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    Scorching the Skins

    Jack Costanzo - Scorching the Skins

    02/19/2002 | Cubop Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Jack Costanzo originally became famous for playing bongos with Stan Kenton's Orchestra and the Nat King Cole Trio. He kept very busy in the 1950s and then had a lower profile for a few decades, making a comeback in the late '90s. Scorching the Skins has Costanzo leading a large group through a variety of styles, all of them Latinized. Along the way one hears swing (a spirited if overly brief "Sing, Sing, Sing"), bop ("Birks Works"), New Orleans jazz ("Creole Spice"), Afro-Cuban jazz, and a generous amount of vocal salsa pieces. Costanzo is a potent force leading the percussion section but is happy to feature his many talented sidemen. This set not only shows that Costanzo is still in his musical prime but acts as a sampler of some of the many fine styles that fall into the realm of Latin jazz/salsa. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

    Scorching the Skins Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Sing Sing Sing
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Sing Sing Sing from Scorching the Skins


  • 2
  • Bemba Colora
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for Bemba Colora from Scorching the Skins


  • 3
  • Bop Mambo
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for Bop Mambo from Scorching the Skins


  • 4
  • Birk's Works
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Birk's Works from Scorching the Skins


  • 5
  • Mambo Costanzo
  • 4:10
  • Sound Clip for Mambo Costanzo from Scorching the Skins


  • 6
  • El Cuarto de Pedrona
  • 6:41
  • Sound Clip for El Cuarto de Pedrona from Scorching the Skins


  • 7
  • Green Onions
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Green Onions from Scorching the Skins


  • 8
  • Bongo Jam
  • 1:32
  • Sound Clip for Bongo Jam from Scorching the Skins


  • 9
  • La Connection
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for La Connection from Scorching the Skins


  • 10
  • W. LG.
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for W. LG. from Scorching the Skins


  • 11
  • Creole Spice
  • 4:07
  • Sound Clip for Creole Spice from Scorching the Skins


  • 12
  • Calypso Blues
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Calypso Blues from Scorching the Skins


  • 13
  • Somos Cubano
  • 4:23
  • Sound Clip for Somos Cubano from Scorching the Skins


  • 14
  • After Hours
  • 8:40
  • Sound Clip for After Hours from Scorching the Skins


    • Credits of Scorching the Skins

    • Bobby Matos
    • Conga, Talking, Liner Notes, Handclapping, Introduction


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