A very cool larger group project from pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba – recorded in Cuba, before his fame in the US – with a grouop that includes Manuel Valera on soprano and alto sax, Rafael Carrasco on tenor and flute, and Lazaro Cruz on trumpet! (Jazz, Latin)LP, Vinyl record album
Nice session of 80s Latin jazz tracks, recorded in Havana in 1986, and featuring the kind of long, jamming tracks that let Rubalcaba really open up on keyboards. The group also features sax work by Manuel Varela – who takes a searing solo on the cut "Pluma", and plays nicely on the ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Straight Ahead ... CD Yemaya (Spain), 1986/1987. New Copy ...
$5.9914.98
A great set of Cuban recordings from pianist Gonzala Rubalcaba – all done for the Areito label in the mid 80s, and with a style that mixes sharp Latin jazz group numbers with more sensitive solo and trio material! The piano is mostly acoustic, but sometimes electric – and two tracks ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Supernova ... CD Blue Note, 2001. Used ...
$5.99
Titles include "Cuidate Compai", "Well You Needn't", "Campechana", "Mambo Pa T", "Let A Woman Be A Woman Let A Man Be A Man", and "Mambo Inn/On Green Dolphin Street". CD
Early 80s genius from trumpeter Arturo Sandoval – 2 albums that were never issued in the US at the time! First up is the sublime Turi from 1981 – an album that mixes smooth spacey fusiony production with Sandoval's soulful trumpet style – and the result is a sweet grooving set ... read moreCD
A nice Prestige 2-fer collecting two early sides Mongo cut for Fantasy in the late 50s. The first, released under the title Mongo, is a no-nonsense batch of Latin jazz tracks, arranged by himself and Francisco Aguabella, who's sort of the co-leader of the group on the set! Players include Emil ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Mongo Santamaria's best albums from the 70s – and one of his funkiest too! The record's got a sweet electric groove that sounds mighty nice next to the Latin jazz arrangements on the set – almost in the feel of some of Candido's funky work from the time, but possibly even ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Let's party is right! Mongo and his Latin Soul combo groove through a tight tasty batch of tracks, with heavy conga from Mongo, and killer soulful solos by Bobby Capers, Marty Sheller, and Hubert Laws. The set's got a few soul covers – like "Walk On By", "Shotgun", and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing.)
Mongo Santamaria —
Images ... LP Vaya, 1980. Very Good ...
$9.99
One of Mongo's good electric Latin fusion LPs for Vaya, and a nice batch of tracks with a good groove to them, and a nice jazzy feel. There's some nice electric piano moments, and the band grooves nicely on cuts like "TV", "Images", "Havana", and "Mucho Mas". LP, Vinyl record album
Doesn't Mongo have about 3 albums with this title? Whatever the case, this one's a great set – recorded in the early 90s in New York, a straight ahead Latin jazz session that's a nice little back-to-basics session! Players include Dave Valentin, Hubert Laws, and Johnny Almendra – and ... read moreCD
Mongo cooks mightily – working here at the Montreux Jazz Fest in 1971, with a soaring group that's even more spiritual than any of his records in the 60s! There's definitely a dose of Latin Soul in the mix, but there's a fiercer, more righteous quality to the album too – thanks to the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Mongo's best Columbia LPs, and a totally hard hitting live set recorded with a very strong Latin jazz feel! The group's got some of Mongo's best players ever – like Hubert Laws and Bobby Porcelli – and the album's got lots of hard horn solos, and a good good groove throughout. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has light wear & a promo stamp.)
Killer Latin soul from one of the all-time greats – a collection of greatest hits from Mongo Santamaria, but a set that's every bit as essential as his full length albums for Columbia! Most of the cuts on the album were arranged by Mongo's key right-hand man – the great Marty Sheller, ... read moreCD
(Out of print original pressing.)
Mongo Santamaria —
Mongo's Groove ... LP BGP (UK), Early 60s/1987. Very Good+ ...
$18.99
UK compilation of some of Mongo Santamaria's best – and hardest to find – Latin jazz tracks from the early 60's. Giles Peterson had a hand in putting this together, way back in 1987, when he was a wee toddler on the acid jazz scene, but you know it's gotta be good if he had his hand in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mongo Santamaria —
Mongomania ... LP Columbia, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
Killer Latin soul from Mongo, and a great batch of original tracks, played by a groovy little combo that includes Bobby Capers on alto, Ray Maldonado on trumpet, and a young Hubert Laws on flute, who also did some of the arrangements! The sound is hard, tight, and jazzy – with the kind of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Late Mongo – but great Mongo! The CD features work recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 – a wonderful jazz-based performance that was never issued at the time! Tracks are long and very open – stretching out with a soulful majesty that goes beyond even Mongo's ... read moreCD
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Mongo Santamaria —
Skins ... CD Milestone, Early 60s/1976. Used ...
$7.99
One of those Milestone 70s two-fer sets, filled with Mongo's classic early Latin jazz sides cut for Riverside in the 60s. As you'd expect, there's lots of tight jazzy moments and straight ahead hard jamming, courtesy of an all-star cast that includes Nat Adderley, Ronnie Capers, Paul Serrano and ... read moreCD
Soulful Mongo – 2 60s soul tracks, redone with a sweet Latin finish! "Son Of A Preacher Man" grooves nice and slow – a very nice sax solo snaking around the rhythms! "Cloud Nine" kicks off a lot faster – heavy heavy percussion, really riffing along with the ... (Funky 45's, Latin)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A seminal moment in the career of Mongo Santamaria – and probably the first record to show that he was destined for greatness! As you might guess from the title, the set features Mongo's key recording of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" – served up here in a sharp-edged ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label Battle pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A great cubop revival date – one that has Mongo Santamaria working with the great Dizzy Gillespie – all really opening up on some long live tracks that go quite a bit farther than bop/Latin sets like this from the late 40s! The tracks are all nicely extended, with lots of room for ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Monguito Santamaria —
Black Out ... LP Fania, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
Stone funky Latin soul from the younger member of the Santamaria family! Black Out is one of Monguito's greatest – a hip album of groovy late 60s tracks that perfectly blend the Latin and soul sides of the Spanish Harlem scene. Marty Sheller handled arrangements on some of the album's best ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ok, so you were once embarrassed to have this in your collection – and sold it off so your buddies at college wouldn't make fun of you. Now, though, you treasure it as a crossover Latin Funk classic – with the kind of soaring guitar/organ grooves that were the brilliant sound of the ... (Rock, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lalo Schifrin —
Lalo=Brilliance ... CD Roulette/Warner (Japan), 1962. New Copy ...
$13.99
Fantastic lost material by Lalo Schifrin – recorded in a style that's very similar to the excellent work he was doing for Dizzy Gillespie's group in the early 60s! The record features Leo Wright, also from Diz's group, playing some excellent alto and flute – and Jimmy Raney plays ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
New work from everyone's favorite under-discovered Cuban singer – recorded very much in the style of his work with Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, with a similar dedication to a classic sound. Titles include "La Negra Tomasa", "Oui Parle Francais", "Te Apartas ... read moreCD
A sweet little tribute to Latin jazz giant Eddie Palmieri – one that features Eddie's piano on a few key tracks, but a set that also stands as a great showcase for the writing talents of trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda too! The album follows strongly in that modern jazz style that Palmieri ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Killer Latin funk from the mid 70s – a totally rare little set, but a masterpiece all the way through! Sol is a combo headed up by keyboardist Joe Gallardo – and they've got a groove that blends together some wonderful elements – including jazz funk, straight Latin, and a bit of ... read moreCD
(LP sleeve edition – printed in Japan, and very well done!)
A strange one for Sonny Stitt – but also a real gem! The album has Sonny, who'd been working for the Roost/Roulette label, coming together with other jazz players in the same boat, plus Latin musicians who were recording for the related Tico label. Moishe Levy never made such a good talent ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill —
Spanish Rice ... CD Impulse, 1966. Used ...
$14.99
Sweet Latin licks from Clark Terry and Chico O'Farrill – cut in a mode that's very similar to O'Farrill's best Verve work of the 60s! The vibe is kind of a mod take on Afro Cuban sounds – not really Latin soul, but with a playful vibe that mixes together jazz and Latin with equal parts ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Cal Tjader —
Agua Dulce ... CD Fantasy/BGP (UK), 1971. New Copy ...
$9.99
One of our favorite Cal Tjader albums ever – and one of the first to have his vibes working alongside Fender Rhodes! The record's a surprising little set from the start of the 70s – one that almost has Cal picking up some of the New York sounds of a few years before, then mixing them ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
One of Cal's first albums for Verve, and a great set of Latin tracks with Lonnie Hewitt on piano, Armando Peraza on bongos, Johnny Rae on timbales, and Paul Horn on flute. The overall sound is great – and the album has a straight-on jazzy groove that makes it much better than some of Cal's ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great live work from Cal Tjader – one of a number of sets but at his home turf of the Blackhawk Nightclub in San Francisco! The album's nicely laidback, with tracks that stretch out a bit more than Tjader's studio work for Fantasy Records – often hitting a slight Latin groove at times, ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Monster Latin jazz and boogaloo – all the way through! The album's a rare gem from the short-lived Latin Soul years on Decca – cut by Ozzie Torrens, and featuring a great Latin lineup that includes Louie Ramirez on vibes, Charlie Palmieri on piano, and Manny Duran on trumpet – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two late 70s groovers from Cuban trombonist Juan Pablo Torres – both of them a wild mix of Latin, funk, soul, and jazz – a style that's quite unique, and which has made Torres' albums some of the most sought-after Havana grooves of the time! First up is Con Todos Los Hierros – a ... read moreCD
Latin jazz and a whole lot more – served up in this excellent soundtrack that takes us back to the glory days of the cubop sound of the late 40s, but also adds in a lot of contemporary styles too! The music is played by a few different groups, all recording for the film, but the whole thing ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very appropriate title for this album by Cuban violinist/percussionist Alfredo Triff – recorded in conjunction with Kip Hanrahan, in the cross-cultural mode of other work on the American Clave label. Some tracks are short and direct – very percussive with violin soloing by Triff ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Diego Urcola —
Viva ... CD CAM, 2006. Used ...
$5.99
Great work from the always-wonderful Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes – recorded here in solo performance live in New York. As anyone knows who's heard Valdes work over the past 30 years – either with the group Irakere, or with his own smaller combos – Chucho is a master of the ... read moreCD
An incredible chapter in the career of legendary Cuban pianist Chuco Valdes – two rare small combo jazz sessions recorded in Havana in the 60s, issued with bonus tracks as well! The group here is a really wonderful one – and features a young Paquito D'Rivera on alto sax and clarinet, ... read moreCD
Merceditas Valdes —
Ache ... CD Egrem/Habacan (Canada), 1992. Used ...
$8.99
Music from Orquesta Reve, Orquesta Los Van Van, Opus 13, Issac Delgado Y Su Grupo, Orquesta Aragon, Grupo Sierra Maestra, Adalberto Alvarez Y Su Son, Orquesta Original De Manzanillo, Grupo Raison & Juan Carlos Y El Dan Den. CD
The legendary Miguelito Valdes gets some great help on this sweet Verve session from Chico O'Farrill – whose backings really help freshen up the sound, and give the whole record a hip kind of 60s swing! Valdes had been recording for many years by the time of this date, but Chico's ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Miguelito Valdes & Tito Guizar —
Los Inigualables ... LP Caliente Disco, Very Good+ ...
$7.99
Mark Weinstein —
Timbasa ... CD Resonance, 2010. Used ...
$4.99
Great Latin grooves from Mark Weinstein – a player we know most from his classic Cuban Roots album of the 60s, but who's still treated us to plenty of other classic-styled grooves over the years too! This album's got a great back-to-basics feel – Weinstein's jazzy flute lines blowing ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Puerto Rican salsa from Zaperoko – a group who weave together strands of traditional rhythms into a sweet new groove! The album's got a rock-solid feel right from the start – the mix of tradition and contemporary energy that makes some of these 80s Montuno sessions so great – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We're especially heavy on New York sounds of the 60s and 70s -- Latin Soul, salsa, boogaloo, and more!
