Too bad the groove is TOTALLY OFF for most of the first track - A Train, IIRC. At least on my copy. Maybe they corrected this in later pressings. The rest of the album holds together pretty well though.
Love his woodwind arrangements on the Cal Tjader Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil.
And his bossa album on WP is essential. I don't think it's on CD.
Various - Latin Dance Party - Seeco (rainbow label, mono)
A mixed bag. The Machito and Cesar Concepcion tracks are the best.
Worth keeping for the cover art if nothing else.
Courtesy of Rostasi. This is the only live footage of them I've ever seen. They come in about 3 minutes before the end, but the entire segment is worth viewing:
Thanks Rostasi!
Thanks. I have all of those except the Konitz/Russo. I have found the Bill Russo stuff I've heard kind of ponderous and dull. Hopefully this is an exception.
Walter Wanderley - Samba So - World Pacific (Black and sky blue label, mono)
Earlier Brasilian recordings.
They misspell his name on the back cover, but not the front.
Les Baxter - Space Escapade - Captiol (turquoise, mono).
This album has that optimistic, sparkly bustling metropolis sound. A nice segue into the holidays without hearing Christmas music.
The mono contains overdubs not on the stereo.