chaquito and his orchestra - latin favourites (1960)

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this early chaquito release has a fun more genuine latin feel than later releases and has vocals to boot. must've been a hit at all those swinger parties. i have another excellent chaquito lp called "el bandido" from 1968 which unfortunately was a warp - there's a regular hiss rhythm as the vinyl turns, no tone difference. i'm going to include a link to "el bandido" in the comments to this one, just because it's so fabulous i think it's worth it even with the flawed sound. think of it as a bonus chaquito then nobody can complain :).

"serenata negra" is a longstanding favourite :) of mine.

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01 - el mensu

02 - serenata negra

03 - dardanella

04 - song of orpheus

05 - the gypsy

06 - nicola

07 - ola, ola, ola

08 - the little engine

09 - la fajanada

10 - the private ay-ay-ay

11 - tengo una esperancita

12 - never on sunday

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cortez / alan tew / chaquito - non stop latin party (1969)

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i'm not really one for samplers, but this one is limited to three artists and great ones at that. “cortez and his new latin” have an exciting bass-driven sound - i only have one release of theirs, from which these tracks are drawn, so friends, if you're enchanted by him, download the full album for more magic. then there are three tracks by "the alan tew latin sound," great stuff as well. these tracks are from 1969 according to the lp label. finally the rest is covered by our much loved chaquito aka john gregory. side a is the more raucous of the two, while b lends itself to closer more intimate non stop dancing :).

the tracks on this album are not mixed, dispite the "non stop" claim. they follow one another fast enough though to keep those feet bopping ;).

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01 - aquarius - cortez and his new latin

02 - standing on the corner - cortez and his new latin

03 - hey there - cortez and his new latin

04 - mexicana - chaquito and the quedo brass

05 - walk in the black forest - chaquito and the quedo brass

06 - plaisir d'amour - chaquito and the quedo brass

07 - milord - chaquito and the quedo brass

08 - georgy girl - the alan tew latin sound

09 - the troubleshooters (mogul theme) - the alan tew latin sound

10 - i'll never find another you - the alan tew latin sound

11 - poor butterfly (the big show of 1916) - chaquito

12 - tangerine - chaquito

13 - dancing in the dark - chaquito

14 - green eyes (aquellos ojos verdes) - chaquito

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