Chano, Gillespie and Johnny Hartman
Luciano "Chano" Pozo

Chano Pozo with Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra

Manteca · The Real Birth Of Cubop (Historic Live Recordings)

Tumbao Cuban Classics

Personnel:
Chano Pozo (conga, vcl), Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vcl, lead), Dave Burns, Willie Cook, Elmon Wright (tp), Jesse Tarrant, Bill Shepherd (tb), Ernie Henry (as), John Brown (as, vcl), James Moody, Joe Gayles (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), James Foreman (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Teddy Stewart (d), Johnny Hartman (vcl)

Reference: TCD102

Bar code: 8427328111027

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Chano Pozo (La Habana 1915 - New York City 1948)

Thirty years after Chano Pozo's murder, Dizzy Gillerspie said: "CHano was really ahead of his time, Today's musicians who play the conga drum have still not broken away from Chano's influence. They do their own little different things, yes, but the true fundamentals were set down by Chano."

Tracklist

Sample this album

01.

Emanon (Gillespie-Shaw) 4:35

02.

Cool-ta-Koo (Gillespie-Fuller) 6:05

03.

'Round About Midnight (Thelonious Monk) 3:42

04.

Stay on It (Dameron-Basie) 5:22

05.

Good Bait (Dameron-Basie) 3:30

06.

One Bass Hit (Brown-Fuller-Dillespie) 4:54

07.

Manteca (Pozo-Gillespie-Fuller) 7:32

08.

One Bass Hit (Gillespie-Lewis) 4:01

09.

I Should Care (Weston-Cahn-Stordahl) 5:07

10.

Guarachi Guaro (Gillespie-Pozo) 3:22

11.

Relaxin' at Camarillo (Charlie Parker) 2:32

12.

Oo-Pop-a-Da (Gillespie-Brown) 4:25

13.

The Squirrel (Tadd Dameron) 3:52

14.

Taboo (Margarita Lecuona) 5:36

15.

Dizzier and Dizzier (Wilson-Basie) 3:29

16.

Manteca (Pozo-Gillespie-Fuller) 8:56

Total time: 76:59 min.

Album details

Tracks #1-7:
Luciano "Chano" Pozo (conga, vocals), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals, lead), Dave Burns, Willie Cook, Elmon Wright (trumpets), Jesse Tarrant, Bill Shepherd (trombones), Ernie Henry (lto sax), John Brown (alto sax, vocals), James Moody, Joe Gayles (tenor saxes), Cecil Payne (baritone sax), James Foreman (piano), Nelson Boyd (bass), Teddy Stewart (drums).
Recorded live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, July 19, 1948

Tracks #8-16:
Same personnel. Johnny Hartman (vocals on #9)
Recorded live at the Royal Roost, New York City, October 2 [8-12], 5 [13-15] and 9 [16], 1948

Research, compilation and liner notes: Jordi Pujol
Mono · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas S.L.

Press reviews

"Brilliant. There are no word to describe the Dizzy Gillespie band with Chano Pozo.
His conga artistry is remarkable —he is the source.

I would say that Chano Pozo and Airto are the greatest percussionists who ever lived. I heard Airto live and he has an all encompassing rhythmic presence like no other. I am sure that at a live performance Chano Pozo was the same. God bless theses two men."

—Brian Kendall