Sanabria brings far more than a Caribbean sense of Latin music into play by featuring the music of Brazil on Hermeto Pascoal's O Som Do Sol, as well as the excitement of The Grand Wazoo from the songbook of Frank Zappa. There are also two vocal offerings featured. The Buddy Johnson favorite, Since I Fell For You, is sung by Charnee Wade in a typical blues fashion.
The tune begins as a bolero but soon morphs into straight-ahead swing, and then Latin dance again. The sturdy standard Besame Mucho is also included, with a vocal by the veteran 76 year-old Hiram El Pavo Remon, and is abetted by a nicely placed soprano sax solo by Peter Brainin. On the somewhat shorter Blues for Booty Shakers, Sanbria gets a good opportunity to show off his chops on vibes.
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