Orquesta Flamboyan con Frank Dante - Different Directions


Released 1968 Cotique

Re-mastered 2007 Fania/E-Musica

Produced by Ralph Lew

Available at Amazon, Descarga, etc

1. Ay Que Felicidad 3:35 (Frankie Dante, Angel Rodriguez, Ed Edenfield)
2. Pa' Guaynabo 3:28 (Frankie Dante, Angel Rodriguez, Ed Edendfield)
3. La Negra Caridad 3:02 (Javier Vazquez)
4. Paz 3:40 (Frankie Dante, Ed Edenfield)
5. El Jibaro 4:27 (Frankie Dante, Burre Speights)
6. En Caracas 3:38 (Frankie Dante, Angel Rodriguez, Ed Edenfield)
7. Lo Que Quiero Es Gozar 5:07 (Javier Vazquez)
8. Flores 3:11 (Frankie Dante, Burre Speights)

This is Frankie Dante (full name - Lenin Francesco Domingo Cerda) and Orquesta Flamboyan's debut second recording. The band has been described many things - bohemian, colorful, worst-dressed, smelly, a street band. Ay Que Felicidad and El Jibaro are good for Cha Cha, and Paz is fun for Salsa. I would say that this CD is not a bad intro to Frankie Dante's music except that it's the only one of his albums, which is not out of print currently - so it's not like there a choice in the matter.

Musicians:

Ed Edenfield / Piano
Eddie Gonzalez / Bass
Joe "Chickie" Fuentes / Trombone
Angelo Rodriguez / Trombone
Billy "Tata" Baxter / Timbales
"Latin" Joe Colon / Conga
Alex Ojeda / Bongos
Jose "Juicy" Cruz / Percussion, Chorus
Frankie Dante / Lead Vocals
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 4:36 AM

    Actually, their first recording is 'Los Coquetones' (1968).
    This one is their second release, and it has LOADS of good songs all over it as well, and it represents and typifies a whole era, lyrically and musically as well!...

    Check their full discography in this link. (With time they WILL ALL be available remastered; keep checking on cduniverse.com for example).


    http://www.buscasalsa.com/Frankie-Dante-discografia?lang=en

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