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Azúcar

Eddie Palmieri · 1965

Context

At 8:30, "Azúcar" is one of Eddie Palmieri's most famous pieces, a descarga-spirit track from the album Azúcar pa' ti, released on Tico in 1965. The album was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2009.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

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