Palo Congo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1957 | |||
Recorded | April 27, 1957 | |||
Studio | Manhattan Towers, NYC | |||
Genre | Cuban rumba | |||
Length | 40:51 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1561 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Sabú Martínez chronology | ||||
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Palo Congo is the debut album by conguero Sabú Martínez, recorded on April 27, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The octet features Arsenio Rodríguez, his brothers Raúl and "Quique"—alongside Ray "Mosquito" Romero—on congas, bassist Evaristo Baró, and vocalists Willie Capó and Sarah Baró.[1]
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AllMusic | [2] |
It was listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "El cumbanchero" | 5:40 |
2. | "Billumba-Palo Congo" | 6:09 |
3. | "Choferito-Plena" | 4:05 |
4. | "Asabache" | 4:25 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Simba" | 5:58 |
2. | "Rhapsodia del Maravilloso" | 4:42 |
3. | "Aggo Elegua" | 4:32 |
4. | "Tribilín cantore" | 5:20 |