Can anyone recommend any books for reading cut-time salsa and latin grooves?

Eminentbass · #1 08-27-2010, 10:09 AM

I'm working through a pile of scores for a musical revue I'm doing and encountered one piece that has about sixteen bars of salsa in it. While I've spent a fair amount of time on it and have nailed the piece in question, the whole syncopated anticipated nature of the chord changes in this style has thrown me for a loop coupled with the fact that cut-time is my nemesis and the only way to get good at sight reading it will be to work through as much as possible.

Any suggestions on books that deal with this style will be much appreciated.

bongomania · #2 08-27-2010, 10:13 AM

Rebeca Mauleon has some truly fantastic books on the subject. Highly recommended.

Eminentbass · #3 08-27-2010, 10:45 AM

Great, thank you. I'll see what Amazon has to offer

slybass3000 · #4 08-27-2010, 11:16 AM

The latin bass book from Sher MUsic is unbelievable.

Eminentbass · #5 08-28-2010, 05:36 AM

Thanks folks, I've located both suggestions on Amazon and will shortly be swamped with enough material to keep me busy for a while.

NickyBass · #6 08-28-2010, 06:06 AM

In addition to the Sher Publishing books, I would suggest picking up some CD's, for example, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, and just listening to the feel.