Various Artists - Latino Blue (2000)

BLUE SERIES MONTH (FEBRUARY, 2025)

The CD's subtitle "Blue Note Jazz con Sabor Latino" (with Latin flavor) is accurate, but the music here leans heavily Afro-Cuban and boogaloo as opposed to bossa nova, banda, mariachi, conjunto, etc. And that works for me. Pairs quite well with the 2001 Rhino compilation, ¡Saoco! Masters Of Afro-Cuban Jazz.

Tracks, with my favorites indicated:

1. Latin Fever - Jack Costanzo
   From the 1958 album, Latin Fever
2. Trinidad - Willie Bobo
   From the 1964 album, Let's Go Bobo!
3. Congo Mulence - Machito & His Orchestra
   From the 1958 album, Kenya (Afro Cuban Jazz)
4. Soul Cha - Joe Torres ✔
   From the 1967 album, Latino Con Soul
5. Agua Dulce - The Jazz Crusaders ✔
   From the 1965 album, Chile Con Soul
6. African Fantasy - Bobby Montez
   From the 1958 album, Jungle Fantastique!
7. Afrodisia - Kenny Dorham ✔
   From the 1955 album, Afro-Cuban
8. Long, Long Summer - Candido
   From the 1962 album, Conga Soul
9. Blue Sands - Charles Kynard & Buddy Collette
   From the 1964 album, Warm Winds
10. Favela - Clare Fischer ✔
    From the 1965 album, Manteca!
11. La Bruja Negra - Joe Torres ✔
    From the 1967 album, Latino Con Soul
12. Toccata - Candido
    From the 1962 album, Conga Soul
13. Ritmo Bobo - Sonny Stitt ✔
    From the 1963 album, Stitt Goes Latin
14. Sakeena - Art Blakey with Sabu Martinez
    From the 1957 album, Cu-Bop

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None

Previously revisited for the blog:

US releases	UK releases
Blue '70s (2000)	Blue 'N' Soul (2001)
Blue Bacharach (1999)	Blue Series Sampler (2001)
Blue Brazil (1999)	Capitol Rare Vol 3 (1999)
Jump Blue (1999)	Blue 45s (1998)
Blue Boogie (1999)	Blue York Blue York (1996)
Blue Valentines (1999)	So Blue So Funky Vol 2 (1994)
Capitol Rare (1999)	California Cool (1993)
Capitol Rare Vol 2 (1999)	So Blue So Funky (1991)
Blue Bossa Vol 2 (1999)
Midnight Blue (1999)
Blue Movies (1999)
Blue 'N' Groovy Vol 2 (1999)
Blue Break Beats Vol 3 (1996)
Blue Break Beats (1992)
Blue Beat (1991)
Blue Bossa (1991)