| Salsa Dura | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Salsa | |||
| Label | RykoLatino[1] | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bosch, Aaron Levinson, Mark Bingham | |||
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Salsa Dura is an album by the American trombonist Jimmy Bosch, released in 1999.[2][3] The title translates to "hard salsa", Bosch's descriptor for his music, and the style of salsa that was less popular than the salsa romántica of the 1990s.[4][5] Bosch also named his band Salsa Dura.[6]
Production
The album was produced by Bosch, Aaron Levinson, and Mark Bingham.[7] Bosch wrote 10 of Salsa Dura's 12 tracks.[8] "Speak No Evil" is a cover of the Wayne Shorter song.[9] Steve Turre and Chucho Valdes played on the album.[10] David Sanborn soloed on "Canta Mi Mozambique".[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [13] |
JazzTimes wrote that "it is Bosch’s trombone that brings out the character of the music: hot, yes, but not heavy, worldly and knowing, and ultimately engaging."[9] The Orlando Sentinel thought that "Bosch is a first-rate writer ... he and his group of monster improvisers don't traffic in trite riffs or predictable arrangements."[13] Jazziz deemed the album an "industrial strength variant of urbanized, AfroCuban-rooted dance music."[14]
The Toronto Star noted that "Bosch filters son, plena, conga, descarga and bolero forms through a more muscular framework."[1] The Sun-Sentinel stated that Bosch's "brand of salsa dura—the sound he created by returning salsa to its Afro-Cuban call-and-response roots, employing instrumental solos and improvisation—makes him one of Latin America's most dynamic bandleaders."[15]
AllMusic called the album "a collection of salsa dance tunes, sescargas, boleros, mozambiques, plenas and guajiras with detailed arrangements and energetic playing from Bosch and his band."[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Chacharra" | |
| 2. | "Canta Mi Mozambique" | |
| 3. | "Pa' Mantener Tradición" | |
| 4. | "La Noticia" | |
| 5. | "Impacto Tendremos" | |
| 6. | "Toco el Trombón" | |
| 7. | "Viento Frío" | |
| 8. | "Speak No Evil" | |
| 9. | "Amor por Tí" | |
| 10. | "Vengo de Amor" | |
| 11. | "Sigo Cambiando" | |
| 12. | "Un Poquito Más" |
References
- ^ a b Chapman, Geoff (23 Oct 1999). "Bosch has a heckuva handle on hard salsa". Entertainment. Toronto Star. p. 1.
- ^ "Jimmy Bosch Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Waxer, Lise (November 12, 2013). "Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meanings in Latin Popular Music". Routledge.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (August 28, 2009). "Salsa Dura on Saturday with Jimmy Bosch". Chicago Reader.
- ^ McMains, Juliet (May 1, 2015). "Spinning Mambo into Salsa: Caribbean Dance in Global Commerce". Oxford University Press.
- ^ Carter, Kevin L. (25 Feb 2000). "Sliding into Salsa with His Band and Others". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
- ^ Torres, Richard (24 Oct 1999). "Bringing Out the Brass with Bosch". Newsday. p. D27.
- ^ Rivas, Josue R. (11 Jan 2000). "La 'salsa dura' y la sensibilidad musical de Jimmy Bosch". El Diario la Prensa. p. 19.
- ^ a b Bennett, Bill. "Jimmy Bosch: Salsa Dura". JazzTimes.
- ^ a b Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 764.
- ^ Hicks, Robert (21 Jan 2000). "He's Brassy as Can Be with 'Aggressive Salsa'". Lifestyle/Previews. The Record. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Salsa Dura". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (15 Oct 1999). "Dip into Bosch's Fiery 'Salsa Dura'". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
- ^ Holston, Mark (Jun 2000). "Latin: Boning up on tradition". Jazziz. Vol. 17, no. 6. p. 30.
- ^ Cazares, David (10 Dec 1999). "Hard Salsa with a Jazzy Swing". Showtime. Sun-Sentinel. p. 42.
