all i got

sort it out.

taj mahal -- the natch'l blues

i really like this record. check into it.

dave bailey sextet -- gettin' into somethin'

i could do without the spoken intro before each track, however: nice lineup, nice sides. recorded live someplace, no information given. clark terry, curtis fuller, charlie rouse, horace parlan, and peck morrison.

fafa lemos -- trio do fafa

i love this guy. i ripped this and sent it to zeca after his links were killed, but he don't seem to want it. a little crisp, but still sounds fantastic. dope. no credits.

little feat -- waiting for columbus

i posted this elsewhere not that long ago, but here i am listening to it once again. finer than fine, a perfect double album. dig it or don't. i could give a rat's ass.

astor piazzolla -- tango en hi-fi

hi-fi might be a bit of a stretch for this one on music hall records, but a little crispyness aside another typically great effort from astor. i like the cover too.
elvino vardaro plays violin, jaime gosis plays piano, jose bragato plays mean cello, juan vasallo bass and jorge sobral on the voice.

cal tjader -- latin kick

these guys never quit. with manuel duran, carlos duran, luis miranda, bayardo velarde, and brew moore.

cal tjader -- concert on the campus

cal and the lads roasting the campus area in san jose and sacramento circa 1959. with lonnie hewitt, eddie coleman, willie bobo, and mongo santamaria.

willie colon -- cosa nuestra

willie threw down a monster here. some say this one was instrumental in the formation of the new york sound; i don't know how it fits into the timeline but if you don't know what the 'new york sound' is, here is a good place to start. hector lavoe does the vocals, johnny pacheco and jerry masucci direct and produce respectively. no other credits.

cal tjader -- demasiado caliente

hot chamingas. the small band was recorded at the blackhawk in san francisco with willie bobo, mongo santamaria, jose lozano, lonnie hewitt, and victor villegas. the large band was assembled in LA by eddie cano and has all mckibbon on bass and no other credits.

cal tjader plays mambo

early latino cal. three sessions with a baseline of manual duran on piano, bayardo velarde timbales, carlos duran bass, edgard rosales conga. on four tracks add woody herman's third herd trumpet section: al porcino, dick collins, charlie walp, and john howell. on four luis miranda replaces rosales.

joe strummer and the mescaleros -- global a go-go

i can't remember who it was that posted streetcore, but i have been digging it. so has the wife. bought this today and have to say i am digging it also. these guys had it going on. i am too drunk to read the liner notes, but this is some first rate stuff. check into it; buy it if you like. i did.

three for bacoso

cal and eddie just tearing it up. creed taylor, claus ogerman, and rudy van g oversee cal and eddie with george castro, tommy lopez, manny oquendo, ismael quintana, jose rodrigues, mark weinstein, julian priester, bobby rodriguez, and barry rodgers. this is for the mighty bacoso.

















mongo funks it up. slips into a porno sountrack vibe occasionally, but absolutely rips too. lady marmalade for god's sake.
with justo almario, al williams, ray maldonado, greg peachy jarmon, armon donelian, william allen, steve barrios, roscoe mackey, bob porcelli, victor paz, tom malone, bernard pretty purdie, and paul griffin. a who's who of nyc studio luminaries.
















this was one of the first tjader records i bought after i had figured out how good he was. cool mambos with manuel duran on piano, carlos duran on bass, and edgard rosales on percussion. cal plays conga on mamblues, gourd on autumn leaves, and vibes on the rest.

mongo santamaria -- el pussy cat

with marty sheller on trumpet, hubert laws on flute and tenor, bobby capers on alto and baritone and flute, carmello garcia timbales and drums, rodger grant on piano, and victor venegas on bass.

hold on to your hat.