REBIRTH

$16.63
Label
SAVANT
Release Date
June 26, 2020
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      0
    • PERFORMER
      Ray, Mantilla
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 26, 2020
    • UPC
      633842218120
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SAVT2181.2
    • LABEL
      SAVANT
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Moondance

      Composer: D. Rodriguez

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Jorge Castro, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez

    2. Dat Dere

      Composer: Bobby Timmons

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Ivan Renta, Jorge Castro, Ruben Rodriguez

    3. Hit the Road Jack

      Composer: Percy Mayfield

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Jorge Castro, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Mike Freeman

    4. Mia

      Composer: Edy Martinez, Iron Gungle

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Jorge Castro, Ivan Renta, Guido Gonzalez, Ruben Rodriguez, Mike Freeman

    5. Philly Mambo

      Composer: Tito Puente

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Mike Freeman, Edy Martinez

    6. Cumbia Jazz Fusion Experimental

      Composer: Edy Martinez, Iron Gungle

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Jorge Castro, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Edy Martinez

    7. Yuyo

      Composer: Bobby Hutcherson

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Jorge Castro, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Mike Freeman, Edy Martinez

    8. Preciosa

      Composer: Rafael Hernández

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez

    9. Martinez

      Composer: Edy Martinez, Iron Gungle

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Edy Martinez

    10. Rebirth Bata Rumba Experimental

      Composer: Ray Mantilla

      Performer: Ray Mantilla, Ivan Renta, Ruben Rodriguez, Diego Lopez, Ogudaro Díaz


Ray Mantilla was one of the true conga giants during the 1950s, 60s and 70s recording hundreds of album sessions and pioneering the use of unique combinations of latin percussion instruments. Among his most famous collaborations were with Charles Mingus, Herbie Mann and Max Roach. In 1977, Mantilla was selected by the great jazz ambassador Dizzy Gillespie to accompany him to Cuba as the first US band to visit the island since the travel embargo of 1962. Their joint concerts with Cuba's indigenous bands made musical and political history. For REBIRTH, Mantilla surrounded himself with his long-time colleagues Edy Martinez, Ivan Renta, Guido Gonzalez, Diego Lopez and others, once again proving that the music he made came from his heart as well as from his lifetime of experience. Ray Mantilla was very insistent on titling this recording REBIRTH. After a long illness the irrepressible Ray Mantilla passed away a few short months after completing the sessions for this CD. The music contained here is a fitting tribute to the man and the musician beloved by so many.