A rootsy little record from the LeBron brothers – one that still has some of the darkly soulful touches of the group's Latin Soul years, but which comes across in a stronger 70s return to tradition mode! The piano of Jose LeBron is still strongly in the lead here – really setting up ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Lebron Brothers —
Llegamos/We're Here ... LP Cotique/Get On Down, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9922.98
Soaring salsa from the mighty Lebron Brothers – a group who first burst on the Latin scene with a strong run of Latin Soul recordings, but who are taking a more straightforward approach here! Yet that change hardly makes any difference, as the Lebrons still have that bold, youthful energy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stone kicker by the Lebron Brothers – not as all-out Latin soul as the group's first few records, but a heck of a great session nonetheless! The album's got the brothers moving into more of a 70s salsa mode, but still keeping the small combo edge of their earlier albums – singing in ... read moreCD
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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal sounds in the world of Latin music – played by the composer himself, with titles that include "Danza Negra", "La Comparsa", "Canto De Guajiro", "Noche Azul", "Malaguena", "Siempre En Mi Corazon", and "La Habanera". LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and tape along the top and bottom seam and a peeled spot in the top right.)
Titles include "La Havane A Paris", "Rumba Blanca", "Para Vigo Me Voy", "Rumba Tambah", "Puchunguita", "Anacaona", and "Cachita". LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy pressing – on Panart/Odeon! Cover has masking tape around all seams, and bottom seam is split. Also has light wear and some pen on the back.)
Some of Joe's best work for Fantasy pressed up on one tasty compilation of groovy mambo and cha cha tracks from the late 50s! Joe's Fantasy work was some of his better stuff from the time, and his firey piano is right out front on tracks like "El Baion", "Why Don't You Do Right?" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Brown label pressing. Cover has a stereo sticker.)
A solid groover from Joe Loco – cut in a pachanga style, as you'd guess from the title – but like all of his work at the time, the kind of a session that's really driven by his tight work on piano, no matter what the rhythm! Joe's heavy hand on the keys makes any sort of a record a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Back cover has some light aging.)
A pretty lively set of tracks from Joe – handled in his classic mode, with a small percussion combo behind him, and firey piano grooving hard and free right up front! Side one features compositions by Rafael Hernandez – including "Silencio", "Campanitas De Cristal", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe and his crazy piano are at the head of another lively set of Latin numbers – piano driven all the way, with some heavy percussion to make things groove! Tracks include "Loco Motion", "Tremendo Cha-Cha-Cha", "Paso Merengue", "Mama Inez", "Baion ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some light aging.)
Seemed like Joe was always in a mambo mood at the time he was making these sides for Tico – but that's A-OK with us, as the record's a corker – tight little grooves in Joe's best percussion/piano format! A few tracks even have some vibes, which makes for a nice sound – and titles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light wear, but no splits and is nice overall.)
A very nice album of tight hot Latin instrumentals, played by Joe Loco with his tremendous choppy approach to the piano. The title and notes seem to imply that there's a "rockin" sound to this one, but that's only because Joe wails so much, Mercury was trying to align the record with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has splitting in the seams and spine, with discoloration from age around the edges.)
A triple-time killer from the Colombian scene at the start of the 70s – one of those rare gems on Discos Fuentes that had the label setting a new sort of fire on its own, in comparison to the New York Latin generation! In addition to the cumbia tracks you might expect, the set's also got ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real corker from Machito – a set that's got a lot more bite and earthy fire than some of his other albums of the 50s – as you might be able to guess from the cover and the title! The record definitely lives up to the Afro-Cuban promise on the front – thanks to very hip ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great look at the earliest years of Machito – a set that follows him from early Cuban recordings, through bebop experiments on the New York scene of the postwar years, to some of his classic group albums of the 50s! Machito always had a strong ear for the jazzier sides of Latin styles - ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not necessarily a night "out" with Machito, as the material appears to be all studio recordings – but the album is a good example of the variety of Machito's successful group of the late 50s, and will give you an example of the kinds of tracks they'd run through in a live show. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy orange label pressing.)
Machito & His Salsa Big Band —
Machito!!! ... LP Timeless (Netherlands), 1983. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
More recent than Machito's classic recordings, but done with a tight adherence to jazz that really makes the album sparkle! In a way, this set's much more of a no-nonsense Latin jazz affair than many of Machito's sides from the late 50s, 1960s, or 70s – as he's got kind of a back to basics ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brassy set of Latin sides recorded by Machito's trumpet player from the old days, Bobby Madera, who's probably best known to the world as the man who wrote "Mambo Inn". That track's on here, and so are the tracks "Mambo Pastel", "Basutoland", "Rhythmambo", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maku Soundsystem have a really great mix of modes – many elements that echo the Colombian roots of most group members, but fused strongly through New York modes that reflect their home of the past few years! Somewhere in the background, you'll hear echoes of cumbia and other Latin styles ... (Global Grooves, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Legendary Latin Soul & funk from Malo – all the Bay Area combo's original singles for Warner in the early 70s, A- & B-sides, together for the first time – focusing on the group at it's fastest-paced and most exhilarating! Malo's sweet blend of Latin, jazz, funk, and rock really ... read moreCD
Malo —
Malo V ... LP Traq, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Mandrake Som —
O Amigo ... LP EMI (Italy), Early 70s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
The great second album by the Italian group from the seventies that played great Brazilian jazz. Their first album is better known, and the groove's a bit different on this one – because there's an acoustic guitar thrown into the mix, which only seems to deepen the sound – that great ... (Brazil, Latin)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A gem of a record from a time when flute Mann Herbie was really taking off – a set that shows his growing love of Latin rhythms, which are used to wonderful effect throughout! Mann had been recording straighter chamber jazz a few short years before, but there's a nicely unbridled feel to ... (Jazz, Latin)read moreCD
Orlando Marin —
Out Of My Mind ... LP Brunswick, Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
A Latin Soul classic – but one that's a lot more obscure than some of the better-remembered albums on Fania and Tico from the late 60s! Orlando Marin is probably mostly known as an arranger, and a leader from the earlier years of the New York scene – but during the Latin Soul years he ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The best that the New York indie scene had to offer in the 60s – a killer set of short, hard tracks from Orlando Marin! The album features a number of vocalists – Willie Torres, Elliot Romero, Cheo Feliciano, and Chivirico Davila – some of the best of the time, switching off from ... read moreCD
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, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent session of west coast Latin Jazz – and one of the best we've heard in years from legendary percussionist Bobby Matos! Bobby's working here with co-arranger and reedman Michael James Turre – in a set that's got a wonderful blend of traditional instrumentation, hard-driving ... read moreCD
A sweet little session from the Bay Area scene – a set that features English and Spanish language vocals from guitarist Memo – plus backing in a mix of funky jazz and clubby soul! The album's a unique fusion of modes – maybe like some of the Spanish disco rumba material of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Arriba Mi Cuate", "Hola Profesor", "Oye Compadre", "Me Gustas", "Myrta Y Jose", "Rumbo Perdido", and "El Rilicario". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a few small bits of tape on the back, but is great overall!)
Ismael Miranda Con Orchestra Harlow —
Abran Paso! ... LP Fania, 1971. Very Good ...
$19.99
The last album that Ismael Miranda cut with Orchestra Harlow – but an extremely strong effort that draws from all the great work they did together! Larry Harlow's still very firmly at the helm of the set – producing, arranging, and playing piano with the classic Orchestra Harlow lineup ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original multicolor label pressing. Cover has splitting on the top seam and some general wear.)
Early work from the great Fiesta label – with titles that include "Suavecito", "Mambo Schmambo", "Que Me Voy", "Talk To Me", "You're Driving Me Crazy", and "Me Gusto". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light tape on the top seam, but is nice overall.)
The debut album of Monguito Quian – not to be confused with Monguito Santamaria – who was also recording for Fania around the time, and who was also a Cuban singer recording in New York in the early 70s. This Monguito's more of a straight ahead Latin singer – presented here by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features backings by the orchestra of Radhames Reyes Alfau – and titles include "Cenizas", "Acompaname", "No Me Culpes", "Mientras Tu No Leegas", "Celos Locos", and "Sin Fe". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, but this is a nice copy overall.)
Gilberto sings with orchestrations by Radhames Reys Alfau – on titles that include "Penas & Martirios", "Fin De Un Amor", "Una Vez Mas", "Adelante", "Simplemente Una Ilusion", "Llorar Es De Hombre", "Soy De Ti", and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Mi Ultimo Refugio", "Ratos Felices", "Mas", "Miseria", "Corazon Herido", "La Cinta Verde", "Una Semana Mas", and "Ya Vivi". LP, Vinyl record album
An excellent set of groovy Latin-tinged tunes – and one of the rarest records on Prestige from the 60s! The set's one of the few ever recorded under the name of Montego Joe – a great conga player who's probably best remembered for his work with the Har-You Percussion Ensemble, but who ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue trident label pressing.)
Manolo Monterrey Con La Orquesta Billo's Caracas B —
Un Cubano En Caracas ... CD Tumbao, 1950s. Used ...
$14.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Bobby Montez —
Viva Montez! ... CD World Pacific/Melodias (Colombia), 1961. Used ...
$14.99
An incredible album of Latin jazz! The great vibist Bobby Montez leads one of the hippest combos you'll ever hear on record – a modal quintet that grooves like no other Latin combo we can think of – topped with wonderful vibes from the leader, on an album that's totally unique – ... read moreCD
(Cover has some wear and wide clear tape along all seams.)
Phil Moore & The Afro Latin Soultet —
Afro Brazil Oba! ... LP Tower, Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Noro Morales' most ambitious recording, and a beautiful reading of Ernesto Lecuona's extended Afro Cuban Suite! The suite spans both sides of the album, and is done here in a beautiful orchestral intervweaving of Latin themes, with arrangements by George Siravo, and piano by Noro, who also leads ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has moderate wear, a bit of marker, with peeling and old tape along the seams.)
Benny More —
Benny More ... CD Rise International, 1950s. Used ...
$12.99
Beny More's a hell of a singer – one of the strongest voices of his generation, and an artist who can sound especially strong on an upbeat number! More's got a way of stretching out and inflecting his vocals that was a huge inspiration on the Latin Soul and salsa generations to come – ... read moreCD
Beny More —
Asi Es Beny ... LP Discuba, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Beny More's a hell of a singer – one of the strongest voices of his generation, and an artist who can sound especially strong on an upbeat number! More's got a way of stretching out and inflecting his vocals that was a huge inspiration on the Latin Soul and salsa generations to come – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has clear tape along the bottom seam and some aging.)