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Thousand Finger Man
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Track Listing
- Jump Back
- Come on Choo-Choo Train
- Soul Limbo
- Tony's Theme [From the Film Lady in Cement]
- Hallelujah! I'm Comin' Home
- Thousand Finger Man
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #201507 in Music
- Released on: 2000-01-25
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Customer Reviews
Notable for the title track
This record may not please latin music or jazz aficionados, but is notable for the title track. "Thousand Finger Man" is a house music and dance staple and can reliably put people on the dance floor.
Three stars ONLY because it's Candido Camero...
The astute reviewer below hit the nail on the head when he stated that Candido can't carry this alone. We're not channeling orishas here, so you've not got the Los Papines mindset or the guaguanco ideology to work with. Instead, you think you're heading for something out of the latin-jazz school, or at least something a la Blue Note's infamous "rare groove" series. But, no. You don't get that either. Instead, what you get, is a record that sounds painfully like something Peter Brady would have put on in the hopes of getting his party started at the Brady household.
Really bad tweaky-freaky guitars, very low-key, almost lull-inducing horns that blare occassionally, presumably in the guise of being psychedelic. It's just bad. Candido's playing is, as always, without flaw. But, it's just brought down by the rest of this travesty. It's the same exact scenario that plagued his "Beautiful" release.
Stick with Candido backing Dizzy, and, of course, Machito. There are some other countless appearances to find by him, straight in the traditional Cuban school, which far better pay respect to this master than this release, which surely he did to pay the bills at the time. They really are too numerous mention here, but dig a little, and you'll find them. You'll thank me later as well.
Just plain awful
If you love Latin Jazz, or any kind of jazz, or just plain good music, stay away from this pile of ... Horrible arrangements of bad 1960's songs abound. It is hard to believe this was issued on Blue Note, but I guess if nothing else it proves that even they weren't perfect 100% of the time.
