前世紀半ばからメキシコでドラマー＆作曲編曲家として活躍したティノ・コントレラスの５０～６０年代音源を欧州のレーベル＝JAZZMAN が複刻したベスト盤！ハード・バップ風のラテン・ジャズからエキゾ＆モンドなオブスキュアー・ナンバー、あるいはＮＹ風マンボ・スタイルまでこなす楽団を率いての作品集。メキシコでＪＡＺＺもしくはラテンを演じることの、微妙な立ち位置を反映したかのようなＢ級ナンデモアリ路線が意外と新鮮！というか、パーソネルを見てビツクリ！シルベストレ・メンデスが少なくとも２曲で叩いてますね、２曲目のマラゲーニャなんて、確かにシルベストレのトゥンバ！ほかにも、パーソネル不明曲でも叩いていそうだし…
＊非シールド新品状態￥2000 在庫あり

1 Orfeo En Los Tambores 2:51
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Typic (France)

2 La Malagueña 3:31
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Cuco Valtierra
Bass – Humberto Cané
Tumba, Bongos – Silvestre Méndez !!!
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Al Zuñiga, Pedro Placensia
Trumpet – Mario Contreras
Released by Musart (Mexico)

3 En El Viejo Estambul 4:02
Bass – Leo Carillo
Drums – Tino Contreras
Flute – Tomas Rodriguez
Piano – Mario Contreras
Trumpet – Adolfo Sahagún
Vibraphone – Fred Tatman
Released by Musart (Mexico)

4 Santo 3:23
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Musart (Mexico)

5 Safo “La Sacerdotiza Del Amor 3:26
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Mike Bravo
Bass – Victor Ruiz Pasos
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Enrique Orozco
Trumpet – Adolfo Sahagún
Released by Musart (Mexico)

6 Credo 3:00
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Musart (Mexico)

7 Poinciana 3:42
Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Cuco Valtierra
Bass – Humberto Cané
Tumba, Bongos – Silvestre Méndez !!!
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Al Zuñiga, Pedro Placensia
Trumpet – Mario Contreras

8 El Hombre Del Brazo De Oro 5:25
Bass – Humberto Cané
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Al Zuñiga
Trumpet – Mario Contreras
Released by Musart (Mexico)

9 Jazz En El Cairo 3:53
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Mike Bravo
Bass – Victor Ruiz Pasos
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Enrique Orozco
Trumpet – Adolfo Sahagún
Released by Musart (Mexico)

10 What Is This Thing Called Love 2:48
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Al Zuñiga
Trumpet – Humberto Cané
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Capitol (US)

11 Visnu 3:13
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Berta (Spain)

12 Gloria 4:20
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Musart (Mexico)

13 Rescate 2:12
Bass – Leo Carillo
Drums – Tino Contreras
Piano – Enrique Orozco
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Tomas Rodriguez
Trumpet – Adolfo Sahagún
Released by Musart (Mexico)

14 Kyrie 4:13
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by Musart (Mexico)

15 Orbita 4:48
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
Released by TENA (Mexico)

16 Ravi Shankar 11:18
Drums – Tino Contreras
Other Personnel Unknown
〜Tape recorded live