Sabu Martinez – Sorcery! (1958/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit/44,1kHz | Time – 43:07 minutes | 383 MB | Genre: World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Trunk Records
Sorcery! showcases the fully fleshed out vision of New York-bred conguero and percussionist Louis “Sabu” Martinez (1930-1979) who leads a nonet on this six-track opus congastium. It is released in 1958 on Columbia Records and comprises of anything but unique compositions, or better still, developments and progressions. Each of the concoctions is comparably long by Exotica standards and eminently vivid. Despite the screaming title and the premise of a largely percussion-focused album, the intrinsic darkness that reigns over the majority of the tracks is not intimidating, not even when Oriental tonalities are injected…
Tracklist:
01 – Aurora Borealis 07:58
02 – Moon Black 07:34
03 – Sorcery 04:58
04 – Bonco 06:34
05 – Milk Weed 10:20
06 – Sol 05:43
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