Ray Barretto “The Message”Released 1972, Fania RecordsRelease Date Jul 17, 2007Studio/Live StudioMono/Stereo StereoProducer Ray BarrettoEngineer Irv GreenbaumRecording Time 35 minutesPersonnel Ray Barretto – congasOrestes Vilato – timbalesAndy Gonzalez – bass Roberto Rodriguez – trumpetJohnny “Dandy” Rodriguez – bongosRene LopezJoseph “Papy” RomanLouis Cruz – piano From Dusty GrooveOne of Ray Barretto’s hardest-hitting salsa albums of the…
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Alegre All-Stars – Best of The Alegre All-Stars (2005)
Alegre All-Stars – The Best of..(2005) 320kbs Released pm Vampi-Soul, 2005 This set of music really cooks. VampiSoul is a cool label that puts out great music, but isn’t exactly known for thorough packaging or notes. The blurb below the tracklist here is literally all we get. The lineup listed on the inside of…
Fania All Stars – Live at the Cheetah (1972) VBR
We seem to be stuck in 1972. Not a bad place to be, especially New York in 1972. Fania has since reissued this as separate volumes like the original LP releases with remastered sound, but I’ve found most remasters to be dubiously “improved” so I’m happy to stick with this 2-CD collection which may or…
Ray Barretto – Barretto Power (1972)
To make up for the somewhat uneven Fania collection from earlier today, I thought I’d make amends with this solid set from Ray Barretto. Barretto Power from 1972, with Adelberto Santiago on lead vocals. Nothing revolutionary about this record but who cares. Aside from the Nuyorican soul cuts “Right On” and “Power” — the latter…
Ray Barretto – Acid (1968) VBR
{2001 French pressing with bonus tracks} RAY BARRETTO – Acid (1968)VBR Psychedelic salsa? Not quite, except for the occasional Austin Powers-isms like “yeah, baby” and “sock it to me”. But this is a landmark record and needs to be in the collection of any fan of salsa or Latin soul. The closing track is the…