Radio Guant¿¿namo: Guant¿¿namo Blues Project, Vol. 1

by Jane Bunnett

Overview

On this intriguing set, flutist and soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett explores music from the Guantanamo region of Cuba, music originally brought to the area from Haiti and West Africa. Bunnett's group infuses the exciting styles with jazz improvising and, due to the inclusion of Jumpin' Johnny Sansone on guitar, harmonica, accordion, and vocals, a dose of the blues and New Orleans rhythms. There is a great deal of variety to this set, ranging from the folkloric music of the voice and percussion ensembles Grupo Changui de Santiago and Grupo Changui de Guantanamo to the brilliant tenor saxophone playing of Dewey Redman, the contributions of Howard Johnson on tuba, and Bunnett's regular group with trumpeter Larry Cramer. While some numbers are dominated by vocals, even those pieces generally include interplay with the horns. For jazz listeners, the instrumentals are of greatest interest, as is the mixture of styles and idioms. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/18/2006
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0094635234022

Tracks

1. Changui Para Alfredo
2. Give Me One Dollar
3. Kiriba
4. Guantanamo Blues, Pt. 1
5. Lome de Chivo, Pt. 2
6. You Have Changed My Life
7. No Money, No Chica
8. Conga Blue
9. New Orleans Under Waters (Nueva Orle¿¿ns Bajo Agua)
10. Yemay¿¿
11. Vamos Para Guaso Compay (Let's Go to Guant¿¿namo, Man)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jane Bunnett   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano),Flute
Dewey Redman   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Kieran Overs   Primary Artist,Bass (Acoustic),Featured Artist
Jalidan Ruiz Castro   Congas,Featured Artist
Jumpin' Johnny Sansone   Vocals,Accordion,Harmonica,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Eduardo "Tiburon" Morales   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Grupo Changui de Guantanamo   Featured Artist
David Virelles   Piano,Featured Artist
Kevin Breit   Guitar,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Howard Glover "Johnny" Johnson   Tuba,Guest Artist
Jose Olivares Perez   Marimbula
Larry Cramer   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Denis Keldie   Featured Artist
Grupo Changui de Santiago   Featured Artist
Ethan Ardelli   Featured Artist
Paisan Mallett   Featured Artist
Howard Johnson   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Jane Bunnett   Liner Notes,Composer
Jeff McCulloch   Mixing,Engineer
Jumpin' Johnny Sansone   Composer
Kevin Breit   Composer
John McIntyre   Liner Notes,Video Images
Jose Antonio Moreaux Jardines   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Larry Cramer   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Ron Skinner   Mastering