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1.
Three Coins In The Fountain 03:54
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2.
Caballo Negro 04:30
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3.
Cuban Fantasy 04:30
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4.
Gandinga, Mondongo Y Sandunga 05:01
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5.
Imitaciones 04:42
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6.
Mambo In 07:13
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7.
Manteca 05:49
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8.
Trombology ( Homenaje A Maynard Ferguson) 04:33
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9.
Son Elegante 04:45
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10.
Timba Timbero 02:59
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about

RAUL GUTIERREZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS CUBANAS present finest Cuban / Latin standards like “Manteca”, “Mambo Inn” or “Cuban Fantasy”, arranged by masters such as HORACIO GONZÁLEZ, JEFF FULLER, CHILEAN TOLY RAMÍREZ or JOSÉ QUINTANA.

For “Son Elegante”, prolific saxophon player RAUL GUTIERREZ (ex-AFROCUBAN ALL STARS) gathered a huge array of skilled musicians in the studio. To name a few, we have: ARISTIDES SOTO "TATA GUINES" (1930-2008) is considered one of the most important percussionists that Cuban popular music has ever had. ADOLFO
ARGUDIN, better known as "Perruchin", is a piano star in Cuba and inventor of the "Timba" style. LUIS CONTE, also of Cuban origin, developed a great musical career in California becoming the percussionist for MADONNA and SANTANA and is one of the
most requested percussionists in Hollywood’s recording studios. POLICARPO “POLO” TAMAYO (1934-2016) was one of the last five-key flute players in Cuba and GUTIERREZ's partner for 7 years in the "AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS".
Recorded in 2008 and so far only released in Latin America, “Son Elegante” presents its fine Cuban big band sound to the rest of the world now for the first time. Latin classics such as “Manteca” (co-written by DIZZY GILLESPIE), “Mambo Inn”,“Cuban Fantasy” or the PEREZ PRADO composition “Caballo Negro”, arranged by masters
such as HORACIO GONZÁLEZ, JEFF FULLER, CHILEAN TOLY RAMÍREZ or JOSÉ QUINTANA, bring the listener back to a golden age of big bands, to BENNY MORÉ, to BEBO VALDÉS’ orchestra “SABOR DE CUBA”, to ERNESTO DUARTE and his Jazz Band at the “Cabaret Tropicana”, as well as to PÉREZ PRADO and clubs like the “Tropicana” where they staged marvellous shows which featured fireworks, water and whatelse! „Son Elegante“ provides a sonic voyage into nostalgia and at the same time the album manages to sound fresh and modern.
Or to quote PAQUITO D’RIVERA, a long-term friend of RAUL GUTIERREZ:
“Son Elegante” is like a lovely son, a delicate son, a nostalgic son, the sovereign son of Cuba.Congratulations Raúl!

credits

released April 30, 2021

Arrangements:
Horacio González Cabrera, Tolly Ramírez, Jose Quintana, Jeff Fuller
Recording studios: Longina Records, Habana / Cuba
Rawartistic, Cologne / Germany
Engineers: Rolando García, Phil Kullmann, Angel Mantecon
Mixed at: Estudios Sonocaribe, Habana / Cuba
Mastering : Sergio Diaz, Radio Beethoven, Santiago de Chile
Producers: Raúl Gutiérrez, Alfonso “Poncho” Valdés

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