William Millán Y Su Saoco Original
Siempre Seré Guajiro (Mericana Records XMX-144) °1976°
Personnel:
Bass, Tres, Co-Leader: William Millán
Vocal, Conga, Co-Leader: Henry Fiol
Piano: Ray Santiago
Conga B1: Manuel Alcántara
Güiro, Maracas: Samuel Chévere
Trumpets: Ken Fradley
Trumpets: Mike Moreno (Except A4 & B1)
Trumpets: Gus Onna (A4 & B1)
Equipment Manager: José 'Cat' Colón
Coro: Yayo El Indio, Adalberto Santiago
Producers: William Millán, Henry Fiol
& 'The One And Only' Al Santiago
Musical Director: William Millán
Arrangers: William Millán A1. A3. B1. B2. B3.
Henry Fiol A1. A2. B2. B4.
Danny Franklín A2. B4.
Cover Illustration: Henry Fiol
Front Cover Design & Photography: Val Fernández
Recorded At: Audio-Mastersound Studio. Long Island. N. Y.
Engineer: Ben Rizzi
Mixed At 6 West Recording Studio. N. Y. C.
Engineer: Gretchen Zoeckler
Executive Producer: Joe Cayre
Production Supervision: Joe Cain
Many Thanks To:
Dave Silva, Manny Rivera, (Our Biggest Fan) "Orly",
Jesse Moskowitz And Familias Y Amigos.
Recording Dates 4/26/75 and 11/3/75
"Many bands playing 'Típico' music are criticized because they simply pick a song
originally recorded by a Cuban band and proceed to record it again, note for note, without
adding anything to make the song their own. Saoco, agroup of young New York musicians,
play típico music without either losing their urban influence or allowing it to obscure the band's earthy direction.
Though composed mostly of Puerto Ricans, Saoco has musicians from varying ethnic
backgrounds and one of the band's most endearing qualities is that along with raw swing and
'sabor', it has the talent to be a self contained group that writes and arranges its own material.
Led by William Millán and Henry Fiol, Saoco has been together for almost two years,
William, musical director of the band, plays Bass and Tres (Cuban guitar) on the album Millán
has taught at the East Harlem Music School, Boys Harbor School and is a Music major at
Barroso to be his major vocal influence. "Barroso in my main man" he says, then adds "I'm
also crazy about Guillermo Portabales.
The rest of these fine, talented musicians, although from New York is lower East Side, sound
like they have played with and learned from Cuban old-timers. Saoco is also very conscious of
the trap other groups fall into and plans to steer clear. "We don't just want to record a song
again... we wantto keep the tradition alive... to create with the structure." Listen to this album
and enjoy a bit of tradition; it's full of the earth and roots that our grandparents lived."
.... Carlos De León
P & C 1976 MERICANA RECORD CORP.
A CAYRE INDUSTRIES COMPANY
240 Madison Ave. N. Y. C. N. Y. 10016
Temas
A01 - Lejos Del Batey (Canta Henry Fiol)
A02 - A Bailar Tambó (Canta Henry Fiol)
A03 - Huerfanito (Canta Henry Fiol)
A04 - Motiagua (Canta Henry Fiol)
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B01 - Yo No Como Camarón (Canta Henry Fiol)
B02 - Siempre Seré Guajiro (Canta Henry Fiol)
B03 - Changó (Canta Henry Fiol)
B04 - A Celebrar Bozales (Canta Henry Fiol)
Listen:
A03 - Huerfanito (Canta Henry Fiol)
B03 - Changó (Canta Henry Fiol)
