{"product_id":"098787131024","title":"Preservation Hall Jazz Band - A Tuba To Cuba - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreservation Hall Jazz Band\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soundtrack to the 2019 documentary film A Tuba to Cuba is a vibrant album featuring songs the Preservation Hall Jazz Band recorded while on tour in Cuba and after returning home to New Orleans. Also included are a handful of archival songs recorded by previous incarnations of the storied ensemble. As with many of the groups recent albums, including 2013s Thats It! and 2016s So It Is, A Tuba to Cuba showcases the bands abundantly cross-pollinated brand of traditional New Orleans jazz. While the titular tuba, played here by bandleader Ben Jaffe, takes a central role on the album, so do many of the Cuban musical traditions the Preservation Hall encountered on their journey. Several of the songs here -- like the buoyant, handclap-driven Tumba and the jubilantly funky Keep Your Head Up with vocalist Eme Alfonso -- sound more like impromptu jams, deftly combining Afro-Cuban percussion rhythms with New Orleans Mardi Gras energy. Similarly engaging is the upbeat I Am, with its ringing trumpet melody line, and the mid-tempo stroll of Kreyol. Also adding a cross-cultural flavor are vintage archival tracks like Alejandro Almenares yearning guitar\/vocal feature Las Palomas from the 1940s and Billie \u0026amp; De De Pierces jubilant rendition of the traditional Cuban song La Manicero (aka The Peanut Vendor), which was plucked from the Preservation Halls own musical vaults. More than just a souvenir of an affectionately captured journey, A Tuba to Cuba is a heartfelt celebration of the richly shared musical heritage that connects New Orleans and Cuba. ~ Matt Collar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Yesteryear\u003cbr\u003e2.Tumba\u003cbr\u003e3.I Am\u003cbr\u003e4.Descarga del Son\u003cbr\u003e5.Keep Your Head Up\u003cbr\u003e6.Corazon\u003cbr\u003e7.Eleggua\u003cbr\u003e8.Kreyol\u003cbr\u003e9.El Manicero\u003cbr\u003e10.Solitude\u003cbr\u003e11.Las Palomas\u003cbr\u003e12.Malecon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45170966823201,"sku":"098787131024","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/products\/098787131024.jpg?v=1684414709","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-be\/products\/098787131024","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}