Rubby Haddock's second effort with TH Records pays off in spades with his reformed big band setup and the notable arrangements by Ray Santos, Javier Fernández, and Ernesto "Tito" Rivera. The commercially indifferent early '80s still brought forth interesting recordings that were somewhat ignored by the disc jockeys. Haddock's effort to maintain traditional salsa are worth a commendation, especially when improving his own band setup with a richer, more sophisticated one. Lead vocalists Raul Carbonell Jr. and Tony Rivas do justice to great material in tunes like the highly ironic "Los Afortunados" and the better-promoted tune "Gavilan o Paloma." An instrumental tune, "Adiós Cortijo" (dedicated to the recently deceased percussionist/bandleader), sums up this excellent production with gusto.