jimmy bosch live in rotterdam, lead vocal is Willito Otero,watch the short guitar player, don't know his name but he is a master and i remember the same guy making a superb guitarsolo at marc anthony's concert in madison square garden 2000., in fact all the musicians where superb this evenening, and suddenly the saxplayer starts and i was almost in coma, who is that saxplayer, what a performance, this guy realy rocks on his sax. never knew that a sax could sound like that.
info about jimmy bosch by dj salseando:
The clave is fundamental to son, mambo couldn't exist without the tumba (conga), and the trombone is crucial to the aggressive urban sound of New York's salsa dura. There've been many great exponents of the 'bone, Barry Rogers and Willie Colon spring to mind, but the man seen as the ambassador of salsa dura today is trombonist Jimmy Bosch.
Jimmy began performing at the age of 13 and studied classical music at Rutgers University before joining Manny Orquendo's Conjunto Libre in the 80's. He has played with Cachao, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Arturo O'Farril, Rueben Blades, Fania Allstars, etc and reckons to be on over 70 recordings.
But there's more to Jimmy than this. Composer, lyricist, singer, bandleader, and producer, he has successful solo career than now spans four albums. His salsa dura style harkens back to the golden-age of the New York sound both musically and lyrically. Personal experiences, from comic to tragic, appear in his songs giving them tangible emotion and meaning. Like salsa-pioneers like Willie Colon and Rueben Blades he isn't reticent to make social comment.
His debut 1998 album. "Soneando Trombon", gave us "Muy Joven Para Mi", "Descargarana", and a brilliant cover of the guaguanco "La Soledad". But most memorable was the hauntingly beautiful "Otra Oportunidad". This track is a djs' and teachers' favourite, indeed NY's Nelson Flores used it for one of his DVDs.
Despite the title of "Salsa Dura", Jimmy ranged across the spectrum of Latin music for his 2nd album, with yambu, Mozambique, plena, and Latin jazz, represented. Stand-out tracks included "La Cacharra", "La Noticia" and "Un Poquito Mas."
In 2004 he released "El Avion De La Salsa" on his own record label, JRGR Records. Highlights included the title track, "Mi Cuerpo Tiembla", and of course the track that has given him his unofficial diplomatic title, "El Embajador".
Now in 2009 Jimmy's one again put his money where his month is, or perhaps that should read where his trombone is, by self-financing his latest album. Jimmy clearly believes sincerely in what he's doing, its Jimmy's money, not some big bland mega-corporation's money that is on the line here. He has big 'cojones'!
Depending upon your outlook as to whether a glass is half-full or half-empty, "A Millon!" can be described as both a salsa/mambo album with other Latin rhythms, or a Latin music album that contains salsa/mambo tracks. Some salsa-only people may raise an eyebrow and consider this musical glass half-empty, but this combining of Latin music sub-genres has always happened. But as the old saying goes, "never mind the quantity, feel the quality..."
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somebody knows the 2:00 minutes girl...?
chappoisaaC 5 months ago
5 stars.
ErnieConga 10 months ago
Great performance, Willie Otero at vocals, new sonero in the block. Great performer, see him singlive inOld San Juan every thursday night on Latin roots with his band Salsa City
ferrign00 1 year ago