ORQUESTA RIVERSIDE- "OTRA DESCARGA"
luis de quesada | jamaica, new york United States | 07/13/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great "Orquesta Riverside" compilation from songs recorded in Cuba by this great Havana based jazz band during its "Puchito"label years. Most recordings were made under the tenure of cuban saxofonist Pedro Vila as the orquesta's director (1944-1957) and some during Adolfo Guzman's tenure (1958 through the 1960's. Riverside's 1956 hits like "Ritmando Cha Cha Cha", "Bayamo", "El Paso de Mulo", "Chambeleque","Distintos Senderos" and late 50's hits like "Oriente Querido", "Cha Hua Hua", "Mambo Mambi", etc.make this one of the hottest compilations ever put together of this great cuban jazz band. I strongly recommend it."