Eddie Palmieri & Paquito Navarro - Calle de La Vera Cruz - With Intro by Joe Gaines

Recorded Live at Sing Sing, Vol. 2
With This video i'm doing something a liitle different
I am dramaticizing a marvelous reading by Paquito Navarro
from the Eddie Palmieri album "Recorded Live at Sing Sing,Vol. 2".
I am taking some liberties here and using some artistic licence
to recreate the reading in a interesting way...I hope that E.P.
fans will like it and get drawn in to the one.
Credits
Eddie Palmieri (Piano and Leader),
Paquito Navarro (MC and Reader of Poem) and with
Charlie Palmieri (Organ)
Ronnie Cuber (Saxophone),
Joe Cain (Producer),
Joe Cain (Supervisor),
Cornell Dupree (Guitar),
Joe Gaines (MC),
Andy González (Bass & Percussion),
Ismael Quintana (Vocals Choir, Chorus),
Ray Maldonado (Trumpet),
Nicky Marrero (Bongos),
Tony May (Remixing),
Jose Luis Rodríguez (Trombone),
Charlie Santiago (Timbales),
Ray Romero (Conga),
Felipe Luciano (Poetry),
Jimmy Norman (Guest Appearance),
Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band (Percussion),
Jose Rodriguez (Trombone),
Alvin Taylor (Guest Appearance),
Izzy Sanabria (Graphic Design),
Harry Viggiano (Guitar),
Jose Maria Guzmán (Production Assistant),
Walter Velez (Graphic Design),
Hank Anderson (Bass),
Arturo Campa (Vocals),
Reggie Barnes (Drums),
Vicente Cartagena (Engineer),

Category:

Music

Tags:

• eddie palmieri
• poetry reading
• paquito navarro
• superimpostion
• burt lancaster
• gary cooper
• clint eastwood
• vera cruz
• mexico documentary

[jeffreylying]

In 2006 thru 2009 I've looked & hoped someone would still have this album and post this poem---Gracias, my brother!! I found Felipe's "Pretty Nigger" but kept YouTubing trying to find 'Veracruz'... I used to recite this poem in my sleep...it almost mirrors my 59 yrs. on earth but not quite. I lost most of my albums from the '60's - '90's when I relocated but...I bow down to the Internet...and people like you, JohnnyNoirman---Thank You...for refueling my faith. Peace & One Love. ---Rico

[johnnynoirman]

Thank for your kind words..

I you can see and hear this is my special setting for this poem

I'm only who has put this so far...It's a powerful story and a powerful reading as well.

With the elimination of the latin jazz category and lack of interest in our music

This poem serves to as elegy to me now as an ode to an amazing time with amazing artists.

who gave us alot..but in the end...we let the flower in the desert ..wilt..and try out...and if not

dead completely...is slowing dieing as i speak

[luckylouie522]

WOW THIS IS A NICE READING BY PACO, GREAT MC BY JOE AND WONDERFUL BACKGROUND PALMIERI FLAVOR SAD STORY

TEN YEARS FOR A LIFE FOR REVENGE ON A RAPE OF HIS WIFE TO BE

THE CHILD A GLASS OF WATER COOLED DOWN THE VOLCANO OF VERA CRUZ FROM ERUPTING AGAIN HE MOVED ON BUT WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!

[johnnynoirman]

Yeah..i also think about the captive audience...i'm sure this story is mirrored

by the many broken lives and sad stories of horror by the inmates of Sing Sing..

This a unique way of listening to this poem..Cause even on the album.

the poem is broken up..and when you do that ..it ruins the impact of the

story. It was also a tricky experiment to combine both the reading and E.P tune.

But it worked...Am glad you also think so Louie..Thanks.

[johnnynoirman]

Thank you my friend.your comment means

alot to me personally.@rican1965.