Salsa Con Acid

[No Pride]

Here's one Ernie might get a kick out of.

I liked it, Vic! I used to play that tune a long time ago with a jazz group, but we did it as an afro 6/8.

Did you check out the Ralph Irizarry track I posted? Ralph worked with Ruben Blades (who most "gringos" probably know as an actor and of course they'd be right, but *we know he's a great singer/musician/composer too) for a long time. Timbalaye was a cutting edge latin jazz band in NYC. The percussionists in Chevere, the latin jazz group I play in hold Timbalaye in high esteem. I have two of their albums and I think it's pretty great stuff too!

Speaking of Ruben Blades, did you ever see that movie, "Crossover Dreams?" It's about a singer/musician who's tired of playing the salsa circuit and wants to be a pop star.

* Didn't mean to imply that I'm not a gringo myself; I am!