LES JAZZMEN DE LA SALSA - THE NEXT GENERATION (2007)
Alain St-Marseille - Composer, arranger, drums and percussions
Jean-François Ouellet - Musical Director, Flute, Saxophone
Eric St-Jean - Piano
Jean Félix Mailloux - Acoustic bass, Electric bass
Samuel Blais - Saxophone
Trompette - Jocelyn Couture
Serge Arsenault - Trombone
Serge Hamelin - Drums
Andi Pema - Drums
Jocelyn Couture - Trumpet
David Robitaille - Trumpet
Cowboy's Salsa (Mambo Jazz instrumental à couleur country)
Please help me to dance the Salsa (Mambo Jazz)
I Miss you forever (Salsa fusion en hommage à Tito Puente)
Mambo's Romance (Mambo Jazz)
Salsa's Boogie (Cubop en hommage à Mario Bauzà)
I'm coming back home Rock & Roll Girl (Mambo Jazz)
Rythmic solo for the Lady Styling
Rythmic solo for the Mambo's and Salsa's Footwork
Rythmic solo for the professional dancers
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Review by Latin Lady Dj Margarita for WWW.VINILEMANIA.NET
Here's a group of talented jazz musicians in Montreal, that have created a unique jazz fusion of salsa and turned out a rather interesting product.
While I adamantly state that this is not your common dance club salsa cd, it does however, posses it's own quality, rich in jazz elements, tight brassy horns, some funky rhythms and you'll even find a bit of a "wild wild west" country salsa. Now that is something.
I feel that it takes quite a bit of courage and boldness to "Go Where No-one has Gone Before" and make your own footprints. After all, that's what makes leaders and not followers. It's a quality that should be applauded and definitely worth taking the time to acknowledge.
Les Jazzmen de La Salsa - "The Next Generation" may be making the precise statement that this is exactly just that, The Next Generation. There may be some "hard-core, die-hard" salsa dancers who may not appreciate the creativeness and talent behind this endeavor. At first, even I was not sure about my own thoughts and feelings regarding this album.
However, the more I listened to it, the more qualities I found, and while I reiterate, that it is not your common salsa dance cd, you can however dance to it, should you so choose. I suppose it will take listening with different ears to be able to hear where the artists are coming from.
If I had to sum up this album in one word it would be "FUN". This is what I envision that all the musicians were having while creating this project and it's what I envision that people who are watching them perform live in Toronto are experiencing.
Be sure to check out the video of the dancers dancing to a choreographed number of "Cowboy's Salsa" on their website www.thejazzmenofsalsa.com as well as a couple of additional dance numbers. All salsa based.
Of the 10 tracks, the last three are rythmic solos for instructional use, directed at the dance student and professionals in areas such as lady's styling, mambo and salsa footwork.
Suggested listening tracks are # 1 Hip Salsa Hop, (Salsa Fusion), # 2 Cowboy's Salsa, (Mambo, Jazz fusion a-la-country), # 4 I Miss You Forever, (Salsa Fusion Tribute to Tito Puente) & # 6 Salsa's Boogie, ( Cubop - Tribute to Mario Bauza)
Tracks include: Hip Salsa Hop, Cowboy's Salsa, Please help me to dance the Salsa, I Miss you forever, Mambo's Romance, Salsa's Boogie, I'm coming back home Rock & Roll Girl, Rythmic solo for the Lady Styling, Rythmic solo for the Mambo's and Salsa's Footwork, Rythmic solo for the professional dancers
Also available on DVD for your viewing pleasure. To obtain these new projects, please visit: www.thejazzmenofsalsa.com
