{"product_id":"9781496832160-improvising-sabor","title":"Improvising Sabor","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCuban Dance Music in New York\u003cbr\u003eExamines in rich detail the playing styles and international influence of important figures in US Latin music. Sue Miller focuses on the Cuban flute style in light of its transformations in the US after the 1959 revolution and within the vibrant context of 1960s New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImprovising Sabor: Cuban Dance Music in New York \u003c\/i\u003ebegins in 1960s New York and examines in rich detail the playing styles and international influence of important figures in US Latin music. Such innovators as José Fajardo, Johnny Pacheco, George Castro, and Eddy Zervigón dazzled the Palladium ballroom and other Latin music venues in those crucible years. Author Sue Miller focuses on the Cuban flute style in light of its transformations in the US after the 1959 revolution and within the vibrant context of 1960s New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While much about Latin jazz and salsa has been written, this book focuses on the relatively unexplored New York charangas that were performing during the \u003ci\u003echachachá\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003epachanga\u003c\/i\u003e craze of the early sixties. Indeed, many accounts cut straight from the 1950s and the \u003ci\u003emambo\u003c\/i\u003e to the\u003ci\u003e bugalú\u003c\/i\u003e's development in the late 1960s with little mention of the \u003ci\u003echachachá \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003epachanga\u003c\/i\u003e's popularity in the mid-twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eImprovising Sabor\u003c\/i\u003e addresses not only this lost and ignored history, but contends with issues of race, class, and identity while evaluating differences in style between players from prerevolution Cuban charangas and those of 1960s New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through comprehensive explorations and transcriptions of numerous musical examples as well as interviews with and commentary from Latin musicians, \u003ci\u003eImprovising Sabor\u003c\/i\u003e highlights a specific\u003ci\u003e sabor\u003c\/i\u003e that is rooted in both Cuban dance music forms and the rich performance culture of Latin New York. The distinctive styles generated by these musicians sparked compelling points of departure and influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55093540651382,"sku":"9781496832160","price":27.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38190831_d7a4e455-9f9d-4feb-8ed8-c551ecf6d4f1.jpg?v=1763787260","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781496832160-improvising-sabor","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}