Track Listing 1. El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) 2. Penny For Your Thoughts, A 3. Wanna Lot of Love 4. Marianna 5. African Lament 6. Me Odias 7. La Guajira 8. El Panquelero 9. Voodoo, The 10. Green Eyes 11. Lamento Borinqueno 12. Amor Sincero 13. La Cachimba de San Juan 14. Be Careful With Those Eyes 15. With My Guitar and You 16. La Mulata Rumbera 17. Adela / El Manisero 18. Siboney 19. El Manisero / Me Odias 20. Voodoo, The 21. La Runidera 22. El Ritmo de la Rumba
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Havana Casino Orchestra | | Distributor: | City Hall | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Contains 22 tracks. Most of the tracks were recorded in New York City between 1930 and 1932. Pianist Don Azpiazu led the first authentic Cuban band to perform on Broadway. It was his dream to someday combine together Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisation but the Afro-Cuban jazz movement was a decade away when he arrived on the scene. However, he did have a first-class Cuban dance band that introduced such songs as "The Peanut Vendor," "Mama Inez," and "Green Eyes." This definitive CD from the British Harlequin label has the soundtrack from a pair of obscure film shorts from 1930 and 1932, plus Azpiazu's best studio records from 1930-1931. Included are "The Peanut Vendor" (this version was a major hit and started a Cuban music craze, usually performed in watered-down form by American bands), "Green Eyes," "Siboney," and other vintage examples of Cuban dance tunes. Recommended for music historians and those who wonder what Afro-Cuban jazz sounded like before the emergence of Machito. ~ Scott Yanow
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