Dave Pike - Manhattan Latin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 39:05

Size: 89.5 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Vibraphone jazz

Year: 1964/2006

Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Baby

[3:16] 2. Que Mal Es Querer

[3:58] 3. Not A Tear

[2:37] 4. Mambo Dinero

[3:19] 5. Montuno Orita

[3:11] 6. Aphrodite

[3:02] 7. La Playa

[2:51] 8. Latin Blues

[2:36] 9. South Sea

[2:39] 10. Sandunga

[3:21] 11. Dream Garden

[5:26] 12. Vikki

Manhattan Latin captures Dave Pike in flux between the straight-ahead approach of his earlier sessions and the psychedelic pop-jazz of his efforts for MPS: a playful yet methodical immersion into pure, sunkissed groove, its artful assimilation of global rhythms and textures anticipates the direction of Pike's most memorable work. Recorded with an impressive lineup including flautist Hubert Laws, drummer Willie Bobo and then-unknown pianist Chick Corea, the album largely eschews familiar Latin standards in favor of Pike originals. What's impressive is that the end result seems completely organic, living up to the album's title in terms of both sophistication and flavor. Phenomenal cover, too. ~Jason Ankeny

Manhattan Latin

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