Jazzy

Umm. One of the things I love about being Puerto Rican is that we are responsible for such good music. And that our culture encourages and expects that I, or anyone descended from the Island, use "we" when we talk about anything or anyone who is Boricua (the Taino name for the island). Anyway, Willie Colon is Puerto Rican. and he was a pioneer in latin music. If you want to learn a lot about him go to this website. (you'll also learn a lot about Hector Lavoe as well, another Puerto Rican product). So I wanted to post this song for everyone to check out. It is just so good. Willie plays the trombone and he was instrumental in bringing the trombone out into the forefront of latin music groups. He was also influenced in a big way by jazz music from the States (amongst many influences he assimilated). I hate to call this Latin Jazz, it's more direct about its folk music influences, it's a lot rootsier than what Latin Jazz usually brings to mind. It has an edge to it. These guys were just homies in the streets, getting loose and jamming together and before they knew it they were huge. They were even a fad for a while, (see the Boogaloo craze). Take a listen and definitely buy a lot of Willie Colon (especially the stuff with Hector Lavoe on vocals). Anyway, pick an instrument and follow it for a while and then change to another one. It's really amazing. My favorite on this track is the Timbales

Hector Lavoe-Jazzy

Que disfruten!

Peace