Doh Albert - A Manhatten Salsa Africana Vol 3 (LS-32)
GBP 15.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Sacodis Records. French release no date. Salsa made for the West African market by producer Lassissi. Nice long tracks with great solos. Musicians include: Musical director - Monguito; piano, Arranger - Alfredo Valdes Jr.; Arranger - Cabrerita; bass - Edy Gugua; trumpet - Hector Zarzuela; sax - Mario Rivera; trombone - Billy Hojasi; drum - Manny Ramos; conga bongo - Marcelino Valdez; tres - Jose Garcia. Produced by Aboudou Lassissi for Sacodis, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. 4 tracks including: Seis Lindas Cubanas; Eh Guantanamo; Fino; Macorina. Record label: Sacodis Records. France Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM624ls32 ---A
Format: Vinyl Record LP, MGM Records. USA release, no date. Piano playing Jose Melis is orchestra. 12 tracks. Jacket has a some wear and tear. Record label: MGM Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM500e3527 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Cavalier Records. Cavalier Records, USA, stereo release, no date, but 1960s. Some sort of Pan Am airline tourist tie-in for the popular Puerto Rico destination, but great latin music nonetheless. Mambo and Bomba music from Tito Puente and his orchestra. Tito Puente's early recordings are best known for the dance-oriented mambos, bombas and chachachas etc, while the later material is more Latin jazz. His musical career lasted over 50 years. 12 tracks including: El Paso, Babarabatiri, Mi Bomba Sono, A Noro Morales, Romance Del Campesino, Cancion De La Serrania, Malanga Con Yuca, Pa'Borinquen, Ay Que Bueno, Felisa. Jacket just a little bit of wear Record label: Cavalier Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM235sc55010 ---P
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. Released on the DOT Records label, Holywood California. George Hernandez at his peak, 1950s Cuban big band style music with Lita Baron and Bobby Ramos on vocals. Cuban born Senor Hernandez directs a dynamic, vital aggregation typical of Cuban popular music exposition at its modern best. The attack of the brass and rhythm is something at which AngloSaxon ears may marvel once again... 12 tracks including: El Conde y la Condesa, Quimbombo, Noche de Ronda, Golden Moon, Las Cuarentonas, Rapsodia De Cueros, Domitila, Batacha, Love For Love, Tropicale, Oye Mulata, From This Moment On/ El Cumbanchero. Lovely clean copy with some great dance music. Record label: Dot Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM208dlp25179 ---H
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Decca Records. USA Decca mono release, no date but 1950s. Cha Cha Chas and Mambos from the musician's musician. Alberto Socarras is credited as the first Cuban flute player in jazz and one of the first to start an orchestra performing latin music in New York city. His flute playing and Arrangements are often praised highly by more modern latin musicians. 12 tracks including: Tea For Two Cha Cha, Sixty Second Mambo, A- You're Adorable, Nervous Gavotte Mambo, Hal's Cha Cha Cha, Mambo Impromptu, Algun Dia and others. Jacket open but still in shrink, has two small drill holes, vinyl looks brand new. Record label: Decca Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM166dl8836 ---S
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Hurrah Records. Hurrah Records, USA release, no date. Chachacha medley of tunes from latino pianist Eddie Cano and his orchestra. Cano worked with Tito Puente, Machito and other latin bands before fronting his own outfit playing popular easy listening material. Jacket open but still in shrink. Record label: Hurrah Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM97h1053 ---C
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Crown Records. Crown Records, USA release, no date, mono. Easy listening mood music from 1960s(?). 10 tracks including: Esperanza, Marcheta, Cubano, Koldoba, Mascarado, Gallegos, Llanura, Vamo A Bailar, Canto Misterio, Tuxedo Mambo Record label: Crown Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM94clp5568 ---G
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Polydor Records. Japan release. Cuban music vinyl record LP release from Ramon Marquez and His Orchestra. Classic Cuban Big Band Mambo music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Comes with the original OBI strip. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A Japanese vinyl pressing, hard to find outside Japan. Record label: Polydor Records. Japan Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM31497mp2169 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Palladium Records. Spain release from 1990. Cuban music vinyl record LP release from George Hernandez and His Orchestra. Classic Mambo, Cha-Cha, Bolero, Cuban Big Band music LP. Spanish re-issue. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Palladium Records. Spain Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM31492plp150 ---H
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. USA release from 1959. Cuban music vinyl record LP release from Lia Baron, Bobby Ramos, George Hernandez and His Orchestra. Classic Cuban Mambo, Cha-Cha, Bolero music LP. Some light marks on record. The jacket has been covered in protective clear sticky tape. Some writing on jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Dot Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM28279dpl3179 ---B
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Panart Records. Cuba release. Cuban music vinyl record LP release from Julio Gutierrez and His Orchestra with The C.Faxas Quartet. Classic Descarga Cha-Cha, Bolero music LP. Record labels are the Panart petrol blue coloured versions. Record label: Panart Records. Cuba Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM27749plp3016 ---G
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Panama Records. USA release from 1958. Cuban music vinyl record LP release from Walfredo Reyes and His Orchestra. Classic Cuban Mambo, Descarga, Guaguanco, Salsa music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Panama Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM27530alp1007 ---R