by jorge » Sat May 26, 2012 10:51 pm
Like Barry said, the quinto part shifts in the soundstage from left center to right center for the solo. The secos also go up in pitch along with the tones and it almost sounds like a different drum and different hands. The tempo also speeds up and then slows back down, the cata part disappears then starts in again. The transitions sound like someone digitally altering the tempo to make it fit. Maybe Freddy got particularly inspired one day in the studio and played a killer freestyle solo with just clave without listening to the track. That could even be a clip of Titi or Jesus playing that they put into the recording for spiritual reasons. I can't distinguish the solo style among the 3 of them, especially since it is a dedication song to Titi and Jesus and Freddy learned from Titi, but Titi used to play some rolls like that.
By the way, listen to the words, Victoriano Espinosa "Titi" (RIP/ibae) was one of the greatest quinto player of all time, also father of Eddie Espinosa the tumbador.
[Edited to delete Obama right shift joke inappropriate for this forum...]