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Latin Contrasts

Latin Contrasts cover
Recorded1958
LabelWorld Pacific Records
Released1958
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 576611

The record

Guitar and arranging sense meet alto and flute across Brazilian and Iberian folk themes, years before bossa nova took hold stateside. A young Peacock lends weight to this quietly prescient chapter of jazz's Latin turn.

Session personnel

  • Bud Shank — alto saxophone, flute
  • Gary Peacock — bass
  • Chuck Flores — drums
  • Laurindo Almeida — guitar, arranged by

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1959World Pacific Records · WP-1281 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1959World Pacific Records — STEREO
1959World Pacific Records · WP-1281 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1959World Pacific Records · WPTC-1013 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1961Vogue · LAE 12248 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962The Record Society · 71-6071 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold

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