Wayne Gorbea Discography of CDs

Wayne Gorbea CD discography Recording information: Skylight Studios, Newark, NJ. Photographer: Frank Reyes. Arranger: Rick Davies. Personnel: Wayne Gorbea (piano); ...

Wayne Gorbea albums Liner Note Author: Wayne Gorbea. Recording information: Skylight, Belleville, NJ (12/1999). Illustrator: Tatjana Krizmanic. Photographer: Frank Reyes. Arranger: Rick Davies. Personnel: Wayne Gorbea (piano); Frank Otero (vocals); Michael Lewis, Sam Furnace (trumpet); Rick Davies, Rafi Malkiel (trombone); Frank Reyes (congas); Juan Rodriguez (bongos); Ruben Borgas (timbales). Audio Mixers: Juan Diaz; Andy González; Wayne Gorbea.

Perhaps an early response to the success of the Buena Vista Social Club, Wayne Gorbea and his group, Salsa Picante, were finally signed to a nationwide label to record the hot Afro-Cuban collection Cogele el Gusto, a very similar blend of traditional Cuban son and lively Latin jazz. A fixture of New York's Latin jazz scene, Gorbea is very much a traditionalist, with a call-and-response horn section of two trombones and a trumpet in the classic Tito Puente/Johnny Pacheco fashion. A white-hot piano player -- check out the amazing solo improvisation at the start of the title track, both deeply soulful and irresistibly danceable -- Gorbea is also a gifted bandleader and arranger, giving each instrument plenty of breathing room for improvisational licks but locking the whole thing to a firepower rhythm section that underpins even the ballads. Wayne Gorbea is not an innovator, but neither is he a hidebound moldy fig; Cogele el Gusto ...

Recording information: Skylight Studios, Newark, NJ. Photographer: Frank Reyes. Arranger: Rick Davies. Personnel: Wayne Gorbea (piano); Rick Davies, Rafi Malkiel (trombone); Frank Reyes (congas); Juan Rodriguez (bongos); Ruben Borgas (timbales). Audio Mixer: Juan Diaz.

It's not really Introducing Wayne Gorbea, since he's enjoyed a career that stretches back more than three decades. His salsa dura style has been an N.Y.C. staple, and this compilation cherry-picks some of the best cuts, like "Dejame un Lado" with its stunning piano ...

Track Listing of songs: El Yo-Yo; Lo Que Dice Justi; Oye Como Va; La Lengua; Estamos Chao; Sabor Sabor; Cogele El Gusto;

Track Listing of songs: Sigan Bailando; Pensando En Ti; Sigo Pa'Lante; Bin Ban Bon; Ponte Linda; Lo Que Dice Justi; Llevatelo Todo;

Track Listing of songs: Prakatun; La Muchachita; Pa'Puerto Rico; A Primera Vista; Ven Baila Conmigo; Cuando Camina Esa Mulata; DJs Sabroso; Rhumbembe;

Track Listing of songs: Cena Para Seis; Rosa Primavera; Insomnio; Habana Nocturna; Rumba Nortena; Santos; Calle Loca; Caliente Time;

A bright collection of Latin soul and Afro-Cuban jazz, Salsa, Sweat and Soul is a good overview of contemporary salsa stylings by a broad range of performers. A fiery instrumental version of James Brown's "Sex Machine" performed by Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers ...