Latin Jazz Group Quiver play La Cuna

Quiver are a top notch Latin Jazz group fronted by Shrewsbury based Australian Jazz Musician, Casey Greene on flute and percussion.
The band's line up include Edgar Macías on keys, Simon King on guitar, Roger Inniss on bass, Eddie McGuire on congas and Neil Bullock standing in on drums.

Here they play the Ray Barretto tune La Cuna at Bearwood Corks Club. The movie switches from black and white to colour on about 5mins 50 as I had to switch memory card and I picked up the light a bit better in the second bit.

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Music

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• Latin
• Jazz
• UK
• Quiver
• west
• midlands
• smethwick
• birmingham

[thisyr4la]

so, is this a salsa?

[onlinejones]

It's a Cha Cha Cha rhythm, original recording made in the 1970s by ray Baretto.

I had to consult Casey on that one.

[quemidelquemide]

jazz its suposed to have "swing" as latin music its suposed to have "sabor". this music has none of both. sorry. you should check how latin jazz music its played in latin amercia, really it has nothing to do with that. i recommend you listen to pedrito martinez group.

[theintrepidstar]

Edgar, que buen swing latino, no sabia que lo tocabas tan bien. Boris desde NC, USA.

[davmac77]

Woaooo!!!, that is "Montuno" but with a good blend with Jazz..., excellent.. Thanks

[billygiuliana]

very nice to find this one, since some years I had this magnificient flute on a old tape from ray, but never managed to find anything the same as on the tape... Untill today, thanks a lot.

[s0f0nisba]

Cha cha cha is part of salsa. As is mambo etc. Cha has a different percussion pattern to mambo - straight 4s on the cowbell for instance - but it still follows the clave and has the piano montuno/bass tumbao thing going on. It's my favourite - great to dance to! Ray Baretto is our hero.

[thisyr4la]

Thank you! I also consulted people and you're right - cha - cha- cha is anticipating the beat, while over a salsa you can sing 'makarena' for example; I see. Thank you.

P.S. I liked the 'shadow show' displayed on your website!