Sumptin' Like Dat: Ray Riviera's ''The Now Sound Of The Ray Rivera Orchestra'' (1971)

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We Got Latin Soul!: Mongo Santamaria's ''Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits'' (1970)

Mongo Santamaria''Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits''( LP Columbia Records, 1970 )Catalog # CS 1060Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits by Mongo Santamaria. Recorded between 1964 & 1969.Tracklisting & Hide Credits:A1 Watermelon ManWritten-By – H. Hancock 3:14A2 Cloud NineWritten-By – B. Strong, N.J. Whitfield 4:24A3 Sitting On The Dock Of The BayWritten-By – O. Redding, S. Cropper 3:16A4 We Got Latin

Latin Disco & Hustle: Eddie Drennon's ''It Don't Mean A Thing'' (1978)

Eddie DrennonBiography by Craig Harris (AMG):Bo Diddley's music director and electric violinist from 1966 until 1967, and a former sideman for Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto and Ike and Tina Turner, Eddie Drennon brought a Latin edge to the disco era of the 1970s. Scoring a major disco hit, in 1975, with "Let's Do The Latin Hustle", Drennon went on to record three dance-inspiring albums with

Rare Latin Funk: Reality's ''Reality''

Reality''Reality''( LP Polydor Records, Brazil, 1972 )Catalog # 2310 169(Original press on Blue Elephant Records, Nederland, 1972 Cat.#855.012 H)Tracklisting:A1 – GacheroWritten-By – Frank Douglas, Glenn Gaddum , R. Llanero , William LindforsA2 – WarWritten-By – Leslie Vos , R. LlaneroA3 – Music In My HeadWritten-By – A. Monzon , Frank Douglas, Glenn Gaddum , R. LlaneroA4 – Mack OneWritten-By – R

When Latin Meets Disco: Louie Ramirez' ''A Different Shade Of Black''

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MFS Radio Presents: ''The Magic Sound'' Good Sounds For The New Generations (Blackness Vol.29)

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The Latin Jazz Soul Trip: Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers' ''Super Freak''

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Latin Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie's ”Portrait Of Jenny”

Dizzy Gillespie”Portrait Of Jenny”( LP Perception Records, 1970 - '71 )Catalog # PLP 13Si continua ancora una volta con un post gillespiano e ''latin''. Un album del 1970-'71(data incerta) che riflette il profondo feeling tra Gillespie e la musica latina. Qui con sideman di tutto rispetto (notate gli altisonanti nomi fra i credits), Gillespie ci offre un disco anche un po' funky se vogliamo.

Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie's ”Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac”

Dizzy Gillespie”Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac”( LP Impulse! Records, 1967 )Catalog # AS 9149Tracklisting:1. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac 7:282. Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow) 6:153. Bye 1:284. Something In Your Smile 2:465. Kush 16:01Personnel:Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo)James Moody (ts, as, fl, vo)Mike Longo (p)Frank Schifano (b)Otis Candy Finch Jr. (d)Notes:** Also issued on MCA 29036Recorded at “Memory

Samba Paulista: Adoniran e Os Demônios Da Garoa

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