Barretto played with Charlie Parker, José Curbelo and (for four years) Tito Puente. His debut on Fania records, it’s a great boogaloo recording bringing latin jazz to rhythm & blues. “Deeper Shade of Soul” was sampled by Urban Dance Squad on their debut single back in 1990.
My copy is the 2023 Vinyl Me Please Essentials release from Craft – an excellent pressing and package which reproduces the original Fania label. It’s on what they call “orange smoke” vinyl and includes a listening notes booklet by Gary Suarez and a print by Clay Conder.
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