Desde La Capital (1995)

About this title: At first glance, Baltimore might seem an unusual city for cultivating one of the hottest sounds in mid-90s Latin jazz. The genre has never been more popular, yet always seems more associated with the cosmopolitan jungles of major cities with Hispanic populations--Miami, Los Angeles, NYC. But The Rumba Club, whose eclectic music blends traditional salsa with tinges of Calypso and Afro-Cuban influences, is rapidly expanding those cultural boundaries. Already one of the East Coast's hottest Latin performance ensembles for over a decade, their release on Palmetto Records, desde la capital, aims ... read more

Tracks:

1. Comunicador [Rigores/Rodriguez]
2. It's You or No One [Cahn/Styne]
3. Oye Mi Guaguancó (Listen to the Guaguancó) [Puente]
4. Desde la Capital [Schwartzman]
5. Maiden Voyage [Hancock]
6. Moose the Mooche [Parker]
7. Soule Eyes [Waldron]
8. Cual Es la Idea [Puente]
9. El Presidente de la Republica [Rigores/Rodriguez]
10. Todos Vuelven [Miro/Blades]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.