Tito Rodriguez —
En Escenario ... CD Musicor/West Side Latino, Mid 60s. Used ...
$6.99
Romantic stuff from Tito – cut in a style that Tito used on some of his more successful vocal records from the 60s. Titles include "La Casa", "La Mentira", "Mio", "En Tu Memoria", and "Theme From Black Orpheus". CD
(Out of print.)
Tito Rodriguez —
Latin Twist ... LP United Artists, Early 60s. Good+ ...
$5.99
Tito gets the twist craze in his blood – and the result is a very groovy batch of tracks that have kind of a pre-Latin Soul approach! The rhythms are fast and lively – a bit pop, but with plenty of strong instrumental touches, as would be expected from Tito's group – and there's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear, aging, a bit of pen and tape along all seams.)
Very cool album that has Tito leaving his more traditional Afro Cuban groove for a more Brazilian one. Tito and band do some nicely groovy versions of bossa standards and more obscure material – including "Otra Vez", "Doralice", "O Pato", "Un Abraco No ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing. Cover has a bit of aging and some pen on the back.)
Willie Rodriguez —
Mi Montuno ... LP Fonseca/Andale, Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$12.99
Willie Rodriguez at his 60s best – driving his combo with a fire and fury that few other Latin leaders could match! The grooves here are raw and tight, right from the start – a recasting of Cuban descarga modes into an even tighter combo setting – with percussion leading the way ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wicked batch of Latin groovers from Willie Rosario – one that takes all the energy of his rare indie sides from the 60s, and fuses it with the tight approach to Latin Soul being hipped up by Atlantic at the time! The whole thing's great, and has a vibe that's very lively overall – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pink & tan label pressing.)
Joe Ruiz —
Salsa ... LP Alhambra, 1984. Very Good ...
$11.99
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Danny Sanchez —
Going Solo ... CD Chico's Music, 2006. Used ...
$1.99
CD
(Out of print.)
Poncho Sanchez —
La Familia ... LP Concord, 1988. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
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". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Poncho Sanchez —
Papa Gato ... LP Concord, 1987. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "Papa Gato", "Pan Dulce", "Baila Baila", "Manteca", "Senor Blues", "Serenidad", and "Quindembo". LP, Vinyl record album
Mongo Santamaria —
A La Carte ... LP Vaya, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
A set that continues the groove of Mongo Santamaria's other great Vaya work – and goes a bit more towards the R&B fusion mode – taking Mongo's Latin rhythms and infusing them with electric instrumentation to really make them cook! The sound is great, and the album grooves in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer Latin soul from Mongo! At some level, it might be hard to keep track of his late 60s sides for Columbia – but all you have to know is that they're all great, filled with pop Latin soul grooves that pushed way past his contemporaries, dancing around the conga with tight arrangements by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer 70's material from Mongo, featuring a funky Latin groove tinged with some excellent electric playing on bass and Fender Rhodes. The record includes some of Mongo's best cuts from the time – like "Jelly Belly", "The Good Doctor", and the incredible "Happy As A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear.)
Mongo Santamaria —
El Pussy Cat ... LP Columbia, 1965. Very Good- ...
$11.99
A really pivotal album in the career of Mongo Santamaria – one that has Mongo stripping down the groove, kicking up some jazz, and mixing together soulful styles that brought him to the top of the Latin crowd of the 1960s! There's a tightness here that goes beyond any of Santamaria's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2 eye pressing. Cover has some wear, some stains, and a bit of pen on the back.)
An excellent obscure Mongo Santamaria album – and one that features a nice jazzy groove played by one of Mongo's best groups ever! The band features Joao Donato, the famous Brazilian pianist, doubling up on trombone on a number of tracks – something you never hear on his Brazilian ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer set from Mongo Santamaria – one of his first albums on Atlantic, and a record that really keeps up the groove of his Columbia sides! Mongo's moving into very funky territory here – working with arranger Marty Sheller, and getting some great help on keyboards from Neal Creque ... 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
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some wear, a sticker on front, and pieces of clear tape and a sticker on back.)
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
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some wear, some staining and a hint of peeling along the bottom, and a promo stamp on the back.)
Mongo Santamaria at the height of his Latin Soul years – working on a cool Columbia session titled after an earlier hit, but served up with his new lean sound of the late 60s! The album's got that perfect Santamaria combo from the time – a group that features trumpet and these ... read moreCD
Mongo Santamaria at the height of his Latin Soul years – working on a cool Columbia session titled after an earlier hit, but served up with his new lean sound of the late 60s! The album's got that perfect Santamaria combo from the time – a group that features trumpet and these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mongo Santamaria —
Soul Bag/Stone Soul ... CD Columbia/SPV (Germany), 1968/1969. New Copy 2 CDs ...
$18.9919.99
A pair of tremendous albums from Mongo Santamaria – back to back in one cool collection! Soul Bag is a stone 60s smoker from Mongo Santmaria – and a great little set that really lives up to its title! The "soul" reference points to the record's host of 60s soul tunes, which ... read moreCD
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 is mostly stained and a bit wavy.)
Monguito Santamaria —
Black Out ... CD Fania, 1970. New Copy ...
$12.99
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 moreCD
Monguito Santamaria —
Hey Sister ... LP Fania, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
Oooooo-weee – a monster album by one of our favorite talents of the Latin soul era! Monguito Santamaria had a really great way of putting the electric bass right up front in his tracks – kicking things up with a bouncing groove that's as sock-boogaloo as boogaloo can get, and which ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Proof that the Cubop label is home to some of the best Latin Jazz currently in print! Congolero/percussionist John Santos leads an extremely tight Bay Area Latin combo through 13 hard wailing tracks with a very strong jazz sensibility – and the set sparkles with an intensity that you don't ... read moreCD
A great lost smoker from the legendary Fonseca Records – put together by a singer with Puerto Rican roots, and rich experience on the New York scene – which seems to give him an incredible ear for the hippest styles of the late 60s Latin generation! There's a wonderful sense of depth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lenni Sesar —
Lenni Sesar ... LP Fania, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$7.99
A lost slammer from the Fania catalog of the 60s – the one and only album from the highly dynamic Lenni Sesar! Lenni's got a sound that's quite different from other Latin leaders of his time – very jazzy overall, especially on the uptempo numbers on the set – with a really full ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has staining and peeling on the bottom 3 inches, tape on all seams, and marker on the back. Labels have some marker, and the runout on one side has a sticker.)
Sonora Gloria Matancera —
Pare Cochero ... CD Tumi (UK), 2004. Used ...
$8.99
Classic 50s Latin from the Pete Terrace Quintet – working here with Joe Loco arrangements of "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White", "April In Paris", "Pete Mambos On The Terrace", and "Loco Chris". LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy red vinyl pressing – nice and clean overall. Cover has light wear, and just a tiny bit of seam splitting.)
Marta Topferova —
Flor Nocturna ... CD World Village (Germany), 2006. Used ...
$4.99
CD
(Mark through barcode.)
Marta Topferova —
Marea ... CD World Village (Germany), 2005. Used ...
$3.99
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
Eddie Torres & His Mambo Kings Orchestra —
Dance City ... CD E&E, 1994. Used ...
$8.99
Lots of jazzy tracks – and titles include "Pachangueando", "Mango Mangue", "Piano Pachanga", "Levantate", "Dime Que Si", and "Incertidumbre". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and clear tape along the top seam.)
(Cover has some wear, a split spine, splitting on the other seams, a piece of tape, and a stain.)
Trio Los Panchos —
Epoca De Oro ... LP Columbia, Late 50s/Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
The late 50s and early 60s were certainly the golden era of this famous Latin vocal trio – and this nice Columbia issue (part of their obscure "Ex 5000" series) brings together some classic material in a sparkling package that features a cover with the Panchos toasting each other ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rootsy Latin grooves from Tumba Francesca La Caridad De Oriente – a century old Cuban group dedicated to the preservation of older styles of music and performance! The set has a really earthy feel – recorded recently in Cuba by Soul Jazz Records, but with a timeless quality that takes ... read moreCD
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
Chucho Valdes —
Virtuoso ... CD Escondida, Early 70s/Late 90s. Used ...
$5.99
Bobby Valentin —
In Motion ... LP Fania, 1974. Very Good- ...
$14.99
A standout 70s session from Bobby Valentin – his last record for Fania, and a perfect example of the strengths that had allowed him to rise up to the ranks of the label's famous All-Stars! Bobby's playing electric bass throughout, but his biggest skill here is really that of a leader – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Massive work from the great Bobby Valentin – his first-ever album, issued back when he was a jazzy trumpeter! The record offers the "best in boogaloo" – as the cover states – and features a very mod mix of tunes that really gets at the mish-mash crossover energy of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great companion to the first volume in the Beginner's Guide To Salsa – and proof that the genre is alive and well into the 21st Century! Unlike the first volume, which featured a fair bit of work from the 70s – this one mostly combines newer tracks from recent years – all still ... read moreCD
Cuban music makes a mighty comeback here – in a well-done 3CD set that explores some of the freshest sounds in a variety of genres! Each disc features a slightly different theme – CD 1 is cuts in the classic son mode, CD 2 features Cuban salsa and timba, and CD 3 shows a strong ... read moreCD
A smoking little set that burns every bit as hard as previous entries in the Beginners Guide To Salsa series – and maybe stands out even more, given that the package is filled with a great range of contemporary tracks as well! CD 1 features Salsa Classica – with cuts from the 70s, plus ... read moreCD
Easily the greatest collection of Colombian grooves we've ever seen – a beautifully-done package from Soundway Records, and one that lives up to the high standard we first found in their compilations of African and Panamanian funk! This time around, the focus is on the legendary Discos ... read moreCD
A stunning compilation that features some of the best work from the grooviest of all the Latin Soul labels! The set features some excellent Cotique material that we hardly ever see on vinyl – like "Mary Wanna" and "African Twist" by the Lat-Teens, "What You Mean" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, partially split top and bottom seams, a couple of small light stains, and an ink stamp on the back.)
A great mix of Cuban music and diversely danceable, percussive sounds from around the globe – on this excellent entry in the Brownswood label's and producer/tastemaker Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura series! It's amazing stuff, and about as seamless a blend of styles as can be, while still ... read moreCD
Various —
Havana Jam ... CD Columbia/Discos 605, 1979. New Copy 2CD ...
$9.9914.99
A groundbreaking record for the time – especially considering the barriers between American and Cuba! In a unique effort, Columbia Records managed to record this landmark concert set of performances featuring some of its biggest artists alongside other Cuban players – all captured live ... read moreCD
Various —
Havana Jam 2 ... CD Columbia/Discos 605, 1979. New Copy 2CD ...
$9.9914.98
A rare cross-cultural session from 1979 – one in which Columbia Records was allowed to record live performances involving a number of American jazz musicians playing alongside Cuban groups like Irakere and The Cuban Percussion Ensemble! The blend of modes here is really great – ... read moreCD
A killer collection of champeta work from the Caribbean coast of Colombia – music that still has plenty of local touches, but also shares a lot with African imports of the time – a really unique little hybrid that makes for plenty of heavy rhythms! The sound is quite unique – a ... read moreCD
A wicked little set that really gets at the way that Latin record collecting has moved way past the usual sounds from New York, Puerto Rico, and Cuba – to embrace a whole host of styles from around the globe! In a world of collections that feature oft-reissued numbers from the Fania catalog, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tripped-out Latin sounds, both classic and contemporary – served up in a collection that bristles with excitement throughout! The initial wave of this music came from a late 60s stretch when the cats up in Harlem were getting a bit more freewheeling than usual – picking up not just the ... read moreCD
Although the Ubiquity label originally started out as a home for rare groove and funky jazz, sometime in 1995 they began their Cubop imprint as a home for all of the great Latin jazz currently being played on the west coast. The label immediately became one of the best Latin ones out there – ... read moreCD
Some of the best recent Latin Jazz around – all tied up in one slick package by those crafty folks at Cubop! In a world of silly "fake" Latin remake projects, Cubop's delivered some of the best straight Latin around – taking older giants and getting them back in the studio, ... read moreCD
Long live Cubop – one of the greatest labels for Latin music in the past 25 years, and still one of the imprints that most frequently graces our turntables! Cubop have stepped in where many other labels fail –resurrecting a solid, classic style of Latin jazz that isn't always recorded ... read moreCD
Various —
Voodoo Party Vol 2 ... LP University Of Vice (Spain), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ...
$20.99
A voodoo party, and a Latin party too – as the set brings together a host of exotic, percussive recordings from the late 50s and early 60s – lots of which have a nicely moody undercurrent! The work lies in a special space between Latin grooves and exotica – and most of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tito Rodriguez —
Tito Rodriguez Canta En La Oscuridad ... LP 
