Orquesta Joe Cotto - Descarga #4

For our fourth track, the appropriately-named Descarga #4 by Orquesta Joe Cotto, from the fantastic session album New York Descargas.

These descarga sessions began in Havana in the mid-50s, and were carried on in New York under the guidance of producer Al Santiago. The session list reads like a Who's Who of salsa: Cachao, Charlie Palmieri, the then-unknown Hector Lavoe, and many others. This selection is a pretty straight-up salsa tune, with an even blend of traditional son montuno and more New York-ish styles.

Dedicated to Emilio Pasha Valderrama Afsharipour, est. 23 April 2007!