★V.A. / ラテン・ジャズ, 50年の軌跡

1940年代誕生から洗練を極めた90年代後半まで！
歴史的重要ナンバーと共にアフロ・キューバン・ジャズ50年間の変遷を追う一枚！
　プリミティヴでパワフル、ミステリアスな異国情緒も漂うアフロ・キューバンのリズム。そして高い洗練性や開放感溢れるインプロヴィゼイションが魅力のジャズ。この２つの鮮烈なサウンドの融合から成る〈ラテン・ジャズ〉50年の歴史を振り返り、各時代の中で生み出された名曲／重要曲を時系列順にコンパイルしたのが本作だ。記念すべきラテン・ジャズ・ナンバー第一号となったマチート＆アフロ・キューバンズの「タンガ」（1943）から名ピアニスト、チューチョ・バルデースによる伝説のデスカルガ・ナンバー「コン・ポコ・ココ」（98）の名演に至るまで、同スタイルの鮮やかな変遷を丹念に辿ることができる。（メーカーインフォより） ●日本語解説／帯付 

1. Tanga／Machito & the Afro-Cubans
2. Manteca／Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra with Chano Pozo
3. The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero)／Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
4. Mango Mangüé／Charlie Parker with Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
5. Mambo／Machito & His Afro-Cuban Orchestra featuring Charlie Parker
6. Mambo Beat／Tito Puente
7. Mambo Inn／The George Shearing Quintet
8. Afro-Blue／Mongo Santamaria
9. Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro)／Cal Tjader
10. Juana Mil Ciento／Irakere
11. Giant Steps (Pasos Gigantes)／Justo Almario & Alex Acuña
12. Bye-Ya／Jerry González
13. Friday Morning／Paquito D’Rivera & Arturo Sandoval
14. Los Aretes de la Luna／David Sánchez
15. Con Poco Coco／Chucho Valdés

Raul Fernandez, Andy Gonzalez  / Latin Jazz: The Perfect Combination/La Combinacion Per (BOOK / Chronicle Books 2002) ¥ 2800  在庫あり

Raul Fernandez is a professor of social sciences at the University of California at Irvine and an expert on U.S.-Latin American cultural relations. He lives in Orange, California.

Latin jazz-the perfect combination of Latin rhythms and hot jazz phrasing-energizes audiences like no other music.. As part of the Smithsonian Institutions series of major exhibitions on jazz music, Latin Jazz traces the musics roots and routes, from the Caribbean to New Orleans and the clubs of New York City to its booming international popularity today. More than 100 rare photos from the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s show musicians and audiences in full swing, along with dozens of album covers and posters from the heyday. Stories told by the greats who were there, such as Mario Bauz and Cal Tjader, convey all the zest for life that has made the music so exciting, and contributions by renowned musicians Andy Gonzlez and Al McKibbon attest to its legacy. With all text in both English and Spanish, Latin Jazz is a spectacular and fitting tribute to this exciting musical fusion. （版元インフォより）