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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 tag Panart. Reissued together as a set in their entirety and original 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 InchCachaoInch 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. Album Tracks 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Introduction 2. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Pefidia 3. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Mambo 4. Julio Gutiérrez - Cimarron 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme on Cha Cha Cha 2. Julio Gutiérrez - Opus for Dancing 3. Julio Gutiérrez - Theme for Conga 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Jam Session (Descarga Caliente) 1. Julio Gutiérrez - Rumba Theme 2. Julio Gutiérrez - Listen to the Rhythm of the Chachacha 3. Julio Gutiérrez - Bata Rhythm 1. Niño Rivera - Montuno - Swing 2. Niño Rivera - Monuno - Guajiro 1. Niño Rivera - Cha Cha Cha Montuno 2. Niño Rivera - Guanguanco - Comparsa 1. Cachao - Trombon Criollo 2. Cachao - Controversia de Metales 3.
