duke pearson on Audio Fidelity

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

always wondered about this one-- does duke and joe henderson get any good solos? is this one pretty hard to find? ever hear about it on the net?

Antonio Diaz "Chocolate" Mena - Eso Es Latin Jazz...Man! (Audio Fidelity AFLP 2117)

Johnny Coles, Richard Williams (tp) Britt Woodman (tb) Leo Wright (as, fl) Joe Henderson (ts) Duke Pearson (p, arr, cond) Bob Cranshaw (b) Walter Perkins (d) Antonio Diaz Mena (cga) Ramon Sardinas, Carlos "Patato" Valdes (per) NYC, circa July, 1963Take Five Con Alma Caravan Green Dolphin Street Poinciana ** also issued on Audio Fidelity AFSD 6117.

[Chas]

Haven't heard it . Tracks are short , so any solos would be too . A vinyl reissue of it is available here . Five of the twelve tracks are available on this Lalo Schifrin CD from Fresh Sound .

[mikeweil]

Yes, solos are indeed short. Not your typical Duke Pearson session.

A friend gave me his vinyl reissue copy, and the Fresh Sound CD. It's Afro-Cuban Jazz with quite an emphasis on percussion - Antonio Diaz Mena must have been a great musician, but I couldn't find out anything about him. If you like this genre, it's a great record making you wish for more.

[Niko]

Yes, solos are indeed short. Not your typical Duke Pearson session.

A friend gave me his vinyl reissue copy, and the Fresh Sound CD. It's Afro-Cuban Jazz with quite an emphasis on percussion - Antonio Diaz Mena must have been a great musician, but I couldn't find out anything about him. If you like this genre, it's a great record making you wish for more.

whatever this reveals about my job

here are two mor things with diaz mena

Katherine Dunham The Singing Gods. Drum Rhythms of Haiti, Cuba et Brazil

http://www.ritmacuba.com/CDDunham.html

and this mysterious looking thing, a movie?

Conjunto de Bongoceras de Antonio Díaz Mena

Santo contra los zombies (1962)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2461954/