The Roots of Timba, Pt I - 1950-El rincón caliente

by Kevin Moore ©2007

1950 Arsenio Rodríguez - El rincón caliente
xx0x 0xxx 0xx0 xx0x 2-3 son clave
xxxx xxxx xxxx xx00 (pickup notes)
xxx0 00x0 xxx0 0x00 MIDI example
bassist: Lázaro Prieto
source: Montuneando

notes: Orlando Fiol calls this type of melodic bassline bajo cantado, and indeed, the García book quotes Arsenio as saying the that "the bass must sing". In this case, as the "singing bass" holds down the time, Arsenio's tres solo stretches it as far as it will go. El rincón also features another exceptionally creative harmonized bloque.

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martes, 22 marzo 2011, 07:32 pm