Mambo Blue is a new eclectic band to the Nashville scene. We are a fusion of Latin Afro-Cuban rhythms, Funk and Jazz, performing mainly original compositions. The band was conceived in Jacksonville,Florida and soon became a favorite amongst musicians and lovers of this idiom. Before leaving Florida the band recorded their first Cd titled Con Fuego. I moved to Nashville in April of 2002,it took two years before i was able to establish Mambo Blue again. The new incarnation is composed of Nashville season veterans and young talent. Presently the band has completed their second CD called Angel Roman & Mambo Blue.
Here are some reviews, starting with an editors pick by a very popular on line magazine called Descarga.com.
" This adventurous Latin jazz debut by bassist Angel Roman is at it's best when funky and percussive, like on the hard-driving "Miami Blue" and "La Chazz." But it's all good, even the laid back tracks, which refuse to drift into soft cool FM radio jazz:
Highly recommended."
The Jacksonville Times -Union Newspaper
“young band successfully married complex rhythmic textures to spunky improvisation.â€
The Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society Inc.
“ Some bands working the Latin vein can handle the demands of maintaining the clave, but falter when things shift to a more straight-ahead focus. Others sound disjointed if songs aren't being done in 4/4 time...Mambo Blue succeeds in any and all musical situations.â€
Track List:
1. Con Fuego
2. Jojobim
3. Sara's Dance
4. La Pregunta
5. Palmas
6. Little Boy
7. Express
8. Chicky
9. Five to Four
10. No llores mas
11. Descarga 101
Other Genres:
Here are some reviews, starting with an editors pick by a very popular on line magazine called Descarga.com.
" This adventurous Latin jazz debut by bassist Angel Roman is at it's best when funky and percussive, like on the hard-driving "Miami Blue" and "La Chazz." But it's all good, even the laid back tracks, which refuse to drift into soft cool FM radio jazz:
Highly recommended."
The Jacksonville Times -Union Newspaper
“young band successfully married complex rhythmic textures to spunky improvisation.â€
The Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society Inc.
“ Some bands working the Latin vein can handle the demands of maintaining the clave, but falter when things shift to a more straight-ahead focus. Others sound disjointed if songs aren't being done in 4/4 time...Mambo Blue succeeds in any and all musical situations.â€
Track List:
1. Con Fuego
2. Jojobim
3. Sara's Dance
4. La Pregunta
5. Palmas
6. Little Boy
7. Express
8. Chicky
9. Five to Four
10. No llores mas
11. Descarga 101
Other Genres:
- JAZZ: Latin Jazz
- JAZZ: World Fusion
- SOLO INSTRUMENTAL