Echando pa'lante (Straight Ahead)

by Eddie Palmieri

Echando pa'lante (Straight Ahead) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Tico
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:11
  • Community rating: 3.38/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Echando pa'lante (Straight Ahead)' presents Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta-era approach to Afro-Caribbean dance music, with piano, trombones, and percussion driving the arrangements. The album reflects the New York Latin music scene's transformation of Cuban-derived forms into a sharper modern salsa language.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, party, percussive

Tracklist

  1. Si Echo Pa'lante (5:14)
  2. Caf茅 (6:32)
  3. Mi Coraz贸n Te Llama (4:08)
  4. Suave (4:04)
  5. Tu Tu Ta Ta (3:36)
  6. Es Mejor Separarnos (3:36)
  7. Mi Jeva (5:29)
  8. Sin Sabor Nada (5:27)

Credits

  • Eddie Palmieri - primary artist, piano
  • Moskof-Morrison, Inc - artwork by
  • Bobby Rodriguez - bass
  • Barry Rogers - trombone

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