Los Hombres Calientes, Vol. 3: New Congo Square
Encyclopedia
New Congo Square is the third studio album released by the New Orleans-based Afro-Cuban jazz
group Los Hombres Calientes
, co-led by trumpeter Irvin Mayfield
and Bill Summers
. This marks the band's first album without drummer
Jason Marsalis
.
Afro-Cuban jazz
Afro-Cuban jazz is an early form of Latin jazz that mixes Afro-Cuban rhythms with harmonies and musical timbre typical of Bebop. It was developed in the early 1940s by both Cuban musicians and Jazz musicians, with Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauza, Machito and Stan Kenton among some of the most notable...
group Los Hombres Calientes
Los Hombres Calientes
Los Hombres Calientes is a New Orleans based jazz group. They are most associated with Latin jazz, especially Afro-Cuban jazz, and contemporary jazz...
, co-led by trumpeter Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield, Jr. is an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He has been serving as Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana since 2003. He co-founded and has co-led the Afro-Cuban jazz group Los Hombres Calientes since 1998. Their debut album won Billboard's 2000...
and Bill Summers
Bill Summers (jazz)
Bill Summers is a New Orleans based Afro-Cuban jazz/Latin jazz percussionist, a multi-instrumentalist who plays primarily on conga drums. Summers is probably most well known due to his work with Los Hombres Calientes along with his friend and co-leader of the group, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield...
. This marks the band's first album without drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Jason Marsalis
Jason Marsalis
-External links:* from Basin Street Records* from Jazzweekly.com...
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Track listing
- Forforo Fo Firi 4:55
- Intro :06
- Brother Runnin' (Mark's Groove, Pt. 1) 4:47
- Brother Getin' Caught (Mark's Groove, Pt. 2) 3:23
- Fantizias de Samba 3:59
- New Second Line (Mardi Gras 2001) 7:19
- Jah Rastafarai 3:13
- New Bus Stop 5:24
- El Negro, Pt. 1 :32
- El Negro, Pt. 2 3:33
- El Negro, Pt. 3 3:05
- Dominicanos :36
- Corcovado/Nocturnal Low Moan 3:32
- Africa N.O. (Ed's Groove) 3:13
- Sentimientos 7:51
- Nyabingi 1:13
- I Shot the Sherriff 3:56
- Bandera 2:39
- Digidall 4:38
- Warrior Suite, Pt. 1 2:10
- Warrior Suite, Pt. 2 2:19
- Warrior Suite, Pt. 3 1:10
- Call It What You Want 4:58
Personnel
- Irvin MayfieldIrvin MayfieldIrvin Mayfield, Jr. is an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He has been serving as Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans and State of Louisiana since 2003. He co-founded and has co-led the Afro-Cuban jazz group Los Hombres Calientes since 1998. Their debut album won Billboard's 2000...
- trumpeter, bandleaderBandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music.... - Bill SummersBill Summers (jazz)Bill Summers is a New Orleans based Afro-Cuban jazz/Latin jazz percussionist, a multi-instrumentalist who plays primarily on conga drums. Summers is probably most well known due to his work with Los Hombres Calientes along with his friend and co-leader of the group, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield...
- percussionist, bandleaderBandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music.... - Edwin Livingston - double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Ronald Markham and Victor Atkins III - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez - drummerDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...