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标题：Moré & More
作者：Rico Rico
期刊名称：Latin Beat Magazine
电子版ISSN：2166-6180
出版年度：1998
卷号：Sept 1998
出版社：Latin Beat Magazine

Moré & More

Rico Rico

LUKAS VAN MERWIJK AND HIS CUBOP CITY BIG BAND Moré & More (Tam Tam Records)

In the past few years, as you weil know, Salsa groups have sprung up all over the world. Everywhere from Japan, South America, Africa and Europe, Salsa definitely has become universal and from the Netherlands we now have Lukas Van Merwijk and his Cubop City Big Band. Van Merwijk, currently the drummer with the Latin jazz group Nueva Manteca, on this, his second project with the big band, pays tribute to the legendary sonero Benny Moré. Utilizing the expertise of the veteran arranger and pianist Eddy Martínez, who did the outstanding arrangements, Van Merwijk was able to capture that Latin big band sound and spirit. The band beautifully interprets tunes that were either composed or made famous by Moré, all Cuban standards. This CD swings from beginning to end and though not readily available, it is well worth searching for. I guarantee it will be worth the effort and long live the Latin (salsa) big band sound.