"Un Gran Dia En El Barrio" is de debuut CD van het geweldige Spanish Harlem Orchestra o.l.v. pianist Oscar Hernandez met de créme de la créme van de New Yorkse salsa musici. Een klassiek salsa album, en een van de beste CD`s van het eerste decennium. Best selling salsa CD, which was released september 2002.

The title of this CD, which translates as "A Great Day in the Neighborhood," was inspired by the famous `50s jazz portrait by photographer Art Kane. With the talented Rubén Blades pianist Oscar Hernandez serving as musical director, this band of NYC`s top Latin musicians (featuring bongo drummer Bobby Allende, bassist Rubén Rodriguez, singers Jimmy Sabater, Frankie Vazquez, Ray de la Paz and Herman Oliveira, and trumpeter Ray Vega) lay down some serious, no-nonsense salsa dura grooves. This clave-powered crash course features some heavyweight selections, including Tito Puente`s "Mama Guela," the enchanting Pedro Flores bolero "Obsesión," and the Willie Colón/Hector Lavoe classic "La Llego la Banda." The mambo, cha-cha-cha rumba, and guajira are blended together in a zesty musical dish by these Puerto Ricans in the Big Apple, and it`s a dish best served on the dance floor.

1. Mama Guela (3:33)

2. Obsesion (5:32)

3. Tambori (3:32)

4. Aprenda A Querer (4:18)

5. La musica Es Mi Vida (3:53)

6. La Banda (4:49)

7. Pa` Gozar (5:48)

8. Somos Iguales (3:44)

9. Vale Mas Un Guaguanco (4:09)

10. Pueblo Latino (4:20)