Jorge Ben “Big Ben” 1965 Philips P 632 768 L Reissued with Salve Jorge! Boxset, 2009 1 Na Bahia tem (Nestor Nascimento) 2 Patapatapatá (Jorge Ben) 3 Bom mesmo é amar (Jorge Ben) 4 Deixa o menino brincar (Babu) 5 Lalari – olalá (Gaya) 6 Jorge Well (Jorge Ben) 7 O homem, que matou o…
Jorge BenBen é Samba Bom (1964)Philips / Compania Brasileira dos Discos (P632.727 L) This pressing, Salve, Jorge! Boxset 2009 1. Descalço No Parque (Jorge Ben) 2. Onde Anda O Meu Amor (Orlandivo – Roberto Jorge) 3. Bicho do Mato (Jorge Ben) 4. Vou De Samba Com Você (João Mello) 5. Samba legal (Henrique de Almeida…
Booklet notes: Recorded under the uncontrollable shadow of the hit “Sá Marina”, Alegrie Alegria Vol 3, or Cada Um Tem o Disco que Merece, is a move in the direction toward a maturation of a style, of unity in the middle of the diversity that the public had already accustomed itself with Simonal. “Sá Marina”…
The Joe Cuba Sextet “Bustin’ Out” (1972) Vampi Records CD 019 Whereas Joe Cuba’s 60s output was prolific to the point of flooding the market with boogaloo, his releases in the 1970s were spaced pretty far apart. This one catches the Sextet somewhere between their 60s sound and a new sensibility taking cues from Eddie…
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…
{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…
