He played these tunes throughout his career, and later on (on record, and when I heard him in Havana in like 1994 or 95) he was more into stretching them. He'd follow the form of the danzon but go into pedal-style detours etc. These recordings are from relatively early....I'll look for a good later example.
Yes there does seem to be a kind of detachment. It’s very interesting. The emphasis seems to be on the fusing of the styles. It is very visual, I agree. It’s like a snapshot of different rhythmic styles being juxtaposed next to each other, pushing and pulling in time.
He played these tunes throughout his career, and later on (on record, and when I heard him in Havana in like 1994 or 95) he was more into stretching them. He'd follow the form of the danzon but go into pedal-style detours etc. These recordings are from relatively early....I'll look for a good later example.
Yes there does seem to be a kind of detachment. It’s very interesting. The emphasis seems to be on the fusing of the styles. It is very visual, I agree. It’s like a snapshot of different rhythmic styles being juxtaposed next to each other, pushing and pulling in time.