Willie Colon's Cosa Nuestra
Music Roadtrip
Video Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5LAEYGuERo
Description: Willie Colón’s 1970 album *Cosa Nuestra* catches the young Nuyorican trombonist and his crew looking like hustlers straight out of a downtown crime flick, even though the Latin-soul sound inside was remaking New York’s dance floors. Standing today at 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway, you can frame the skyline and waterfront much as his art directors did, echoing the tough, cinematic mood that helped sell salsa as streetwise and modern. As you match the angle of the cover, it’s easy to imagine Colón’s brassy arrangements ricocheting off the East River, announcing that barrio music had claimed the city. This is one of the featured stops in the MusicRoadTrip.com App.
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