Artist: Ray Barretto
Album: The Other Road
Genre: Latin Jazz, Salsa
Label: Fania Records
Released: 1973/1997
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- The Other Road (Martinez) - 6:04
- Round About Midnight (Monk) - 6:19
- Lucretia the Cat (Duran) - 5:36
- Oracion (The Prayer) (Duran) - 8:12
- Little Ting (Barretto-Cruz) - 5:51
- Abidjan Revisited (Barretto) - 4:19
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- Personnel:
- Ray Barretto - congas, talking drum, Chinese bell-tree
- Roberto Rodriguez, Joseph Roman - trumpet
- Manny Duran - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Eddy Martinez - piano, Fender Rhodes
- Guillermo Edghill - electric bass
- Ray Romero - timbales
- Tony Fuentes - bongos
- Arthur Webb - flute
- Billy Cobham - drums
Percussionist Ray Barretto has long been a legend in both the jazz and salsa communities, performing and recording with Tito Puente, Oliver Nelson, and Herbie Mann. THE OTHER ROAD, originally released in 1973, highlights the jazz side of Barretto’s musical personality while still maintaining roots in Afro-Cuban and Latin sounds. A set of originals, save for a cover of the Thelonious Monk classic “’Round (About) Midnight,” ROAD features smooth, classy ensemble playing and inspired soloing from the likes of Art Webb, Manny Duran (who also contributed arrangements), and Roberto Rodriguez. Barretto gives the Monk tune a bolero rhythm, putting an unexpected Latin spin on a well-known ballad.
Review by Mark Keresman