Audio Fidelity · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Eso Es Latin Jazz ...Man!
| Recorded | c. 1963 |
|---|---|
| Label | Audio Fidelity |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 26 credited players |
| Discogs | master 516462 |
The record
A percussion-heavy Latin jazz date stacked with conga players -- Patato Valdes among them -- laying down layered rhythm over a lean bass-and-guitar frame. Audio Fidelity's early-60s hi-fi ambitions meet Afro-Cuban dance floor heat, built for a room that wants to feel the low end move.
Session personnel
- Frank Schifano — bass
- M. Cranshaw — bass
- Antonio Diaz Mena — congas
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes — congas
- Jorge Topia — congas
- Miguel Avila — congas
- Ramon Sardinas — congas
- Victor Allende — congas
- Reynaldo Fernandez — drums
- Rudolph Collins — drums
- Walter Perkins — drums
- Frank Mercado — guitar
- Duke Pearson — piano
- Felipe Yanez — piano
- Al Gibbons — saxophone
- Jerome Richardson — saxophone
- Joe Henderson — saxophone
- Seldon Powell — saxophone
- Lion Wrong — saxophone, flute
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Alesandra Vivar — trumpet
- Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Johnny Coles — trumpet
- Mario Fernanez — trumpet
- Richard Williams — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1963 | Audio Fidelity · AFLP 2117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Audio Fidelity — STEREO |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFSD 6117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFLP 2117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFLP 2117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFLP 2117 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFSD 6117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Audio Fidelity · AFSD 6117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
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