- latin jazz, jazz, afro-cuban jazz
- 41 min
- 8 tracks
- Blue Note
Palo Congo is the debut album by conguero Sabú Martínez, recorded on April 27, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The octet features Arsenio Rodríguez, his brothers Raúl and "Quique"—alongside Ray "Mosquito" Romero—on congas, bassist Evaristo Baró, and vocalists Willie Capó and Sarah Baró.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and warm.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1El cumbanchero5:42
- A2Billumba-Palo congo6:10
- A3Choferito-Plena4:05
- A4Asabache4:25
- B1Simba5:59
- B2Rhapsodia del maravilloso4:42
- B3Aggo elegua4:31
- B4Tribilín cantore5:23
8 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sabu
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1957
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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