The Very Best of Latin Jazz

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Shoshana recording engineer and mixer: Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio) and Steve Barkan assistant engineer: Oscar Monslave, Phil Pagano and Dan Yashiv producer: Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, Masters at Work (Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez & "Little" Louie Vega) and “Little” Louie Vega (US house DJ/producer) bass: Gene Perez bongos and congas: Richie Flores flute: Dave Valentin percussion: Bobby Allende and Luisito Quintero (Venezuelan percussionist) piano: Hilton Ruiz saxophone: David Sanchez (Puerto Rican jazz saxophonist) timbales: Marc Quinones trombone: Steve Turre trumpet: Charlie Sepulveda vibraphone [vibes]: Tito Puente horn arranger: Hilton Ruiz recording of: Shoshana composer: Mark Levine (piano, trombone, composer)	Nuyorican Soul		7:18
2	Barrago	Snowboy		5:54
3	Tema de Alma Latina	Bobby Matos		5:08
4	Pastime Paradise	Ray Barretto		8:31
5	Milestones	Jack Costanzo		5:34
6	Desire	Francisco Aguabella		4:14
7	Welcome to the Party recorded in: Ralph MacDonald's studio on 54th Street, New York, United States (in 1969) bongos: Myles Matthews (in 1969) claves: Joseph Jimenez (percussionist) (in 1969) congas: Samuel "Seguito" Turner (Percussionist) (in 1969) cowbell: Antonio Santa Cruz (in 1969) drums (drum set) [drums]: Andre Strobert (in 1969) electric bass guitar [electric bass]: John Moody (American jazz/funk bassist) (in 1969) piano: Nick Kirksey (in 1969) solo congas: Billy King (percussionist) (in 1969) solo timbales: Gordon "Spider" Jones (in 1969) timbales: Myles Matthews (in 1969) and Samuel "Seguito" Turner (Percussionist) (in 1969) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Ubiquity Recordings, Inc. (in 1999) recording of: Welcome to the Party (in 1969) lyricist and composer: Nick Kirksey	The Har You Percussion Group	4	4:04
8	Soul Sauce	Cal Tjader		2:23
9	Mamacita Caravana	Jazz on the Latin Side Allstars		8:25
10	Descarga Cubana	Israel “Cachao” López		3:05
11	I Don't Speak Spanish	Bobby Matos & John Santos		6:45
12	Latin America	Cedar Walton		6:39
13	Caribe	Michel Camilo		7:04

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Manteca cover recording of: Manteca composer: Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo publisher: Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music	Ella Fitzgerald		2:35
2	The Sidewinder	Johny Blas		5:41
3	Alligator Boogaloo	Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers		5:02
4	Oye Como Va (Mr Bongo mix) recording of: Oye como va lyricist and composer: Tito Puente publisher: EMI Full Keel Music, Full Keel Music, Planetary Music Publ. Corp., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) is based on: Chanchullo is based on: Te enseñaré part of: Man on Fire	Tito Puente		7:30
5	Jive Samba	Jack Costanzo		5:15
6	Afrodisia	Roy Hargrove		4:52
7	Oya Ye Ye	Snowboy		5:46
8	Mambo Show	Charlie Palmieri y su Conjunto		5:57
9	Roots	Willie Bobo		3:21
10	Sandunga	Dave Pike		4:31
11	The White If's	Jazz on the Latin Side Allstars		5:33
12	O Morro Nao Tem Vez	David Sánchez		7:04
13	So What	John Santos		5:28
14	The Creator Has a Masterplan	Bobby Matos		6:20