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A MUST-HAVE (FOR CUBAN SON-MONTUNO FANS) AS IT INCLUDES THE

S. | 07/15/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Although I am someone who is TOTALLY against compilations, this collection Cd, released and properly remastered in 2001 is a MUST HAVE because on top of containing 6 extra songs that can be regarded as 'bonus tracks', it contains the full Henry Fiol 'Fé, Esperánza Y Carídad' album from 1980, which is DEFINITELY one of the best SAR Son-Montuno albums ever! This whole Cd is SO good because it's SO LIVELY, INTENSE AND POWERFUL, and the band was in a particularly good day, the day the 1st two LP's were recorded, (as 'La Ley De La Jungla' is very different, with quite a big change in personel/Chorus as well...)

The chorus is also big as it contains (on the 1st two LP's) the great Eladio Peguéro "Yayo El Indio", the great Cuban singer/chorist Roberto Torres, (who is also the producer, as well as playing a few hand percussions) and Ramón Rodríguez also on chorus.

The mighty great Cuban Alfredo Armenteros 'Chocolate' is also featured on trumpet doing amazing solos, as ever...

The great Cuban Montuno/Charanga pianist Alfredo Valdés Jr. is also featured on piano, direction, and few arrangements and the great 'Tresero de Borinquen' Charlie Rodríguez on Tres-Guitar doing 'out of this world' Tres solos (also on the 1st two LP's!). Overwhelming!

The other thing is that you have to take this Cd in a relaxed manner as the songs are SO long, ranging from 6-10 Minutes (which is SO typical of SAR!)

You also get a great trumpet brass section with Leonel Sánchez as 2nd trumpet, and possibly Roberto Rodríguez (from early Ray Barretto) as well...

In total, you get 79:05 Mins of music out of this Cd!



Contents of this Cd:



6/6 songs from: SAR SLP-1012 HENRY FIOL 'FÉ, ESPERANZA Y CARIDAD (1980).



3/6 songs from: SAR SLP-1026 HENRY FIOL 'EL SECRETO' (1981). [Very good album as well, but poorly remastered in the 1991 Cd version although I do believe they MAY have improved the sound quality of that same 1991 edition recently; in a blue coloured Cd]



3/8 songs from: SAR SLP-1033 HENRY FIOL 'LA LEY DE LA JUNGLA' (1982).



The only thing is that if you want to hear the songs in original order, you'll always have to program this cd in the following order:



Fé, Esperanza Y Caridad: 1.Ahora Me De Pena, 9.Ven Y Baila Mi Son, 3.La Juma De Ayer, 5.Oriente, 7.El Guateque De Ciprian, 12.Caridad.



El Secreto: 2.Mala Suerte, 10.Tresero De Maniguá, 6.Tiene Sabor.



La Ley De La Jungla: 4.Ya Me Siento Cheverón, 11.Tu Me Pusíste En La China, 8.Más Y Más. (Alfredo Rodríguez D. 2005, Paris, plays the piano on this album, and takes a solo as well).



Type retrato musical in the search engine and also check out Fernando Lavoy's Retrato Musical, and trumpeter Chocolate's more recent one (with one track that Mr. Roberto Torres didn't feel like including!)

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Great for dancing or listening

Jim R Ramos | New Hope, Pa United States | 08/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Henry Fiol is Nuevo Rico's (Puerto Rican born in New York City)
number one salsero. This is a wonderful album. Cut after cut is fun and danceable. The arrangements are tight, the production is excellent, the songs are all good. Fiol's voice is a pleasure. Easy tempos, but the band still gets a chance to shine on cuts such as "Te me pusiste en la china.""