Bobby Rodriguez, Paul Lopez Tony Terran:
Trumpets
Ramon Flores, Lou Gonzales, David Sawtelle:
Trumpets on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The
Pain, As The City Sleeps, Dazzle, Lion's Den and
Family Tree
Bobby Loya and Steve Hoffsteter: Trumpets on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA
and We Gotta Go
Jock Ellis, Romeo Prado: Trombones
Pete Beltran: Trombone
on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As The City Sleeps,
Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Matt Fender: Trombone
on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We Gotta Go
Larry Covelli, Bennie Maupin, Joe Perez: Saxophones
Mel Steinberg, Adolfo "Fuzzy"
Martinez: Saxophones on Descarga De HMA, Come In
Out Of The Pain, As The City Sleeps, Dazzle, Lion's Den
and Family Tree
Justo Almario and Kim Richmond: Saxophones on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De
HMA and We Gotta Go
Harry Scorzo: Violin
Ray Blas: Flute
on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As The City Sleeps,
Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Tim Misica: Flute
on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We Gotta Go
Russ Henry:
Drums
Alex Acuna: Timbales
on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As The City Sleeps,
Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Ramon Banda: Timbales
on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We Gotta Go
Joel Chula:
Bass on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As The City Sleeps,
Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Jonathan Pintoff: Bass on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA
and We Gotta Go
Serge Kasimoff:
Piano on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As The City
Sleeps, Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Mark Gutierrez:
Piano on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We
Gotta Go
Arturo "Ture" Oliva: Congas on Descarga De HMA, Come In Out Of The Pain, As
The City Sleeps, Dazzle, Lion's Den and Family Tree
Poncho Sanchez: Congas on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA
and We Gotta Go
Reggie Roig: Bongo
Freddie Crespo: Bongo, Hand Percussion and Background Vocals on Aqui Estoy, Oye
Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We Gotta Go, Lead Vocal on Oye Hispana
and Merenge De HMA
Yvonne De Bourbon: Hand Percussion, Background Vocals on Aqui Estoy, Oye
Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We Gotta Go
Candi Sosa: Hand Percussion and Background Vocals, Lead Vocal on Descarga De HMA,
Aqui Estoy and Merenge De HMA
Mike Jimenez:
Background Vocals
Thania Sanchez, Abby Loces, Patty Christo,
Gay Perez, Asdrubal Sierra and Alberto Mirabal: Background
Vocals on Aqui Estoy, Oye Hispana, Merenge De HMA and We
Gotta Go
Poncho Sanchez appears through the courtesy
of Concord Picante Records
California Salsa II
HMA Salsa Jazz Orchestra
Conducted by Bobby Rodriguez
Produced by Bobby Rodriguez
Executive Producer:
Bill Lazerus
Engineers:
Bill Lazerus, Rick Riccio
and Victor Sanchez
Assistant Engineer:
Teresa Caffin
Mixing:
Bill Lazerus and Bobby Rodriguez
© 1994 Discos Dos Coronas,
Inc.
16350 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 312
Encino, CA 91436
All Rights Reserved
Special thanks to Yvonne De Bourbon who's
administrative genius has allowed HMA to grow properly. To our great guest stars
Alex Acuna, Justo Almario, Ramon Banda, Tim Misica, Kim Richmond, Poncho Sanchez and Harry
Scorzo.
There is no other permanent orchestra like
the HMA Salsa/Jazz Orchestra. Always impressively clad, they bring excitement and
high energy to every performance. Their music is rich and captivating. The
Orchestra combines the best of traditional Big Band instrumentation using the standard
four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, piano, bass and drums with the addition of
the Latin rhythm section (timbales, congas, bongo and hand percussion) along with vocals
and special guests.
All the music on this recording is new,
original and shows the wide versatility of the Orchestra's hot California Salsa rhythm and
their great jazz improvisers.
This Orchestra is on fire and not waiting
to be discovered, rather they're crearting their own opportunities. They've played
major Jazz Festivals in the USA and have been awarded annual funding from the City of Los
Angeles and the State of California in support of their "School Tour" program.
They're taking their message to the public by designing, building, marketing and
sailing their own musical ship! They just keep moving forward.
HMA means Mispanic Musicians Association,
Inc., and the Orchestra is the Flagship of this non-profit organization which is made up
of musicians, friends and supporters, motivated to establish a networking system affording
musicians the opportunity to get to know each other and be creative together.
HMA has a dream to build the HMA Institute
of Music. It will provide the next step in professional music education. This
state of the art campus will serve underprivileged youth and our community. It will
focus on music disciplines;; performance and history of music and house the HMA Music
Archives that will be a resource center that documents the historic legacy of Latin
music's pioneers.
This Orchestra, under the co-leadership and
direction of Bobby Rodriguez and Paul Lopez, represents the highest quality of
professionalism and a wonderful role model for our youth.
I would like to thank every musician,
singer, writer and arranger on this recording for their high professional standards and
efforts in making California Salsa II the flagship recording for Discos
Dos Coronas.
Now sit back and enjoy the fantastic giant
California sound of HMA Salsa/Jazz Orchestra.
- Bill Lazerus
Executive Producer
Thank you Discos Dos
Coronas for giving HMA this opportunity to record our own music our way. And
thanks for turning our flagship loose for the world to enjoy!
- Bobby Rodriguez
President of HMA, Co-Leader
With this recording, I feel tremendous
satisfaction in the performance and interpretation of Bobby and my orchestrations.
The Orchestra is very exciting and exhibited high energy throughout the sessions.
I'm very proud to be part of this project. Thank you again everyone.
- Paul Lopez
Vice President of HMA,
Co-Leader
Alex Acuna: Timbales