Sopa de Pichón
Context
Recorded in New York by Machito and his Afro-Cubans for Decca, this track belongs to the first sides cut by the orchestra founded in 1940 with Mario Bauzá. Michel Ruppli's Decca discography dates the master take to March 23, 1942, and not 1941. The track was reissued as a 78 rpm record and then on the Decca LPs DL-5157 and DL-4505 devoted to the orchestra's early years.
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).