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Bobby Ram: Pan Con Bistec

Read "Pan Con Bistec" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
March 1, 2003

Quick and to the Point: Mainstreamed Latin Jazz.

Pan Con Bistec –akin to a steak sandwich– is a laborer’s staple among Spanish Caribbean populations. Accordingly, Bobby Ramírez doesn’t seek Latin Jazz gourmets on this compact disc. All items in the menu are familiar, as is their presentation and service. He’s an enterprising journeyman who gives you all he’s got, daring to be the junior leader amidst seniors. Ramírez responds and interrelates with them with a kind of ...