stirring performance - as usual with Tennstedt`s Mahler in live settings ....

A good one ....

A final appetizer - at least from my side - regarding the current AOTW ....

This great stuff .... especially Carter Jefferson (!!!) ....

As we spoke (also) about Hilton Ruiz, here another nice track from June 1992 with Andy Gonzalez (b) + Steve Berrios (dr) + Giovanni Hidalgo (perc) .....

CD7 Scriabin + Rachmaninoff ....

Interesting footage of the late 90`s Fort Apache Band and an excellent showcase for Andy Gonzalez on bass ....

Sheer class ....

I can imagine the atmosphere at his concert .... Andy and Jorge were (another) perfect match .... Mario Rivera is a fire eater .... and John Rodriguez is classy indeed - don`t forget, I`m from Austria where cowbells do have a completely different tradition .... BTW was lucky enough to witness the Tito Puente All-Stars in fall 1994 at the Village Gate - this was recorded the year before : Hilton Ruiz instead of Jorge Dalto and guest stars Paquito D`Rivera + Dave Valentin .... but otherwise a lot of usual suspect are in there : Ignacio Berroa .... Andy Gonzalez .... Giovanni Hidalgo ..... and Mario Rivera ....

Only heard "Americanvas" .... thnx for the hint ....

Just an additional thought - I believe that the death of Carter Jefferson in 1993 had an huge impact on the Apache - not saying that John Stubblefield was a minor substitution .... Do also know/have the Coltrane and Miles albums and actually like them quite a bit. If there are reservations so I believe that this music needs some more roughness btw ferocity - which actually was always the case with Eddie Palmieri's recordings .... Conrad Herwig has a more polished view on things and he misses IMO a strong(er) bass player - and by coincidence both Eddie Palmieri and the Fort Apache Band rightfully rely on the services of Andy Gonzalez ....

Interesting .... to me it's just the other way round - from "Ya Yo Me Cure" to "Rumba Para Monk" there is a roughness and inpredictability in their performances which IMO goes aboard thereafter in favour of the tighter group structure you're quire referring to .... like so often simply a matter of taste I suppose .....

Worth considering thoughts ....

Share your view .... Hanrahan obviously had an perfectionist approach and very strong views about other's capabilities .... still it bears a certain irony that "Ya Yo Me Cure" came to life under his guidance .... and featuring extensively Jerry Gonzalez on trumpet .... IMO the version of "Nefertiti" is a real beauty ....

Thereof Symphony 6 .... majestic ....

Hmmmmmh ... seemingly not much love/interest for this platter .... Entrepreneur Kip Hanrahan - who was much in favour of Jerry Gonzalez in the early 80`s, resulting in the acclaimed "YaYo Me Cure" recording released on Hanrahan`s American Clave Label - cut ties later mentioning that "Jerry Gonzalez should concentrate on his capabilties being a world class percussionist instead wasting his time for being a second tier trumpet player" ..... any thoughts on that ?