Who are todays best latin/salsa/timba bassists?

[gimmeagig]

I know about a lot of the established guys.Sal Quevas, Bobby Rodriguez, Cachao,Lincoln Goines, etc...
But there is a new generation of players coming up. Like the timba players who play 5 strings with roundwounds. I just don't know their names yet.Seems like the baby bass is not as relevant anymore as it once was. For example there's a Marc Anthony Salsa CD called Libre which has some really nice bass playing on it.
I'm curious if anyone here is into that sort of thing and maybe I could get a few names and get some more music into my collection and learn a few new grooves.

[Arnold]

I'm interested in the other answers too. But John Benitez is awesome!

[DGbass70]

I think Ruben Rodriguez recorded with Marc Anthony,Oscar Cartaya is a good player too.

[timmus]

my kids have turned me on to Roy Mitchell-Cardenas of Mutemath...pretty amazing bassist. I really enjoy listening to this band...also Joey Secchiaroli from Reign of Kindo, another band my kids introduced to me.

There is some really good stuff out there if you look (and have kids with good taste)


OOPs Edit: Didn't read the entire OP....latin stuff Tim, latin stuff....regardless, the named bassists are still good...just not latin....my goof

[manny188]

If Im not mistaken Erben Perez also recorded with Marc Anthony, you could also take a look at Andy Gonzalez in the latin jazz scene

[Phil Smith]

Maximo Rodriguez with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Feliciano Arango, bassist for NG La Banda, is a terrific player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Gbm-5MVds&fmt=35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ditQMDiW8gw&fmt=35

[gimmeagig]

cool, I didn't know about tha spanish harlem orchestra or NG la banda.
I'm downloading some mp3s right now.
On a side note, in R&B there are a lot of great women vocalists with sexy voices , but in latin music the vocal field seems to be very male dominated.
Yes there is Celia Cruz, but she's old and not so sexy.
Any suggestions there?

[Phil Smith]

Originally Posted by gimmeagig

cool, I didn't know about tha spanish harlem orchestra or NG la banda.
I'm downloading some mp3s right now.
On a side note, in R&B there are a lot of great women vocalists with sexy voices , but in latin music the vocal field seems to be very male dominated.
Yes there is Celia Cruz, but she's old and not so sexy.
Any suggestions there?

She's old now, but back then...

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by Phil Smith

She's old now, but back then...

Celia Cruz died on July 16, 2003.

[gimmeagig]

Celia is really the only female salsa singer that I know right now.I guess she's considered a real groundbreaker but did anyone else follow in her footsteps? Gloria Estefan on her CD Mi Tierra maybe.
What about Christina Aguilera, she's a killer singer with latin roots.It would be really something if she'd ever put out a salsa CD.I'd buy that one for sure.

[kojack]

Are you familiar with Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca? I believe their bassist is Dante Pascuzzo: Here's a link to their tune "Mambo Yoyo."
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/...-yo-yo-wm.html

I've been playing bass for 35 years, and I can't count that bass part to save my life. But I'll tell you what. If it doesn't make you get up and dance, you'd best check yourself for a pulse.

Cheers,
Chuck

[malicous]

Rene Camacho, John Pena, Waldo Chavez, Jerry Watts, Eddy Rivera, Eddie Resto, Jorge Reyes, of course, Anthony Jackson (he is young, compared to some) are some of my faves.

[gimmeagig]

Here's one I like , his name is Alain Perez . I just bought his CD "En El Aire" Some serious playing on that one. Check out Donna Lee.

[gimmeagig]

Originally Posted by malicous

Rene Camacho, John Pena, Waldo Chavez, Jerry Watts, Eddy Rivera, Eddie Resto, Jorge Reyes, of course, Anthony Jackson (he is young, compared to some) are some of my faves.

Out of those guys I'm only familiar with John Pena ( who I love). Who do the other guys you mentioned play with?

[gimmeagig]

Oh yeah, of course I know AJ too, goes without saying.

[gimmeagig]

Originally Posted by kojack

Are you familiar with Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca? I believe their bassist is Dante Pascuzzo: Here's a link to their tune "Mambo Yoyo."
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/...-yo-yo-wm.html

I've been playing bass for 35 years, and I can't count that bass part to save my life. But I'll tell you what. If it doesn't make you get up and dance, you'd best check yourself for a pulse.

Cheers,
Chuck

Thanks Chuck. Nice song.
It's actually in 4/4 C to Bb. Syncopated like latin music usually is. Can get confusing.
The Latin Bass Book by Oscar Stagnaro is a good one to have if you want to get a better understanding on latin music.

[malicous]

Originally Posted by gimmeagig

Out of those guys I'm only familiar with John Pena ( who I love). Who do the other guys you mentioned play with?

Rene Camacho played with Celia Cruz for a few years, as well as Tito Puente and Poncho Sanchez, but he now does a lot of session work in L.A, and other genres in addition to Latin.

Waldo Chavez has played with Willie Colon, Eddie Palmieri, and Ralph Irizari, among others.

Jerry Watts has played with Bill Cunliffe, Flora Purim, and does a bunch of session work (a lot of Brazilian music).

Eddie Rivera has played with a bunch of Latin Jazz legends (such as Willie Colon, Gato Barbieri, Charlie Palmieri, and Giovani Hidalgo), and works with some of my favorite working Latin Jazz musicians of today.

Eddie Resto played with Arturo Sandoval for a while, and also Eddie Palmieri, and plays with a bunch of lesser known (but by no means untalented) band leaders as well, such as Bobby Rodriguez (the trumpeter).

The most popular work of Jorge Reyes is probably with Arturo Sandoval, but his solo stuff is quite inspired (though sometimes more experimental), and he does great work with other lesser known band leaders as well.

Do you include Brazilian under the "Latin" genre? If so, Hussain Jiffry would also be on my list of favorites. He records and tours with Sergio Mendez and Herb Alpert, and does a lot of work with other Brazilian artists.

[Matt Dean]

Cool topic... I'm going to check out some of these guys!

[NickyBass]

Originally Posted by gimmeagig

in latin music the vocal field seems to be very male dominated.
Yes there is Celia Cruz, but she's old and not so sexy.
Any suggestions there?

La India is another high profile female salsa singer. I'm not too familiar with her work, though.