Title: Complete Cuban Jam Sessions (Various Artists)
Artist: Complete Cuban Jam Sessions / Various
Label: Craft Recordings
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 888072053618
Genre: Pop

Complete Cuban Jam Sessions - 5 Vinyl LPs - Five legendary Cuban jam sessions originally released over a span of almost a decade (1956-1965) by Cuba's first independent record label Panart. Reissued together as a set in their entirety and original format here for the first time, The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions albums encapsulate a stylistic and historic panorama of Cuban music, from big band son montuno to Afro-Cuban rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha and country acoustic guajira music. At the same time, they attest to Cuba's long relationship with popular American music and jazz. These sessions collectively feature an impressive line-up of renowned pioneers of descarga (improvised jam session), including pianist Julio Gutiérrez, tres player Niño Rivera, flautist José Fajardo and the legendary master bassist and mambo co-creator, Israel "Cachao" López. The 5-LP set includes 35 tracks on 180-gram audiophile vinyl in tip-on jackets. It offers a 28-page book featuring black-and-white archival images of the featured artists as well as extensive liner notes and musician bios, in English and Spanish, by award-winning Latin music writer, Cuban music specialist and box set co-producer, Judy Cantor-Navas.

Tracks:
1.1 Julio Gutiérrez - Introduction
1.2 Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Pefidia
1.3 Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Mambo
1.4 Julio Gutiérrez - Cimarron
2.1 Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Cha Cha Cha
2.2 Julio Gutiérrez - Opus for Dancing
2.3 Julio Gutiérrez - Theme for Conga
3.1 Julio Gutiérrez - Jam Session (Descarga Caliente)
4.1 Julio Gutiérrez - Rumba Theme
4.2 Julio Gutiérrez - Listen to the Rhythm of the Chachacha
4.3 Julio Gutiérrez - Bata Rhythm
5.1 Niño Rivera - Montuno - Swing
5.2 Niño Rivera - Monuno - Guajiro
6.1 Niño Rivera - Cha Cha Cha Montuno
6.2 Niño Rivera - Guanguanco - Comparsa
7.1 Cachao - Trombon Criollo
7.2 Cachao - Controversia de Metales
7.3 Cachao - Estudio en Trompeta
7.4 Cachao - Guajeo de Saxos
7.5 Cachao - Oye Mi Tres Montuno
7.6 Cachao - Malanga Amarilla
8.1 Cachao - Cogele El Golpe
8.2 Cachao - Pamparana
8.3 Cachao - Descarga Cuban
8.4 Cachao - Goza Mi Trompeta
8.5 Cachao - a Gozar Timbero
8.6 Cachao - Sorpresa de Flauta
9.1 José Fajardo - Juaniquita
9.2 José Fajardo - Pa' Coco Solo
9.3 José Fajardo - Busco Una Chinita
9.4 José Fajardo - Guajirando
10.1 José Fajardo - Goza El Montuno
10.2 José Fajardo - Vamos a Gozar
10.3 José Fajardo - la Flaunta de Jose
10.4 José Fajardo - la Charanga