Ahora Si (Bonus Dvd)
Bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez putmamboas well as the jazzy jam  sessions known asdescargason the map. The Miami-based  actor/percussionist Andy Garcia resurrected him from obscurity with the  popularMaster  Sessionsrecordings in the 1990s. This CD and DVD, recorded at  Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, is Cachao's fourth collaboration with  Garcia. The ageless bandleader's deep arco and pizzicato basslines anchor an  all-star group, which includes salsa trombonistJimmy Bosch, timbaleroOrestes Vilato, andtresguitaristNeslon Gonzalez. They  lay down the Afro-Cuban rhythms that range from thechanguito therumba. "Mambo Cambio de Swing" links Havana to Harlem, while "Guajira  Clasica" marries Bartokian style with the Cuban countryside. "Queja  Africana/Protesta Abakua" is laced with Justo Almario's Coltrane-tinged  saxophone and completes the transcultural influences of this great musician.--Eugene Holley, Jr.