{"product_id":"ray-barretto-latino-spain-import","title":"Ray Barretto - Latino! [Spain Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLatino! is Ray Barretto turning the studio into a Latin jam session, a 1962 Riverside date that bottles the loose, fiery spirit of the descarga, presented here as a Spanish import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he became a pillar of New York salsa and a long-serving member of the Fania All-Stars, Barretto was the conguero of choice on countless jazz sessions. Here, on one of his earliest outings as a leader, he gathered a crew steeped in Cuban tradition, including José \"Chombo\" Silva on tenor sax, Alejandro \"El Negro\" Vivar on trumpet, José Canoura on flute and Willie Rodríguez on percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set mixes standards and originals with ease. \"Manha De Carnaval\" slips the Black Orpheus theme into a swaying Latin frame, \"Summertime\" gets a fresh rhythmic coat, and Barretto's own \"Cocinando Suave\" simmers with interlocking percussion and long, unhurried solos. \"El Negro y Ray\" spotlights the trumpet against his insistent congas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition also carries one bonus cut from a 1961 session led by saxophonist Eddie \"Lockjaw\" Davis, with Barretto driving the Latin percussion behind a full brass section.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a vivid document of the years when Latin rhythm and jazz improvisation traded ideas freely in New York, and an excellent place to start with Barretto's early work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57351080968497,"sku":"8436542013123","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Ray_Barretto-Latino_Spain_Import.jpg?v=1793980786","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/ray-barretto-latino-spain-import","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}