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- Artist: Ray Barretto
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- Release Date: September 13, 2005
- Genre: Latin
Review
On Time Was - Time Is, veteran conguero Ray Barretto and his Latin jazz sextet (with percussionist Bobby Sanabria guesting on four songs) are in ways the Art Blakey Jazz Messengers of Afro-Cuban jazz. While the music on this set is essentially Latinized hard bop, with plenty of heated solos from trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and altoist Myron Walden, a few tunes are revived and modernized from Barretto's earlier days including a Cuban lullaby ("Drume Negrita"), a French ballad ("Syracuse"), and an inventive transformation of the gospel standard "Motherless Child." Although this European release will not be as widely circulated as Barretto's slightly earlier Concord recordings, it is on the same high level and is easily recommended to fans of Barretto's blend of hard bop and Latin rhythms. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Drume Negrita | Ray Barretto | (5:49) | |
| Murmullo | Ray Barretto | (5:05) | |
| Mags | Ray Barretto | (5:04) | |
| Motherless Child | Ray Barretto | (8:04) | |
| One for Ray | Ray Barretto | (6:43) | |
| The View from Here | Myron Walden | Ray Barretto | (4:16) |
| Time Was - Time Is | Myron Walden | Ray Barretto | (5:54) |
| Palladium Nights | Ray Barretto | (4:57) | |
| Syracuse | Henri Salvador, |
Ray Barretto | (3:30) |
| Caper for Chris | Ray Barretto, |
Ray Barretto | (4:58) |
