"I bought Tropicana Nigthts,expecting to hear a follow up album to the beautiful Portraits of Cuba. No dice.Tropicana sounds like warmth-over,dated cuban music.No imaginative charts,solos or material here.Too Bad. Bert Samuels"
Latin Grammy Winner 2000
6XERVANTES | 09/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It is obvious why this album won this year's Latin Grammy. Paquito is a master musician and I highly recommend this album to those interested in true jazz music."
Elegance meets passion
6XERVANTES | Dortmund, Ruhr Valley, Germany | 11/17/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Qué disco! Paquito has delivered again - this time a beautifully crafted, elegant Cuban orchestra sound. Excellent music to keep cheer you up on those chilly Central-European autumn nights, making you wish you were in the Caribbean. Es música tan elegante como caliente."
La Cicuta perdio La Sustancia
David E Moros | Miami, FL United States | 01/21/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this CD for 2 deserving danzones: Cicuta Tibia and Sustancia. Paquito's rendition is pitiful compared to the orignal by Enemelio Jimenez with the Ernesto Duarte orchestra. He chooses to play these beatufil solos completely straight and this drains the flavor off these numbers."