Cachao “His name is Israel Lopez, but he is known as “Cachao.” His real name is music though. Born into a family who were all bass crazy, at least thirty five members of the Cachao clan have played the double bass at one time or another, either with the Havana Filarmonica, or in popular combos. Some of them, like his older brother the late Orestes played with the Filarmonica under the baton of Eric Kleiber, …showed first 75 words of 1374 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1374 total…new Cuban generation. Saving best for last, this production finishes with Descarga Cachao. There is a dialogue of tres and trumpet, a brief intervention by the sax, and a breathing solo by Cachao. Works Cited  http://www.picadillo.com/figueroa/cachao.html Israel Lopez “Cachao” Frank M. Figueroa  Infante, G. Cabrera. “To Catch Cachao” Rev. of Masters Session vol.1 by Cachao Sony Music Entertainment 1994  Ayala, Cristobal Diaz “Notes to “Master Sessions Volume 1”” Sony Music Entertainment 1994