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| | CD Review of Oskar Cartaya - My Music, My Friends, My Time on Oye! Records @ jazzreview.com |
 | | Oskar Cartaya (bass), Alex Acuna (drums, percussion), Claudia Acuna (vocals), Bobby Allende (congos), Justo Almario (saxophone), Tal Bergman (drums), Eguie Castrillo (percussion), Tony Cintron Jr. |
 | | Bassist Oskar Cartaya’s first release as a leader is an all-out throw-down that deserves to send the bassist into wider popular recognition with audiences in the jazz and Latin jazz movements. |
 | | Right from the hot first entrance of his bass on the opening track, El Yunque, Cartaya proves he can lead a hot, tightly interwoven ensemble with the feel of his bass laying down the foundation and taking the lead at the same time — tricky stuff to say the least. |
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