''Salsa Picante'' is an album by American composer-arranger/keyboardist

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, recorded on January 30, 1978, and marking the eponymous recording debut of Fischer's Latin jazz combo. Initially released in 1979 by

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in Germany, the album's U.S. release came the following year on the

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label. Though long unavailable on CD, four of its tracks made it onto MPS's 1998 anthology of Fischer highlights, ''Latin Patterns,'' and the album in its entirety was finally reissued on CD in 2007 by Clare Fischer Productions.

Track listing

All selections composed by Clare Fischer except where noted. Side One # "Bachi" – 6:27 # "

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" – 5:55 # "Guarabe" – 10:17 Side Two # "Descarga – Yéma Ya" (Clare Fischer/ Ildefonso (Poncho) Sanchez) - 6:15 # "Cosmic Flight" – 3:11 # "Inquiétação" (

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) – 3:47 # "Minor Sights – 4:02

Personnel

– e-piano, Yamaha EX-42 organ *Rick Zunigar – guitar *David Acuña – flute *David Troncoso – e-bass *Pete Riso – drums *

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– timbales, Latin percussion * Ildefonso (Poncho) Sanchez – conga, bongos, campana

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salsa Picante 1979 albums Albums arranged by Clare Fischer Clare Fischer albums Latin jazz albums by American artists Discovery Records albums Albums recorded at Capitol Studios