Various Artists - Saga Jazz: Latin Jazz (Afro-Cuban Jazz Pioneers) (2003)

This CD attempts to unravel the knots of a fine story, that of the marriage between jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Their liaison first came to light in the Twenties and Thirties, most notably with Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington, before reaching broad daylight in the Forties with Dizzy Gillespie, when he hired Chano Pozo, an incurable “conguero”. Also at the feast were Machito, Chico O’Farrill and, on the jazz side, Charlie Parker, the Bird in person, still a fancier of new thrills. Hot.

Tracklist:
1. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - Manteca (03:10)
2. Chano Pozo Y Su Ritmo De Tambores - Tambombararana (02:27)
3. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - Cubana Be (02:40)
4. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - Cubana Bop (03:19)
5. Havana Casino Orchestra - Lolo Lolo Lolo (03:06)
6. Chano Pozo Y Su Orquesta - Rumba En Swing (02:38)
7. Miguelito Valdes Y Su Sexteto - El Cajon (02:23)
8. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Moonlight Fiesta (02:56)
9. Duke Ellington - The Flaming Sword (03:11)
10. Machito And His Afro-Cuban Orchestra - Tanga (05:17)
11. James Moody And His Bopmen - Tin Tin Deo (02:50)
12. Howard McGhee And His Afro Cuboppers - Cubop City Part 1 et 2 (05:33)
13. Charlie Parker - Mango Mangue (02:57)
14. Nat King Cole - Go Bongo (03:08)
15. Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Cuban Episode (04:48)
16. Machito And His Afro-Cuban Orchestra - The Afro Cuban Jazz Suite (17:28)
17. Jelly Roll Morton - The Crave (03:10)