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Great work by one of the grooviest groups on the LA 60s scene! The Afro Blues Quintet have a blend of soul jazz and Latin styles that's similar to the best 60s work by Cal Tjader, or to records by small combos like the Quartette Tres Bien or The Latin Jazz Quintet. Lots of grooves have a nice... read more

A cool collection of very unusual grooves from Argentine composer/guitarist Rodolfo Alchourron -- part of a generation of groundbreaking musicians in his homeland that also included Lalo Schifrin and Gato Barbieri -- yet unlike those artists, a talent that never achieved greater global fame! The... read more

An excellent album by Latin Soul arranger Harvey Averne! This set is miles ahead of Harvey's work from the 60s -- a heavy set of 70s grooves that has a lot of Chicano rock influences, and which mixes together percussion, electric guitar, soulful vocals, and plenty of other tasty instrumental... read more

A wicked album of Latin Soul tunes -- recorded by Harvey Averne, one of the heaviest hitting producers of the New York scene of the late 60s! The album's one of the few that Harvey issued under his own name, and it features him on piano and vibes, working with arrangements by Marty Sheller, and a... read more

A great Ray Barretto album from 1972 -- one that beautifully showcases the master percussionist as he effortlessly shifts between Latin soul and 70's salsa styles! The group's nice and lean -- with Adalberto Santiago on vocals, Papy Roman on trumpet, Louis Cruz on piano, and the great Andy... read more

A stormer from the days when the New York scene was bursting all over, and Ray Barretto had a big contract with Atlantic. Ray dropped his first name for the albums, and emerged as the sexy "Barretto", at the helm of a tight Latin club sound that was part disco part salsa, and very nicely... read more

Killer stuff all around! This album's a monster -- one of Ray's greatest, with the same sort of Latin Soul groove heard famously on his classic Acid LP. The record has Ray cutting across many genres -- blending Latin, soul, jazz, and a slight bit of funk -- all into a set of grooves that never... read more

Killer material from the mid 60s -- recorded for United Artists after Ray's initial watusi work for Tico -- and in a similar style that has mixes together Ray's Charanga Moderna sound with some more boogaloo and Latin Soul numbers! The record's a key bridge between these two chapters of Ray's... read more

Wonderful early work from Ray Barretto -- proof that he was one heck of a hip cat, even at the start! The album's got an approach to Latin jazz that's certainly informed by the charanga sound of the New York scene in the early 60s -- but one that's also opened up a bit more to new ideas -- bits of... read more

An early 70s killer from Ray -- recorded right in the same era as most of his best albums! The feel here is strongly in the salsa mode -- as Ray steps effortlessly from the Latin Soul era into a whole new decade of musical magic. And like the best of his 60s work, Ray's salsa cooks at a level... read more

Stunning soul from the great Joe Bataan -- a really groundbreaking mix of modes that's right up there with the best of the Spanish Harlem scene of the late 60s! The album is Joe Bataan's debut for the Fania Records label -- and the start of an incendiary run of Latin classics that forever changed... read more

A landmark album from Joe Bataan -- so great, that it made the entire record company change its name! The record has Joe really bursting out after his seminal Latin Soul work of the late 60s -- blending Latin rhythms and American soul into a whole new style of music -- one that Joe called "Sal... read more

One of our favorite Latin soul albums ever -- a rollicking mix of upbeat party tracks, gentle ballads, and more -- all handled with the undeniable magic that is Joe Bataan at his best! The album kicks off with the fantastic groover "Subway Joe" -- a hilarious tune about Joe trying to... read more

Boogaloo -- and nothing but! This is the kind of groovy Latin soul record you always hope to find when digging for Latin sides -- and it's got that perfect mix of soul vocals and sock-boogaloo grooves that some of the best young combos were turning out in the late 60s. Bennito and crew have a... read more

A brilliant set of jazzy Latin fusion -- one of Willie Bobo's best of the 70s, and a seminal crossover LP! The album takes the heavy Latin soul of Willie's earlier work, and gives it a sweet 70s twist -- adding in larger arrangements, impeccable production, and plenty of space to let the jazzy... read more

Incredible work by Willie Bobo -- a slamming record of hard funky instrumentals, one that sounds different than any of his other albums! The record's a killer all the way through -- a mixture of Latin and deep 70s funk, one of the few perfect fusions of the styles, held up beautifully all the way... read more

An insanely wonderful bit of Latin funk! The groove is super heavy, and falls somewhere in between NuYorican soul and Chicano Power rock -- with a sound that's pretty close to Black Sugar, but a little bit more psychedelic, due to the heavy guitars and keyboards in the grooves. Hard congas take... read more

One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by the great Joe Cain -- a wonderful Latin arranger with a really mad ear for a groove! Cain's approach is often quite choppy in the rhythms -- short, hard, and very very sharp -- then topped with sweeter, jazzier lines -- played on this set by Clark... read more

One of the jazziest Candido albums ever -- a tight little 50s set that features the master congolero working with a small combo that includes Al Cohn on tenor, Dick Katz on piano, and Joe Puma on guitar! The sound is nice and stripped-down -- bristling with a percussive approach to the grooves... read more

An excellent early session from Candido -- and one of his first to move from straighter Latin into a much groovier vein! The session's done in collaboration with Lalo Schifrin -- who was also working for Roulette at the time -- and it's got a style that links Candido's older 50s-styled Latin conga... read more

Stunning stuff -- and one of the best-ever Latin soul albums of all time! Despite the fact that Eddie Cano's earlier albums are more in a Latin easy mode, this late 60's side for Dunhill is totally smoking -- and probably his greatest album ever! Forgive the superlatives, but we're totally... read more

A mad mix of Latin and funky rhythms -- a 70s classic from the Belgian group Chakachas! The album's best known for its title hit "Jungle Fever" -- an insane cut that features heavy drums, choppy guitar, and a stop/start action that's peppered with sounds of female pleasure! The track... read more

Funky Latin breaks and very groovy grooves -- the kind of record that you hear for only a second, and say "oh yeah, this is the stuff!" Coke were an obscure Florida combo who mixed together Latin, funk, and soul -- served up in a crossover style that's halfway between the sound of the... read more

Supposedly the end of Willie Colon's early "crime" career -- as the title and cover imply that he's finally been brought to trial! Don't worry about Willie being beaten down, though, because the music on the album is every bit as fierce and powerful as ever -- and features a number of... read more

Great stuff -- and a very sharp album cut by Willie during the Latin soul era, featuring a bunch of tracks that veer more towards the boogaloo side of things than his later albums! The groove is nice and hard -- stripped down with the youthful energy that Willie brought to the scene at the time --... read more

An amazing little record from Willie Colon -- one that has him stepping forth into the limelight as both singer and leader -- after years of working with better-known vocalists like Hector LaVoe and Ruben Blades! But even more than the vocals the thing we really love here are the arrangements --... read more

One of the last classic efforts from the team of Willie Colon and Ruben Blades -- a subtle but effective set of tracks that showcases both Blades' increasingly political concerns and the growing pan-Latin sound of Colon! The core approach is still mostly salsa, but you can hear plenty of other... read more

There's a slightly rootsy groove to this 70s set from Conjunto Candela -- a cool mix of salsa-styled trumpet lines with tres from Tony Velez -- a mode that's similar to some of the groups working on the Vaya and International labels at the time! Vocals are by Louie Rodriguez and Charlie Romero --... read more

Lush Cuban material, recorded by the Conjunto Casino in the years before Castro's regime, when RCA could still get its hands on material like this, and package it for release in the US. The tracks have a fairly traditional approach -- with a mix of romantic numbers and mambos -- and titles include... read more

Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco join forces with vocalist Justo Betancourt and pianist Papo Lucca -- the latter of whom was making plenty big waves in music with Sonora Poncena at the time! Pacheco's the leader of the group on flute and percussion, but Lucca's piano has plenty of force in the set... read more

The Soul of Spanish Harlem -- and the upbeat sound of the Joe Cuba Sextet -- a hard-to-find album recorded just before the dawn of the classic Latin soul era! This one has been underappreciated for years, which is a shame, because it's got a lot of very nice grooves with that tight Joe Cuba Sextet... read more

Seminal early work from the legendary Joe Cuba -- highly percussive Latin tracks, served up in a small combo mode that really helped pave the way for the Latin Soul generation! Joe's shaking off most of Latin tradition here -- going for a tightly focused sound that features plenty of timbales and... read more

The group were certainly doing something right -- as this album has Joe Cuba's sextet at the top of their game, easily showing why they were one of the best groups on the New York scene of the 60s! The album's a pivotal one in the development of Latin Soul -- as it sports the incredible track... read more

Not to be confused with Cugat's Favorite Rhumbas, his best-selling album on Columbia -- this set's a batch of mambo and rhumba tunes of similar vintage, recorded for Mercury, and featuring Cugie at his big band Latin best! Titles include "A Gay Ranchero", "Miami Beach Rhumba",... read more

Great jazzy work from keyboardist Jorge Dalto -- a set that's got a warmer, more acoustic feel than some of his other fusion-based material from the time! Jorge still plays both electric and acoustic keyboards for the date -- but the overall format is a lot more stripped down, and strongly rooted... read more

One of the weirdest, coolest Latin Soul albums we've ever heard -- the only offering ever from the duo of Dianne & Carole -- two female singers who come off with a great deal of enthusiasm on the set! That's our way of saying that the ladies are a bit rough on the vocals -- but that's also... read more

Jose Echaniz performs three compositions for piano that were written by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona. The three pieces are "Andalucia (Suite Espagnole)", "Danzas Afro-Cubanas" and "Danzas Cubanos". Each piece is divided into six parts and the dance pieces are... read more

Sweet LA Latin soul from the great El Chicano! The album's still very much in the classic mode of their early years -- with smoking organ and firey guitar chopped up by heavy timbales and percussion -- and the band grooves hard in a stone Chicano groove that's great on just about every cut! ... read more

An excellent bit of funky acoustic Latin from South America -- with a sound that's quite unique! At some level, these guys sound like acoustic guitar-driven US Latin soul acts -- like Jose Feliciano or Alzo & Udine -- but at another level, there's a lot more complicated instrumentation going... read more

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Some of the finest Peruvian grooves of the 60s and 70s -- served up by three different groups headed by reedman Nilo Espinosa, plus a few other combos as well! Nilo's got a way with a groove that's totally unique -- a bit soul jazz a times, influenced by bossa at others, and sometimes even moving... read more

A surprisingly hard to find (and surprisingly great!) album by Jose Feliciano. Packaged in a beautiful gatefold cover, and with stellar LA production that gives Jose's voice and guitar a beautiful platform to speak from. The LP includes an excellent remake of Stevie Wonder's "Golden... read more

Early 70s psychedelia from Sevile's Flamenco -- a group that's by no means a traditional flamenco music group by any stretch of the imagination -- actually a hard grooving 5 piece that mixed psyche, folk and Latin rock impressively! Fuzzed out guitars, heavy organ grooves and bass, boisterous... read more

The one and only album we've ever seen from this ultra-hip Latin Soul combo -- an outfit that has a sweet swinging sound, soulful lead vocals, and some nicely tripped-out guitar! The style here is a bit different than some of the other New York groups of the time -- as these guys bring the focus... read more

A stone cooker from Rene Grand -- much heavier and harder-hitting than some of his other records from the time -- and a set that's done with plenty of jazzy touches! The group's a small combo, and they pack a tight punch that recalls similar work by labelmate Joe Cuba during the time -- a stripped-... read more

Some of the most stripped-down grooves ever to appear on the Soul Jazz label -- a host of recent recordings by Cuban percussion combo Grupo Oba-Ilu -- also known for their work on the label's collection of Santerian music! The feel here is quite similar to that one -- quite folkloric, and almost... read more

An excellent album of hard percussion tracks from congolero Guem -- recorded in Sao Paulo in 1982, with accompaniment on djembe, bonga, and assorted other percussion instruments. The tracks are spare, but very driving -- with tight rhythms on all cuts, which has made the album quite sought-after... read more

Frank's definitely got a new sound on this album -- one that's even groovier than before! The record still has Hernandez hitting that hard New York Latin groove that make all his 60s sets so nice -- but he's also working here in a more instrumental mode, and one that's got more than a few jazzy... read more

Killer Latin from South American drummer Frank Hernandez -- easily the king of the scene on his side of the globe! Frank's taking a key cue here from the harder sound of the New York scene of the time -- and the record's overflowing with great little tracks that mix together heavy percussion,... read more

Slamming Latin from drummer Frank Hernandez -- a real 60s cooker that grooves with the best from New York at the time! The group's really got the "ritmico" component of the set down strongly -- as the percussion is fast, frenetic, and really dominates the arrangements -- so much so that... read more

A salsa Christmas from Impacto Crea -- a set recorded right around the same time as Willie Colon's classic Holiday records of this nature! Ismael Miranda and Adalberto Santiago each sing lead on one track -- and the group features Antonio Rodriguez on piano and tres, Alfredo Rios on saxes,... read more

A smoking descarga session from the 60s -- one of the best albums ever by percussionist Kako! The album explodes with wonderful jazzy playing, and features 4 very long tracks that are stuffed with great solo work on piano and sax -- bubbling over in heavy percussive excitement, with the best Latin... read more

One of the best collaborations between Puerto Rican bandleader Kako and swingin' Panamanian vocalist Azuquita -- and one of the seminal albums from the amazing late 60s era of West Side Latino Records! The record's got a number of nice tracks written by Louie Ramirez, including a few groovy... read more

An amazing album that's one of the greatest-ever descarga sessions to come out of the New York scene! The album's supposedly a tribute to pianist Noro Morales -- but it's got a fire and energy that goes way beyond even Morales' best work, one that has the group recording in a long-format approach... read more

Beat group grooving from Uruguay -- a scrappy little combo who definitely live up to their bulldog name! The album's got a rough-edged groove that's mighty nice -- the same sort of jangly pop you'd find from the UK scene of the mid 60s, with lots of catchy guitar twanging alongside the vocals. ... read more

A wild wild album of Latin soul -- one of the maddest albums ever recorded for the legendary Speed label! The group, like a rare few others of their generation, are an insane mix of Latin jamming, psychedelic soul, and stoner funk riffing -- all sifted together in a blender, with a sound that... read more

A wonderful batch of Latin Jazz grooves -- from a group who more than deserved the right to call themselves the Latin Jazz Quintet! The core sound features vibes and piano jamming away nicely, really hitting some great modal rhythms -- but this album's also got an added bonus in the presence of... read more

A extremely rare album that Eric Dolphy recorded with the Latin Jazz Quintet -- a rare Latin-based side of Dolphy's career, and a set that's a bit different than the Prestige album by the same pairing! This set features a slightly different lineup of the LJQ -- one that includes Louie Ramirez on... read more

An insanely great record -- filled with lots of odd twists and turns, and done in a really unusual way! The session is an obscure one that features Pharoah Sanders joining the tight combo, who are working here with a very different sound than usual! Earlier Latin Jazz Quintet albums have the... read more

An insanely great record -- filled with lots of odd twists and turns, and done in a really unusual way! The session is an obscure one that features Pharoah Sanders joining the tight combo, who are working here with a very different sound than usual! Earlier Latin Jazz Quintet albums have the... read more

We've never actually been sure if it's Pharoah playing on this one, since the cover and notes are a bit sketchy on dates -- but whatever the case, the sound is fantastic, and this is an excellent Latin album with some tight electric-sounding grooves, and a few funky tracks that are unlike anything... read more

One of the grooviest groups of the Latin Soul scene -- but they'd have to be, given their name! The Latin Souls are a vocal group with a really soulful feel -- a great link between the earlier harmony sounds that were bubbling under in Spanish Harlem, and some of the hipper rhythms that were... read more

Killer Latin soul! This record is one of the hardest to find from the late 60's boogaloo era, and it's a massive stormer filled with tasty grooves! The band is small and tight, with a 2-sax frontline, for an extra-soulful sound. Vocals are in English and Spanish, and the album wails away like a... read more

Early work by the Lebron Brothers -- and a Latin Soul gem that's as groovy as its name! The group have a young, free, genre-blending approach on the record -- easily tripping through a mix of Latin rhythms and 60s soul influences, delivering lyrics in both English and Spanish, often with a good... read more

Amazing work from the New York underground of the late 60s -- an album that's as magical as its title implies! Latin definitely goes psychedelic on this one -- burning through a cloud of smoke with a brilliant blend of soul, jazz, and the hipper rhythms of the Spanish Harlem scene at the time. ... read more

A seminal bit of Latin jazz from the early 50s -- Machito's first "Afro Cuban Jazz Suite", written by Chico O'Farrill, and packaged here in the original 10" LP on Mercury, complete with the David Stone Martin cover! The set features a stunning mix of jazz and Latin playing, in a... read more

An excellent album of Latin material from Herbie Mann -- and proof that he's equally great in just about any setting! The album's a rare Columbia Records outing from Herbie -- but it's easily one of his greatest of the 60s, thanks to some really smoking arrangements from Oliver Nelson -- plus an... read more

A great little LP -- even if it is a discographer's nightmare! The record was most likely recorded originally under Machito's name, and only featured Mann as a soloist -- but it's not the album Kenya, so we're not sure which one it is, although it does look like a repackaging job designed to cash... read more

An insanely wonderful album of Latin percussion -- the only album we've ever seen from Cuban percussionist Lazaro Pla, aka Manteca -- a date recorded in Miami in the 70s, and filled with lots of raw percussion jams! There's a massive amount of bongo work here, mostly in a very spare setting -- but... read more

Percussionist Sabu Martinez is one of the all-time greats of Latin music -- and this record is probably the rarest he ever cut! The album came out of Sweden, where Sabu was residing during the 70s -- enjoying some success as an expatriot jazz player in the European scene. The album mixes Latin... read more

A masterpiece of Latin jazz -- and one of the truest expressions of the genre we can think of! The album's quite unique, especially for the time -- a spare, stripped-down presentation of Latin-influenced jazz -- a sound that has its roots in the cubop experiments of a decade before, but which... read more

A strange one, and one of Sabu's rarest! The record is mostly Latin, but also has a bit of an "exotica" tinge to it -- and unlike the other records by Sabu, which treat him more like an accomplished jazz musician, this one seems to refer to him more as an earthy savage, especially in the... read more

A killer little set from Les McCann -- one of his greatest records of the 60s, thanks to a fair bit of Latin Soul influences! The album's got a groove that's much grittier than Les' other work -- a solid, soulful emphasis on bottom rhythms -- which are mostly in a boogaloo and shing-a-ling mode --... read more

A very unique little record -- and one with a sublime blend of Latin, soul, and vocal styles! The record's a fair bit more sophisticated than most other efforts like this from the 60s -- thanks to a strong batch of talents that includes Gil Fuller on arrangements, Phil Moore III on piano, Leni... read more

A lost boogaloo classic! This is one of the rare few records to come out on the tiny Speed label during the 60s -- a hotbed of production for some of New York's most unique Latin Soul sides. Like other albums on the label, this set is a nicely messed up batch of tracks that shifts effortlessly... read more

The rare first album by Ocho -- and a killer batch of Latin tracks that breaks down all definitions of the music! Ocho were a seminal group in the NuYorica scene of the early 70s -- blending soul, funk, Latin, jazz, and other styles into a groove that was perhaps a bit too complicated for the... read more

Killer stuff! This is Ocho's fourth album -- after their first 3 for United Artists -- and like those classics, it's a hard-jamming set with a real NuYorican feel! There's some very firey work on both tenor and alto sax -- cutting soulful solos over the grooves, in a style that gives the album a... read more

A stunning album from Orquesta Harlow -- one of their wildest of the 60s, and filled with delights! The record starts with this strange sound of a train pulling into a station, then rolls into a massive boogaloo groove that really sets the pace for the album -- hitting hard with some heavy... read more

Orchestra Harlow's answer to the Who's Tommy -- Hommy, a Latin Opera, and one of the few concept albums we know from the New York Latin scene of the time! The tracks are fairly short, and they're separated by short "interludes" throughout the album that feature some cool spoken bits that... read more

Excellent (and very rare) boogaloo album by Orchestra Kool! The group has a rough hewn, tightly walloping feel that we totally love -- with English vocals on some tunes and Spanish on others -- with killer rhythms and some jazzy reed work. The album includes lots of hard stompin' boogaloo tracks... read more

A great little album of boogaloos and hard Latin tracks -- one of the few rare gems on the long-lost Speed label. The set features the work of the Orquesta Olivieri, led by trumpeter Herbie Olivieri, and featuring more trumpet, piano, and percussion, plus lead vocals by Angelo Jiminez and Felix... read more

One of Eddie Palmieri's greatest albums -- and certainly one of the most mindblowingly creative! The album encompasses all the grooves stated in the title, and then some -- as Eddie works with a mix of acoustic and electric instruments, crafting tunes that are long and exploratory, tightly jazzy... read more

An important early album from Eddie Palmieri -- one in which he introduces the "mozambique" rhythm -- essentially a conga-styled approach to the tune, and one that features a lot more percussion than on his earlier sides! The group that supports him is strong enough to carry off the... read more

Eddie Palmieri and the Coco label were a team that couldn't be beat -- and this beautiful album is complete proof of that fact! The set's a wonderful batch of tunes -- expanded arrangements from Eddie with just the right touches of funk, jazz, or rootsy instrumentation, shifting moods easily, but... read more

A seminal bit of 70s Latin from Eddie Palmieri -- a rull, rich session that really earns its "sun" title! Eddie's working here in that complicated approach to jazzy rhythms from the later Tico years -- inflected by a bit of straighter salsa rhythms -- in a style that proved that it never... read more

Landmark work from Eddie Palmieri -- a stunning performance by his Harlem River Drive band, recorded live before a very wild crowd at Sing Sing Prison! The feel here is a blend of the sound heard on the legendary Harlem River Drive album -- a unique fusion of Latin, soul, and political... read more

One of our favorite Latin jazz albums ever -- and a truly amazing record! Bobby Pauntteo, aka Bobby Vince Paunetto, is probably best known for his groundbreaking Latin fusion albums of the NuYorican era -- but this rare gem from the 60s shows that he was a really forward thinker, even at a younger... read more

A landmark in 70s jazz and Latin -- one of 2 legendary sets cut during the decade by composer/arranger Bobby Vince Paunetto -- easily one of the most unique voices of his generation! Bobby's got an approach to melody that's all tied up in the rhythms -- one that has most of the instruments in the... read more

The only album ever cut by conga player Armando Peraza -- the killer percussionist who worked with Cal Tjader in the 60s! The album's got a very similar feel to Cal's work of the time -- blending together jazz, Latin, and groovy 60s rhythms -- with lots of percussion on the bottom, and... read more

The only album ever cut by conga player Armando Peraza -- the killer percussionist who worked with Cal Tjader in the 60s! The album's got a very similar feel to Cal's work of the time -- blending together jazz, Latin, and groovy 60s rhythms -- with lots of percussion on the bottom, and... read more

With his horn-rimmed glasses and short hair, Pijuan should be a big-time square -- but as you'll on this album, he's a heck of a cooker, and leader of one of the grooviest Puerto Rican bands of the 60s! The album's got a very swinging feel -- one that mixes together a number of different Latin... read more

One of the greatest albums by this funky Latin combo! The record differs from some of their earlier Prestige albums in that the tracks are longer, more instrumental, and have a hard fuzzy electric groove. The band jams hard in a way that's more like some of the funk combos of the early 70s, than... read more

Killer Latin soul from Pucho and crew -- and an album that's one of their greatest! The record is also one of the earliest by the group, and it features a different lineup than later ones -- with William Bivens on vibes, Claude Bartee on tenor, and Vince McEwan on trumpet. There's a bit more of a... read more

We know, we know -- sounds like a snoozer -- but it's not! Sure, the record's titled "Tito In Love", which makes you feel that there's some lush romantic tracks of the sort you like to fall asleep to -- but Tito actually breaks out the groove on a number of strong tracks, and he also... read more

An excellent set from Tito -- very funky, unlike most of his other work from the time! The record has a great electric vibe to it -- thanks to a hip bass player in the group, to Charlie Palmieri, who plays organ and electric piano on the record, and to Tito himself, who's never sounded better,... read more

One of the greatest Tito Puente albums from the 50s, and a spare percussion jam session that's right up there with his legendary Puente In Percussion album! The group features Mongo Santamaria, Bill Correa, Julito Collazo, and Enrigue Marti on percussion with Tito -- and the only other additional... read more

A Puerto Rican equivalent of the Fania and Alegre All Stars -- and a group that works with equally hard-driving energy! The overall format is mighty tight -- a great trumpet and trombone section, perched nicely on heavy rhythms from a group that features Papo Lucas on piano, Tony Sanchez on drums,... read more

Smoking early work from the team of Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz -- the kind of record that marked the pair as one of the freshest new voices to hit Latin music in the New York scene of the 60s! The rhythms and modes are all familiar ones, but they're delivered with a different sort of edge here --... read more

Amazing early work from Ricardo Ray -- material that's got a lot more fire than some of his better-known sides from the 70s! The album's a stone cooker all the way through -- played by a tight young group with lots of descarga energy in their blood, and some of the pre-Latin Soul styles that were... read more

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