Orchestra Harlow - Heavy Smokin' (1965) {Original Fania Remasters 463 950 9052-2 rel 2010}
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© 1965, 2010 Fania Records / Codigo Music | 463 950 9052-2
Latin / Salsa / Guaracha / Boogaloo / Tropical
Larry Harlow's debut release in the Fania family, 1965's Heavy Smokin' helped to establish him in the New York salsa explosion as an authoritative yet non-Latino voice, very uncommon in the day. Considering the youth of the movement, there was not a long enough time line to produce informed, qualified converts; most of the music was being made by native sons. Harlow, working as a bandleader and recording for the premier salsa label in the world, and affectionately dubbed "el judío marvilloso" (the marvelous Jew), had clearly won the respect not only of fans, but also of the most important movers and shakers of the day.
As a disciple of the great Arsenio Rodiguez, so much so that his nickname was designed to mimic Rodriguez's title, "el ciegito marvilloso," Harlow's attention to songcraft and arrangement is authentic and magnificent. The conjunto sound that Rodriguez branded is appreciable, and skillfully updated. Harlow's horn lines and rhythm section figures are both in keeping with the stylistic direction of Fania and with the heritage-conscious influence of Rodriguez. Heavy Smokin' has the characteristic warm, fuzzy tone of mid-'60s Fania – audible and pleasant, if not sharp. Unfortunately, Harlow's deft piano figures are not as clear or pronounced as one might like. It would be nice to hear the pianist who captured the imagination of a genre that was in both its artists and audience ubiquitously Latino. What is audible is truly marvilloso.
Personnel
Piano, Leader, Arranged By – Larry Harlow
Bass – Lydio Fuentes
Bongos, Timbales – Phil Newsum
Congas – Luis Bonilla
Coro – Chivirico Davila, Heny Alvarez
Maracas – Monguito
Trombone – Julian Priester, Marc Weinstein
Trumpet – Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Ralph Castrello
Vocals – Felo Brito
Tracklist
01 - La Juventud
02 - Tu Tu Ratan
03 - Maria La O
04 - Anoche Aprendi
05 - Chez Jose
06 - Rica Combinacion
07 - Mi Guaguanco
08 - Orchestra Harlow
09 - Chancletas
10 - Solo Tu
11 - Adios Mama
12 - El Lorito y el Carbon
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Orchestra Harlow / Heavy Smokin'
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Orchestra Harlow / Heavy Smokin'
Used drive : HP DVD Writer 1170d Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Used output format : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe (User Defined Encoder)
128 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V0.99 prebeta 4, Secure Mode,
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Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
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