Mallet Hands

Ray Armando - Mallet Hands

09/19/2000 | Cubop Records 

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All Music Guide Review

Ray Armando, long a fixture in the Los Angeles area, had a relatively rare chance to record as a leader on this disc. The style of music is very much 1950s/'60s Afro-Cuban jazz, with tenor saxophonist Benn Clatworthy (whose main inspiration is John Coltrane) generally being the main soloist. Along with some originals, such songs as Ron Carter's "Eighty One," a slower-than-usual "Take the 'A' Train," and Gene Ammons' swinging "In Sid's Thing" are successfully Latin-ized. The sextets (with Theo Saunders or Jorge Valentin Gaffento on piano) are excellent, featuring Armando and either Robertito Melendez or Papo Rodriguez on percussion. This is very easy music to enjoy, both by jazz listeners and Latin dancers. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Mallet Hands Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Con Mi Guaguanco
  • 7:11
  • Sound Clip for Con Mi Guaguanco from Mallet Hands


  • 2
  • The Boxer
  • 5:23
  • Sound Clip for The Boxer from Mallet Hands


  • 3
  • Eighty One
  • 6:56
  • Sound Clip for Eighty One from Mallet Hands


  • 4
  • Mallet Hands
  • 4:55
  • Sound Clip for Mallet Hands from Mallet Hands


  • 5
  • Take the "A" Train
  • 6:22
  • Sound Clip for Take the "A" Train from Mallet Hands


  • 6
  • Soko
  • 8:22
  • Sound Clip for Soko from Mallet Hands


  • 7
  • Elizete
  • 5:13
  • Sound Clip for Elizete from Mallet Hands


  • 8
  • In Sid's Thing
  • 5:17
  • Sound Clip for In Sid's Thing from Mallet Hands


  • 9
  • As We Were
  • 5:06
  • Sound Clip for As We Were from Mallet Hands


    • Credits of Mallet Hands

    • Mark V.
    • Engineer, Mixing Engineer
    • Ray Armando
    • Arranger, Cymbals, Timbales, Main Performer

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