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Hello all,
Just an invitation to
check this note:
Regards,
JuanCarlos Gonzalez
Northwest Regional Manager
Americasalsa.com
I must admit that,
until very recently, if someone said “Seattle”, probably
the last thought that would enter my brain would be
“salsa”. ...But then I discovered Steve Guasch and his
band, Nueva Era. It seems like they have been doing
their part to turn Seattle into a swinging salsa town
since 1998, when the group was formed.
Guasch, a native
timbalero from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, has brought
together a very versatile and accomplished group of
musicians in his mostly instrumental CD, Siguiendo La
Tradición. It’s fine Latin jazz, but they have included
some very danceable Salsa tunes as well.
In Velveeta, guest
artist Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera delivers a gorgeous and
moving classical piano intro, then punching horns break
open the Latin jazz. Listen to that hard swinging
trumpet and sax, played by Randy Lintott and Ted Dortch,
followed by some dynamite timbales by Gausch.
Renowned trumpeter Ray
Vega’s expert flugelhorn solo in South of the Boulevard,
is smooth, light and mellow, and a joy for listening.
“Nachito” Herrera joins in once again with his magic
piano, and Paoli Mejías completes the jam on congas and
timbales.
Mi Lindo Puerto Rico,
one of 4 Salsa tunes on the CD, has quickly become the
latest addition to my stockpile of “feel-good” anthems
to my beloved adoptive homeland. Sung from the heart in
a pure and melodic salsa voice by Danny Olaizola, this
simple and original song is full of alma boricua (Puerto
Rican soul). It begins with good old-fashioned El Gran
Combo-style salsa, then switches to seis, complete with
a heavenly cuatro puertorriqueño, masterfully played by
Luis de Jesús. And every time I play this song (which is
a lot), I can’t wait again to hear Will Martin jazzing
it all up with his trombone solo that’s so much fun.
A great CD all around,
for dancing, and especially for listening.
CD Reviewed by
Diane Honer Padró
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I received your CD
yesterday and I have listened to it very carefully; regarding
the composition of the musicians I am not sure if the artists
are from Puerto Rico or Cuba with some american musicians? One
has to give credit to the sound engineers and mixers, because
they have achieve a well balanced sound and there is no more
left, except than appreciating it and enjoying each and every
one of the instruments. Now I have new songs and the terrific
sound of Orquesta Nueva Era, and I am sure my listeners will
enjoy the Puerto Rican Salsa and refined Latin Jazz your band
offers, but besides that I am sure I can have the public dancing
when I dj latin music all over Ireland. It's hard to say which
song is my favourite because each of them is a new tale, a new
message, and a new proposal; but I will go for "Busquenla", with
the lead vocal of Eddie Quintero. Great dialogue between the
trombone and trumpet.
Regards Eddie Castillo
-- Producer/Presenter of
the"Afro-Latin Music Show" in Dublin City Anna Livia FM, Dublin,
Ireland.
Steve quería saludarte y al mismo
tiempo felicitarte a ti y a tu equipo por la gran labor que han
hecho con esa producción del CD "Siguiendo la Tradición", este
título sin duda se refleja a través de todas las canciones. En
realidad lograste seguir nuestra tradición, nuestra cultura y
nuestra historia. El CD esta super. Esta lleno de ritmo, energía,
sabor y sobre todo cadencia musical. WOW!! Eddie y Danny tienen
tremendo soneo. Mis cortes favoritos, que las pongo en mi casa,
en mi carro y hasta en mis clases de cultura son: "Aquí te
Traigo Sabrosura" y "Mi Lindo Puerto Rico". Tremendos coros.
Proyectos como estos realzan la calidad de nuestra música en
este país. Adelante Bro!
Oswaldo Lucca
Latin Entertainment Guide
Steve Guasch y su Orquesta
Nueva Era “Siguiendo la Tradición” (Salsaneo Records)
Con el mayor placer y gusto le
presento a Steve Guasch y su Orquesta Nueva Era, otra candente
agrupación salsera de Seattle, Washington, cuya misión es
mantener la antorcha de la salsa brava encendida por esos lares.
“Siguiendo la tradición” de verdad logra ese objetivo.
La orquesta de salida va al
grano con la explosiva “Aquí te traigo sabrosura”. A
continuación está una de mis favoritas, una apasionada versión
de “My favorite things”, de manera instrumental – el compacto
incluye cinco temas instrumentales --, donde se destaca el piano
de Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera. Otra que disfruté mucho fue
“”Charlie the Giant”, una pieza muy elegante, dedicada a la
memoria del gran Charlie Palmieri. Me gustó también la
patriótica “Mi Lindo Puerto Rico”, que comienza con una bomba,
cambia a guaracha, y termina nuevamente como bomba. Sin embargo,
el tema que vende el CD, en mi humilde opinión, es “Velveeta”,
una ardiente descarga donde Guasch castiga los bongos. En esta
sabrosa producción se destaca el cantar del venezolano Eddie
Quintero.
Con artistas invitados de la
talla de Paoli Mejias, Ray Vega, Julio Jáuregui, y otros,
“Siguiendo la tradición” cumple con su misión, y mantiene
nuestra herencia musical viva y con todos los hierros. (EEG)
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Latin
Beat Magazine; 2/1/2006; Mangual,
Rudy |
STEVE
GUASCH Y SU ORQUESTA NUEVA ERA Siguiendo
La Tradición (Salsaneo Records)
Blending a
repertoire of original salsa scores with
Latin jazz covers of classic jazz
standards is the formula of the Seattle,
Washington-based band Orquesta Nueva
Era. Led by percussionist Steve Guasch,
the banal shows many faces via
arrangements from Oscar Hernández, Ray
Santos, Ignacio Herrera, Lee Bradford,
and the group's pianist, Julio Jáuregui.
The band swings non-stop to the tropical
rhythms of Puerto Rico and Cuba as well
as to the jazzier and popular
compositions of Miles Davis and
Hammerstein. Eddie Quintero and Danny
Olaizola front the band on vocals. Guest
musicians on this recording include
Paoli Mejias (percussion), composer of
the opening track Aquí Te Traigo
Sabrosura, plus Ignacio Herrera (piano),
composer of the track Haciendo Camino,
who is credited with arrangements.
Trumpeter Ray Vega lays some tasty solos
on several tracks. Guasch displays his
percussive talents throughout the entire
recording and so does Julio Jáuregui on
piano and bass. Favorites include the
jibaro sounds of Mi Lindo Puerto Rico,
Haciendo Camino, Aquí te Traigo
Sabrosura, and Charlie the Giant. (RM)
COPYRIGHT 2006 Latin Beat Magazine
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I received your CD
yesterday and I have listened to it very carefully; regarding
the composition of the musicians I am not sure if the artists
are from Puerto Rico or Cuba with some american musicians? One
has to give credit to the sound engineers and mixers, because
they have achieve a well balanced sound and there is no more
left, except than appreciating it and enjoying each and every
one of the instruments. Now I have new songs and the terrific
sound of Orquesta Nueva Era, and I am sure my listeners will
enjoy the Puerto Rican Salsa and refined Latin Jazz your band
offers, but besides that I am sure I can have the public dancing
when I dj latin music all over Ireland. It's hard to say which
song is my favourite because each of them is a new tale, a new
message, and a new proposal; but I will go for "Busquenla", with
the lead vocal of Eddie Quintero. Great dialogue between the
trombone and trumpet.
Regards Eddie Castillo
-- Producer/Presenter of
the"Afro-Latin Music Show" in Dublin City Anna Livia FM, Dublin,
Ireland.
Steve quería saludarte y al mismo
tiempo felicitarte a ti y a tu equipo por la gran labor que han
hecho con esa producción del CD "Siguiendo la Tradición", este
título sin duda se refleja a través de todas las canciones. En
realidad lograste seguir nuestra tradición, nuestra cultura y
nuestra historia. El CD esta super. Esta lleno de ritmo, energía,
sabor y sobre todo cadencia musical. WOW!! Eddie y Danny tienen
tremendo soneo. Mis cortes favoritos, que las pongo en mi casa,
en mi carro y hasta en mis clases de cultura son: "Aquí te
Traigo Sabrosura" y "Mi Lindo Puerto Rico". Tremendos coros.
Proyectos como estos realzan la calidad de nuestra música en
este país. Adelante Bro!
Oswaldo Lucca
Latin Entertainment Guide
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Steve Guasch y su Orquesta Nueva
Era's new CD "Siguiendo la Tradicion" carries a welcome sound
reminicent of the Golden Era of Salsa, Latin Jazz as well as
Jazz! "Sabrosura" and "Haciendo Camino" take the listeners right
into a classical "my-feet-want-to-dance-salsa" feeling. The
"Charlie the Giant" track is a great new rhythmic piece, with a
sophisticated quality to its composure. "Mi Lindo Puerto Rico"
is one of the greatest tunes, containing a riveting, exciting
dose of a vocal/instrumental mix, with a true native Nuyorican
salsa twang. "South of the Boulevard" is a jazzy tune, placing
any Salsa/Latin Jazz/Jazz fan right into the heart of New York
City. Other quality tracks are "Solar", with its appealing
saxophone solo, as well as the big band sound of "Softly".
Verdict: Thumbs up, highly recommended!
Les Rivera, Promoter
www.salsarican.com
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Introducing "Steve Guasch y
Orquesta Nueva Era"
Debut CD: "Siguiendo La Tradicion"
Rich, Raw & Rivoting! Feel that bold brass as your thrust into a
state of Salsa that leaves you quite breathless! This CD has
instantly become one of my favorites. What a way to start 2006
with original titles such as Mi Lindo Puerto Rico which
literally brought me to tears. A simply "must have" to anyone's
collection.
Latin Lady Dj Margarita!
Jan 6, 2006
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"Siguiendo la tradición" es un gran
comienzo para el 2006. Lleno de la mejor salsa nuyorican, y con
una exploisiva mezcla de latin y mambos, aqui te encuentras
frente a un gran disco. Muy bien grabado y mezclado, con algún
tema muy emotivo para los boricuas, este disco es un "dance
floor classic" inmediato. Temas a medio tiempo, como el que abre
el disco (Aquí te traigo sabrosura) o un espectacular Velveeta,
una increible pieza del latin mas bailable, lo convierten en un
"must-have" para todo DJ salsero o aficionado al baile.
DJ Alvaro - Classic Salsa Web Radio
www.djalvaro.com
Suerte Steve!
Autore: Steve Guasch y su Orquesta Nueva Era
Titolo:
Siguendo la
tradicion
QUERITMO.IT
Anno: 2006
Una
sorpresa! Un CD che si scopre man mano, sonorità da salsa dura
fino ad un evidente e piacevole latin jazz. "Siguendo la
tradicion" è molto ben suonato e sicuramente potrà essere una
delle sorprese del 2006. Potrete ascoltare su QueRitmo WebRadio
tutte le tracce del Cd ( sono in totale 11).
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Album:
Siguiendo La Tradicion
Davvero di grande qualita' questa produzione che si compone di
ben undici brani divisi - se pur in maniera non cosi' decisa
musicalmente - tra Salsa Dura ( o quantomeno 'carica' ) nelle
tracks: 1-2-3-6 ( 'Homenaje a Puerto Rico' con reprise di Plena
) -8 e 9 ; Salsa/Latin Jazz nella track 5; Latin/Mambo: track 4;
Latin/Descarga: track 7 e puro Latin nelle tracks 10 ('Solar' by
Miles Davis ) e 11. L'orchestra diretta da Steve Guash e' di
grande caratura e consta nella sezione metales di due trombe,
due tromboni e un incisivo saxo baritono.Da segnalare la
partecipazione del bassista Roberto Rivéron e del trombettista
Ray Vega. Tutti gli 11 brani proposti sono all' insegna della
piu' totale ballabilita' e spessore musicale anche per il solo
ascolto , un album -pertanto - che soddisfa l'amante del puro
Latin Jazz cosi' come quello della salsa di qualita'. E'
peraltro disponibile l'ascolto di tuuto l' album su
http://www.vinilemania.net/vSTEVEGUASCH.htm
, cosi' come nel portale dell' Orquesta Nueva Era (
http://www.nuevaeramusic.com/nuevaera/
) si possono ascoltare le tracks 1 - 9 - 10 e avere ogni altra
info biografica . L' album e' comunque distribuito in Italia -
tra gli altri - da
www.cdlatino.it
( Torino )-www.gilasrecords.it
(Roma)-
http://mastermind.ballilatini.it/shop/
(Bologna ) .
Una vera chicca ...da non perdere!!...di questa primo squarcio
del 2006, un album che - a mio avviso - avra' ampio rilievo
nelle programmazioni di tutti i dj's Latini.
...'' A mi querido Puerto Rico y a Ti !Boricua! te invito a
crear conciencia para que nuestra musica..nuestra tradicion que
no mueran: y...que viva la salsa! ''
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