Salsaland: A Review of the West Coast Salsa Congress
On Take Five, performed by Ana and Joel Masacote
By Maya, SalsaCrazy.com
May 2004
...One
particular performance touched me more than others: Ana &
Joel Mazacote from Boston danced salsa to a jazz classic Take
5 written decades ago by Paul Desmond and made immortal by the
legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. They did not even choose
a Latin arrangement of this tune. They stuck to the original
composition written in 5/4 beats – uneven number theoretically
impossible to dance to, especially salsa that needs 4 beats.
But they did it!...I started noting only the very best performances
that stood out in any way. Ana & Joel are certainly
on that list....
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