We sincerely hope you will enjoy this, our first new album in over 35 years, as much as we enjoyed producing and bringing it to life. The CD features our interpretation of several classic recordings, rearranged in a vibe-sextet format (including an old favorite about a “rat in a yard” with a street rap twist). Of course we have a handful of original New Swing Sextet (NSS) favorites, as well as a couple of original compositions written by former bandmember Jesus Santiago. There’s a lot of music on the CD (12 tunes—almost an hour’s worth). It’s all straight ahead, old-school and danceable. ...MORE >
We sincerely hope you will enjoy this, our first new album in over 35 years, as much as we enjoyed producing and bringing it to life. The CD features our interpretation of several classic recordings, rearranged in a vibe-sextet format (including an old favorite about a “rat in a yard” with a street rap twist). Of course we have a handful of original New Swing Sextet (NSS) favorites, as well as a couple of original compositions written by former bandmember Jesus Santiago. There’s a lot of music on the CD (12 tunes—almost an hour’s worth). It’s all straight ahead, old-school and danceable. We want to give a heartfelt shout-out to former NSS bandmembers (see below); to all of the worlds DJs who have kept our music alive all of these years; to all the promoters who have given us the opportunity to perform though-out the USA and the world stage; to all the dancers who make our music look so good on the dance floor and last, but not least, to our many fans and friends throughout the world that have put us “Back on the Streets.” This one’s for each and everyone of you! Former NSS bandmembers: original New Swing Sextet co-founders Aurelio “Yeyo” Salgado, piano; Edwin Muñiz, percussion; Speedy Gonzalez, vocals • Jesus “Chuito” Santiago, timbales, flute, saxophone and vocals • Henry “Pachi” Algerin, Angel Rivera and the late Luis Bonilla, congas • Pete Ortiz, Angel Canales, Ray Jay, Frankie Vasquez, Leo Gonzalez and Alberto Diaz, lead vocals • Ralph Hodge and Conal Fowkes, piano • Artie Webb, flute • David Fonseca and Mike Ocasio bongos • Angel “Soupy” Zambrana and Glen Lowe, trap drums • Jae Armando and Luis Quiñones, bass • Gus Bratos and Charlie “el cocinero” Alletto, Guitar • Victor Padilla, timbales • Angel Rodriguez, latin percussion • John Gonzalez, hand percussion Extra special thanks to our good friends and Producers, World Salsa DJ Henry Knowles and Willy Torres of Niños Recording Studio for making this production a reality. Credits: New Swing Sextet: Angel Justiniano congas and vocals Harry Justiniano bass and vocals Tomas Martin Lopez timbales, bongos, bata and vocals Joseph Mannozzi, Jr. piano Jose “Cheo” Medina lead vocals Hector Ortiz timbales and bongos George Rodriguez vibraphone and vocals
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