CANDIDO CAMERO: Brujerias de Candido

CANDIDO CAMERO
(nacido 22 de abril de 1921) es percusionista cubano (principalmente conga y bongo) que el respaldo muchos Afro-Cuban jazz y jazz actos sencillos desde el decenio de 1950. Al princip io él había grabado en su nativa Cuba con Machito. Se trasladó a Nueva York en 1952 y comenzó a grabar con Dizzy Gillespie. Durante 1953-54 fue en el cuarteto de Billy Taylor y en 1954 actuó y grabó con Stan Kenton. Fue galardonado
con el National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.
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CANDIDO CAMERO
Candido Camero (born April 22, 1921) is Cuban percussionist (mainly conga and bongo) who backed many Afro-Cuban jazz and straightforward jazz acts since the 1950s. Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor quartet and in 1954 he performed and recorded with Stan Kenton. He also enjoyed
some hits during the disco era. He was honored with the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.
(Source: wikipedia)
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ALBUM REVIEW
Candido's first album for Tico is a pure triumph. Fortunately, there's only one crossover cover ("Shadow of Your Smile"), and once that's safely programmed out (or left in as a break), listeners are left with ten tracks of impossibly dense features for Candido, each of which proves how apt his "Thousand Finger Man" title was. The studio band is mid-size, punchy, and energetic enough to prove a foil for Candido's conga, but never overly focused on themselves. Nearly every song features plenty of solo space, and the man finds great things to say even on hoary old chestnuts like "Almendra" or "El Manicero" (aka "The Peanut Vendor"). The opener, "Here Comes Candi," and the side-one closer, "Take More Candi," are two of the most frenetic arrangements Candido's ever been a part of, and they're just two songs on a joyous, celebrative album. Vocalist Gran Alfonso joins the festivities for great features on
"Negrito" and the calypso tribute "Back to Back."
(By John Bush, All Music Guide)
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MINHA OPINIÃO: Candido é um dos ícones da percussão afro-cubana. Neste álbum, o grande mestre do latin-jazz, Tito Puente, com sua banda, dá o suporte à "artistry" de Candido. O resultado é formidável e nem poderia ser diferente: juntar forças da natureza, como Candido e Tito, só poderia provocar um turbilhão, um vendaval de percussão.
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CANDIDO CAMERO: Brujerias de Candido

PERSONNEL :
Candido (congas)
Isarel (Cachao) Lopez (bass)
Tito "El Rey" Puente (musical director)
Chino Pozo (bongos)
Gran Alfonso (vocals)
and the Tito Puente Orchestra

TRACKS/FAIXAS:
01. Here Comes Candi
02. EL Manicero
03. Shadow Of Your Smile
04. Almendra
05. Negrito
06. Take More Candi
07. Back To Back
08. Candido's Guajira
09. Ti-Chi-Can
10. Madrid
11. Moliendo Cafe