Cesar's Salad - The Latin Beat
(CD/Digital) Perfect Toy PT.035, 2009-07-13

When the unique percussionist César Granados and his latin-jazz quartet play only three things count: groove, groove and more groove! On The Latin Beat César's Salad play a selection of their favourite Latin and Brazilian jazz tunes from the likes of Mongo Santamaria, Weldon Irvine Jr, Marcos Valle, Gil Fuller and more. César Granados (congas, vocals) from Panama City is one of Europe's leading percussionists. He is joined by Jo Junghanss (piano) who lives and works in New York City, Jerker Kluge (bass player, composer and DJ from Radio Utopia, The Hi-Fly Orchestra, The Boogoos, Cosmic Groove Orchestra and Hipnosis!) and Hajo von Hadeln (drums), who have played together as a rhythm-section for years and are the foundation for this band. This superb collection of versions Latin jazz versions will have you grooving on and on and on!

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