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Willie Colón's first masterpiece benefits from the inventive arrangements of Colón and "recording director" Johnny Pacheco, plus the most precise, intricate group playing heard from any second-generation salsero leader. And Hector Lavoe's vocals are probably his best on record, opening with the brisk, catchy, effusive "Che Che Cole" and "No Me Llores Mas," but extending through slower material like the magisterial "Ausencia." Highlights are literally all over this record, also including the playful, piano-driven "Te Conozco" and the deft "Sangrigorda," which features an amazing sneering trombone line. Featuring musicians as brutal as the hitman on the cover and some of the smoothest vocals of any New York salsa LP, Cosa Nuestra is not only Willie Colón's first masterpiece, it's his best.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Milton Cardona, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Trombone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - José Mangual Jr, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Willie Colon, Composer, Author, MainArtist - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Kent Gomes, Composer, Author - Irv Greenbaum, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Sal Cuevas, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Ramirez, Producer, Recording Producer - Leopoldo Pineda, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Hector Lavoe, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Colon, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Reynaldo Jorge, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Maldonado, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ité Jerez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hector Zarzuela, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nestor Torres, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Marrero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Gayle Dixon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Torres, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Montalvo, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Akua Dixon-Turre, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Febles, Producer, Recording Producer - Irv Greenbaum, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Collazo, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer - Gilberto "El Pulpo" Colón, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Drenon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Gallo, Producer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willie Colon, MainArtist - José Mangual Jr, Bells, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Irv Greenbaum, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Willie Colon, Trombone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, MainArtist - Willie Colon, Composer, Author, MainArtist - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Irv Greenbaum, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, MainArtist - Willie Colon, Composer, Author, MainArtist - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Irv Greenbaum, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Milton Cardona, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Producer, Recording Producer - Hector Lavoe, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Willie Colon, Composer, Author, MainArtist - José Mangual Jr, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Torres, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Masucci, Producer, Executive Producer - Irv Greenbaum, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Santi González, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Matos, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Louie Romero, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Willie Colón's first masterpiece benefits from the inventive arrangements of Colón and "recording director" Johnny Pacheco, plus the most precise, intricate group playing heard from any second-generation salsero leader. And Hector Lavoe's vocals are probably his best on record, opening with the brisk, catchy, effusive "Che Che Cole" and "No Me Llores Mas," but extending through slower material like the magisterial "Ausencia." Highlights are literally all over this record, also including the playful, piano-driven "Te Conozco" and the deft "Sangrigorda," which features an amazing sneering trombone line. Featuring musicians as brutal as the hitman on the cover and some of the smoothest vocals of any New York salsa LP, Cosa Nuestra is not only Willie Colón's first masterpiece, it's his best.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:15
- Main artists: Hector Lavoe Willie Colón
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fania
- Genre: World
© 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1968 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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