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JESUS PAGAN Y SU ORCHESTRA - SALSA DE LA MATA (2008) many thanks to Pablo Yglesias (Dj Bongohead)
Jesus Pagan
Leader and lead vocals
3 Te Amo Tanto 4 Tributo a La Salsa De Ayer 5 Aguajera 7 La Rumba Se Pone Buena 8 No Hay Remedio full tracks can be heard on Vinilemania's Radio Channels
review by Pablo Yglesias - courtesy www.descarga.com
Do
you like classic jams from the golden age of Nuyorican salsa dura?
As you can see from the cover art, so does orchestra leader,
vocalist, and composer
Jesús Pagan, and for his first
album as a solo act and leader, he has assembled a fabulous team of
ace musicians and top arrangers for your listening and dancing
pleasure. Every tune on here is a bonafide salsa scorcher, hot and
heavy - and written by Jesus himself. Though some of the
compositions feature romantic lyrics, there is NO salsa monga – that
is, no sappy romantic pop – every jam on here has plenty of mońa,
tumbao, and mambo to it. The brass arrangements are exceptionally
well done, by Ray González, Hector 'Maximo' Rodriguez, Joe Velez and
Lucho Cueto. Check out the dynamics on track 7, 'La Rumba Se Pone
Buena,' and prepare for a dance meltdown. Pagan, who is from Ponce
and is based in Massachussets, is joined by some East Coast heavies
- Eddie Montalvo, Luisito Quintero, and Jorge González form the
rhythm section; Hector Rodriguez & Ray Castro are on coro, Lucho
Cueto plays a mean piano, and there are horns galore, with blasting
trombones by Joe Fiedler and 1st & 2nd trumpets by the talented
Richie Viruet. And, as an added salsa brava touch, there is even
some great baritone work by Carl Corwin! To top it all off, Jesus
sings with a warm classic tone, calling to mind everyone from
Chamaco Ramirez to Victor Manuelle.
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