Blue Note
Palo Congo
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| Recorded | 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1561 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 12 credited players |
| Discogs | master 18149 |
The record
Five conga credits, plus bongos, guitar and a single bass -- the instrumentation tells you most of what you need to know. Sabu Martinez drums and sings, Arsenio Rodriguez plays guitar and sings, and Sarah Baro and Willie Capo add voices. Titles run to 'Billumba-Palo Congo' and 'Aggo Elegua.' Reid Miles designed the cover over a Francis Wolff photograph; Alfred Lion produced, uncredited.
Tracks
- El Cumbanchero
- Billumba-Palo Congo
- Choferito-Plena
- Asabache
- Simba
- Rhapsodia Del Maravilloso
- Aggo Elegua
- Tribilin Cantore
Session personnel
- Evaristo Baro — Bass
- Israel Moises Travieso — Congas
- Ray Romero — Congas
- Sabu Martinez — Congas, Bongos, Vocals
- Arsenio Rodriguez — Congas, Guitar, Vocals
- Raul Travieso — Congas, Vocals
- Reid Miles — Design [Cover]
- Hsio Wen Shih — Liner Notes
- Francis Wolff — Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Alfred Lion — Producer [Uncredited]
- Sarah Baro — Vocals
- Willie Capo — Vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1561 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, First Pressing earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1561 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · 1561 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1561 — CD, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Blue Note · TOCJ-8647 — CD, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1561 — Vinyl LP Album Mono |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1561 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1993 | Blue Note · BN 1561 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 5 22665 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1999 | Blue Note · 7243 5 22665 2 4 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9521 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve |
| 2004 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6458 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2004 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6458 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Blue Note · TOCJ-7131 — CD, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
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