Year : 1969
Label : Solid State
Genre : Latin Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Afro Cuban Jazz
Iconic album from the Havana native percussionist Candido Camero featuring bassist Chuck Rainey and guitarist David Spinozza. Candido starts as professional for Machito before to move to New York in 1952 in order to play with Dizzie Gillespie. Between 1953-1954, he joins the Billy Taylor Quarter and later becomea session musician in demand performing and recording with Buddy Rich, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Evil Jones or Art Blakey. "Thousand Finger Man" is a pop funk album produced by saxophonist Duke Pearson including heavy organ sounds, killer congos beat and latin grooves. Titles include Candido's original "Thousand Finger Man", the "Tony's Theme" extracted from Lady In Cement score and covers from Rufus Thomas (the stax classic "Jump Back") and Booker T. & The MGs (Soul Limbo).
