PARA PUENTE

1. Chango Moti Awa

2. Puente

3. Los Rumberos De La Habana Y Matanzas

4. Two For T

5. Rocky and Perry

6. Baraggo

7. 42nd and Broadway

Released 2002 Ubiquity Records (CBCD039)

Musicians:

Snowboy - Congas, Cajones, Hand claps and Backing vocals (track 6)

Ricardo Pla - Bongos and Cowbell

Nico Gomez - Bass

Davide Giovannini - Drums, Timbales, Lead and backing Vocals

Gary Plumley - Tenor Sax

Paul Taylor - Trombone

Neil Angilley - Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Mini Moog and backing vocals

Sid Gauld - Trumpet

Notes:

My Bongo player, Dave Pattman, had to go on tour with Cuban superstar Omara Portuando at the time of recording this album and he just finished a rough sketch of his dynamic song "LOS RUMBEROS..." which we had to decipher in the rehearsal room without his attendance. The track turned out fantastically and although we missed him, he left us with the replacement of legendary Columbian percussionist RICARDO PLA (brother of UK based heavyweight Timbalero ROBERTO).
He was incredible. The album was a natural follow on to AFRO CUBA JAZZ and i was very excited to re-record one of my old compositions 42nd and Broadway using Vibrophonist ROGER BEAUJOLAIS on it. My band didnt understand why i wanted to do it, but im more proud of this than any song ive written or recorded. It did very well in the clubs as well.

Its sad to note that the beloved studio that we'd discovered - BLAH ST - closed down shortly after the recording. This was one of the most incredibly stocked studios of valve/analogue equipment in the world.