tracks 1, 2, 4 arranged by Alex Norris
tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 arranged by Jim Hannah
tracks 6, 10, 11 arranged by Josh Schwartzman
arranged by Paul Hannah
tracks 1, 3, 8, 10 bass Andy Gonzalez
bass, coro Josh Schwartzman
claves, coro Andy Gonzalez
congas, bata, bongos, guiro, maracas Orlando Cotto
engineer Tony Eichler
featuring, trumpet Bill Warfield
guiro, maracas, timbales, coro, shekere Jim Hannah
lead vocals, bongos, cowbell, congas, maracas, tambourine Willie Vazquez
photography by Jeffrey Kliman
piano Tim Murphy
producer Andy Gonzalez
saxophone, flute, coro Paul Hannah
shekere, congas, guiro, bongos, coro Rudy Morales
trombone, coro Craig Considine
trumpet, flugelhorn Alex Norris
Recorded At Sheffield Recordings Ltd.
This is the best way to learn the differences between a cha-cha (the extra cha was an invention for Americans), rumba, 6/8 time, boogaloo, bolero, merengue, yambu, cumbia y salsa, bomba and songo. Originals, Latin and jazz standards are clearly identified on the CD as to what class of Latin jazz they belong to. The arrangements of each track are energized, lively and bright. The formula of the Club is to fuse jazz performers with a battery of Caribbean percussionists, very effective. Mamacita merits eight out of ten shakes of the maraca. ~ Tom Schulte

Personnel: Willie Vázquez (vocals, congas, bongos, cowbells, maracas, tambourine, percussion); Paul Hannah (flute, alto saxophone, background vocals); Alex Norris (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Warfield (trumpet); Craig Considine (trombone); Tim Murphy (piano); Orlando Cotto (drums, congas, bongos, guiro, maracas, percussion); Andy González (claves, background vocals); Jim Hannah (guiro, maracas, timbales, percussion, background vocals); Josh Schwartzman (background vocals).

Arrangers: Jim Hannah; Josh Schwartzman; Paul Hannah; Alex Norris; Andy González.

Recording information: Sheffield Audio & Video, Phoenix, AZ (01/06/1997-01/07/1997).

Photographer: Jeffrey Kliman.
Barcode: 753957202729 (Scanned)
Barcode: 7 53957-2027-2 9 (Text)