Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán - Mambo Sinuendo (US Original 2 lp) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format

Mambo Sinuendo is a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Buena Vista alum (and formerly of many other groups as well) Manuel Galbán. The album attempts to catch an old style popularized in Cuba by Galbán, and was, surprisingly, never followed up on by anybody after Galbán. It's a guitar-based romp closely based in the pop/jazz crossovers of the 1950s-1960s (Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, etc). There's a touch of exoticism here and there, and a larger touch of a relatively Hawaiian feel throughout the whole via the guitar techniques employed by the pair. It's all somewhere in a form between lounge, mambo, and Esquivel's old space-age-bachelor-pad music. In rare instances, there's even a little bit of a house drum loop added in by the percussionists. Aside from the stray spacey chorus in the title track, it's an entirely instrumental affair, which suits the musicians quite well, giving them a chance to show off their full virtuosity along the way. The musicality these guitarists hold, and the interplay between them, is really the treat of the album. For a nice look at the musical genre that never was, but probably should have been, this makes a good show. Newcomers to Cooder should perhaps dig into some older releases to get a feel before coming to this album, but all others should embrace it quickly. –Allmusic

Tracklist:

A1 Drume Negrita
A2 Monte Adentro
A3 Los Twangueros
B1 Patricia
B2 Caballo Viejo
B3 Mambo Sinuendo
C1 Bodas De Oro
C2 Echale Salsita
C3 La Luna En Tu Mirada
D1 Secret Love
D2 Bolero Sonambulo
D3 Maria La O

Personnel:


Ry Cooder — Organ, guitar, electric bass, steel guitar, piano, producer, vibraphone, tres
Jerry Boys — Engineer, mastering, mixing
Nick Gold — Executive in Charge of Music
Jimmy Hoyson — Assistant engineer
Simon Burwell — Assistant engineer
Isel Martinez Rodriguez — Assistant engineer
Tom Leader — Mastering
Sara Daoud — Production coordination
Zita M. "Toti" Morriña — Production coordination
Demetrio Muniz — Music Coordinator
Rail Jon Rogut — Digital editing
Joachim Cooder — drums
Miguel "Angá" Díaz — Conga
Manuel Galbán — Guitar
Herb Alpert — Trumpet
Jim Keltner — Drums
Orlando "Cachaito" López — Bass
Carla Commagere — vocals
Juliette Commagere — Vocals
Doyle Partners — Design