Salsa Dura
Studio album by
Jimmy Bosch
Released1999
GenreSalsa
LabelRykoLatino[1]
ProducerJimmy Bosch, Aaron Levinson, Mark Bingham
Jimmy Bosch chronology
Soneando Trombon
(1998)		 Salsa Dura
(1999)		 El Avión de la Salsa
(2004)

Salsa Dura is an album by the American trombonist Jimmy Bosch, released in 1999.[2][3] The title translates to "hard salsa", Bosch's descriptor for his music, and the style of salsa that was less popular than the salsa romántica of the 1990s.[4][5] Bosch also named his band Salsa Dura.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Bosch, Aaron Levinson, and Mark Bingham.[7] Bosch wrote 10 of Salsa Dura's 12 tracks.[8] "Speak No Evil" is a cover of the Wayne Shorter song.[9] Steve Turre and Chucho Valdes played on the album.[10] David Sanborn soloed on "Canta Mi Mozambique".[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]
Orlando Sentinel[13]

JazzTimes wrote that "it is Bosch’s trombone that brings out the character of the music: hot, yes, but not heavy, worldly and knowing, and ultimately engaging."[9] The Orlando Sentinel thought that "Bosch is a first-rate writer ... he and his group of monster improvisers don't traffic in trite riffs or predictable arrangements."[13] Jazziz deemed the album an "industrial strength variant of urbanized, AfroCuban-rooted dance music."[14]

The Toronto Star noted that "Bosch filters son, plena, conga, descarga and bolero forms through a more muscular framework."[1] The Sun-Sentinel stated that Bosch's "brand of salsa dura—the sound he created by returning salsa to its Afro-Cuban call-and-response roots, employing instrumental solos and improvisation—makes him one of Latin America's most dynamic bandleaders."[15]

AllMusic called the album "a collection of salsa dance tunes, sescargas, boleros, mozambiques, plenas and guajiras with detailed arrangements and energetic playing from Bosch and his band."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."La Chacharra" 
2."Canta Mi Mozambique" 
3."Pa' Mantener Tradición" 
4."La Noticia" 
5."Impacto Tendremos" 
6."Toco El Trombón" 
7."Viento Frío" 
8."Speak No Evil" 
9."Amor Por Tí" 
10."Vengo De Amor" 
11."Sigo Cambiando" 
12."Un Poquito Más" 

References

  1. 1 2 Chapman, Geoff (23 Oct 1999). "Bosch has a heckuva handle on hard salsa". Toronto Star. Entertainment. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Bosch Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Waxer, Lise (November 12, 2013). "Situating Salsa: Global Markets and Local Meanings in Latin Popular Music". Routledge – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Margasak, Peter (August 28, 2009). "Salsa Dura on Saturday With Jimmy Bosch". Chicago Reader.
  5. ↑ McMains, Juliet (May 1, 2015). "Spinning Mambo into Salsa: Caribbean Dance in Global Commerce". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Carter, Kevin L. (25 Feb 2000). "SLIDING INTO SALSA WITH HIS BAND AND OTHERS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 28.
  7. ↑ Torres, Richard (24 Oct 1999). "Bringing Out the Brass With Bosch". Newsday. p. D27.
  8. ↑ Rivas, Josue R. (11 Jan 2000). "La 'salsa dura' y la sensibilidad musical de Jimmy Bosch". El Diario La Prensa. p. 19.
  9. 1 2 Bennett, Bill. "Jimmy Bosch: Salsa Dura". JazzTimes.
  10. 1 2 Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 764.
  11. ↑ Hicks, Robert (21 Jan 2000). "HE'S BRASSY AS CAN BE WITH `AGGRESSIVE SALSA'". The Record. LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS. p. 14.
  12. 1 2 "Salsa Dura - Jimmy Bosch | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  13. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (15 Oct 1999). "DIP INTO BOSCH'S FIERY `SALSA DURA'". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 10.
  14. ↑ Holston, Mark (Jun 2000). "Latin: Boning up on tradition". Jazziz. 17 (6): 30.
  15. ↑ Cazares, David (10 Dec 1999). "HARD SALSA WITH A JAZZY SWING". Sun-Sentinel. Showtime. p. 42.
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