Though it includes just one track originally released on Blue Note (Kenny Dorham's "Afrodisia"), Latino Blue is a superb collection of Latin jazz spanning the late '50s to the late '60s. The producer and compiler, Miles Perlich, decided to reissue highlights from some of the rarer Cubop sessions that lie in the vaults of Blue Note's parent label, Capitol -- from such labels as World Pacific, Roulette, Pacific Jazz, Roost, Jubilee, and others. As a result, listeners are treated to excellent rare material from Willie Bobo ("Trinidad," from his 1964 LP Let's Go Bobo! on Roulette), Joe Torres ("Soul Cha, La Bruja Negra" from a 1968 LP for World Pacific), the Jazz Crusaders ("Agua Dulce" from 1965's Chile Con Soul), Candido ("Long Long Summer, Toccata" with arrangements by Lalo Schifrin), and Art Blakey with conga maestro Sabu Martines ("Sakeena," from 1957's Cubop). For collectors and long-time fans, it's a bonanza of classic material. For beginners, it may not be the best collection from a historical standpoint, but the fact that it includes so much great music makes it practically a must-hear. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Latino Blue Track Listing
Credits of Latino Blue
- Jose Mangual
- Bongos
- Sabu Martinez
- Conga
- Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez
- Percussion
- Nicholas Martinez
- Timbales
- Ron McMaster
- Mastering
- Ubaldo Nieto
- Timbales
- Ralph Pena
- Bass
- Charlie Persip
- Drums (Snare)
- Roberto Rodriguez
- Bass
- Santo Russo
- Trombone
- Doug Sides
- Drums (Snare)
- Bobby Torres
- Percussion
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes
- Conga
- Chino Valdes
- Percussion
- Carlos Vidal
- Conga
- Richard West
- Bass
- Ray Rivera
- Drums (Snare)
- Hungaria Garcia
- Timbales, Cowbell
- Steve Huffsteter
- Trumpet
- Joe Livramento
- Trumpet
- Wendy Day
- Creative Director, Series Coordinator
- Burton Yount
- Art Direction, Design
- Bobby Montez
- Leader, Vibraphone
- Carlos Avelar
- Piano
- Calef Brown
- Illustrations
- Jimmy Baiz
- Bass
- Miguel Gutierrez
- Timbales
- Miles Perlich
- Producer, Compilation, Liner Notes
- Ray Santos Jr.
- Sax (Tenor)
- Mario Tholmer
- Percussion
- Machito & His Orchestra
- Performer
- Candido
- Performer
- The Jazz Crusaders
- Performer
- Ahmad Kharab Salim
- Arranger
- Eddie Cano
- Piano
- Joe Torres
- Leader, Timbales
- Luis Miranda
- Conga
- Al McKibbon
- Bass
- George Duvivier
- Bass
- Johnny Rae
- Percussion, Vibraphone
- Gary Barone
- Trumpet
- Mario Bauzá
- Trumpet, Music Direction
- Max Bennett
- Bass
- Art Blakey
- Leader, Drums (Snare)
- Willie Bobo
- Leader, Timbales
- Rudy Calzado
- Percussion
- Candido Camero
- Bongos, Conga
- Jay Cameron
- Sax (Baritone)
- Doc Cheatham
- Trumpet
- Chick Corea
- Piano
- Jay Corre
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jack Costanzo
- Bongos, Leader
- Spanky DeBrest
- Bass
- Sam Dockery
- Piano
- Wilton Felder
- Sax (Tenor)
- Clare Fischer
- Piano, Leader
- Bill Fitch
- Conga
- René Hernández
- Piano
- Milt Hinton
- Bass
- Bill Hood
- Sax (Tenor)
- Stix Hooper
- Drums (Snare)
- J.J. Johnson
- Trombone
- Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez
- Percussion
- Lalo Schifrin
- Piano, Arranger
- Wayne Henderson
- Trombone
- Machito
- Leader
- Cannonball Adderley
- Solo Instrumental, Sax (Alto)
- Eddie Bert
- Trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Trombone
- Buddy Collette
- Flute
- Kenny Dorham
- Trumpet, Leader
- Victor Feldman
- Piano
- Larry Gales
- Bass
- Johnny Griffin
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Hardman
- Trumpet
- Charles Kynard
- Organ
- Hubert Laws
- Flute
- Hank Mobley
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Newman
- Solo Instrumental, Trumpet
- Cecil Payne
- Sax (Baritone)
- Oscar Pettiford
- Bass
- Joe Sample
- Piano
- Sonny Stitt
- Sax (Alto)
- Armando Peraza
- Bongos











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