Chaparro Y Su Orquesta - El Padrino (The Godfather)

This is Venezuelan "king of trumpet" Pedro Rafael Chaparro's second album as a bandleader of Chaparro Y Su Orquesta. Released in 1972, El Padriño (The Godfather) has character with outstanding individual performances by all the musicians involved and it is very well orchestrated by Tony Pabón with arrangements by Kenny Gomez (La Protesta, Conjunto Impacto - also in "Lost Classics Of Salsa, Vol. 1"). The whole album comes with the driving trumpet playing by Chaparro and Doc Cheatam; very nice bass reefs by Russel Farnsworth, groovy and strong piano play by Emilio Pérez; Jackie Dillomis on congas; Louis Mangual on bongos; Leo Gonzalez on coros and the hard timbal playing throughout by Martin Cartagena with Victor Rodríguez and Leo Gonzalez taking turns on vocals. It comes with a bolero song "Mi Propio Yo", a latin soul "Adorable Ilusion" and the rest of the album is packed up with heavy salsa and that lovely sounding of early the '70s that pushes El Padriño upstairs - to the top deck, where the Godfather is supposed to be - top notch! - (Luis Libres - MBS).

Tracks - (mp3)

En Africa

Pobre Cata

Mi Propio Yo

Yo No Soy Vago

Adorable Illusion