Jack Costanzo for GNP from 1956.Jack Costanzo: Bongos and Leader/ John Anderson, Paul López, Tony Terran: TrumpetsWilly Gallardo: Timbales/ Manuel Ochoa (Kaskara): Vocals and Maracas /Eddie Gómez: Claves/Ramón Rivera: Conga/Eddie Cano: Piano/Ernesto Montez: Bass/Marda Saxon: Vocal Hard as nails l...

Kathryn Moses for PM Records from 1979.Kathryn Moses Vocals,Flutes & Saxophones ;Doug Riley Pianos ;Robert Piltch GuitarsErica Goodman Harp ;David Piltch Basses ;Terry Clarke Drums ;Buff Allen DrumsDon Alias Percussion And another one for the flute freaks this time from the vaults of PM Records who ...

Ray Mantilla for Inner City from 1977.Ray Mantilla-Percussion;Jeremy Steig-Flute;Carl Ratzer-Guitar;Eddie Gomez-Bass;Joe Chambers-Drums,Piano,Marimba Heavy duty latin business from Ray replete with white trousers, purple polo neck , medallion and a shit eating grin - GEARS!!!!!!All Killer No Filler ...

Eddie Marshall for Timeless from 1977.Emanuel 'Manny' Boyd (ss, ts), Bobby Hutcherson (vib), George Cables (p), James Leary (b), Eddie Marshall (d, per) Check the line up - yep it's Hutcherson's band from the mid 70s but with the drummer as leader.Four compositions from Marshall,one from Hutch and a...

Dewey Redman for Galaxy from 1979.Dewey Redman-Tenor,Musette,Harp,Vocal;Fred Simmons-Piano,Cowbell;Mark Helias-Bass;Eddie Moore-Drums,Percussion,Saw,Vocal. Chris Bangs used to drop the cut "Unknown Tongue" from this lp in his DJ sets back in the early 80s which is where I first heard it.What a tune!...

Les Demerle for Bar T from 1978.Les DeMerle-Drums;Dido-Percussion;Don Menza-Tenor,Soprano,Flute;Jim Coile- Alto , Tenor,Soprano,Flute;Rex Robinson-Bass;Ramsey Embick-Rhodes,Clavinet,Synthesizers;Ralph Rickert - Trumpet,Flugelhorn;Ronald Muldrow-Guitar Les DeMerle and Transfusion with another superch...

Airto for Montuno from 1988.One for Greg and the Class A Crew.Flora Purim, Alphonso Johnson, Angel Maldonado, Bruce Bigenho, David Tolegian, Dom Camardella, Don Alias, Frank Colon, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jeff Eliot, Jill Avery, Joe Farell, Jorge Dalto, Kei Akagi, Keith Jones, Larry Nass, Laudir de Olivei...

Robin Jones for Apollo Sound from 1971.A swift OIR repost from 2 1/2 years ago for the cheeky south london bastard! Old school latin jazz from Robin Jones-this lp was dug up from obscurity by Paul Murphy in the early 80s and hammered at the Electric Ballroom, The Wag and Jazzrooms around the country...

Johnny Walker for Walk-On from 1982.Johnny Walker-Trumpet;Kim Davis-Bass;Larry Aberman-Drums Percussion;Charles Stephens-Trombone;Tom Chapin-Alto;Sam Turner-Percussion;Martin Aubert-Guitar;Robert Damper-Keyboards;Rick Kriska-Flute;Al Givens-Sax.Produced,Arranged and Composed by Johnny Walker for Wal...

One of my first jazz lps,one of my first jazz concerts,an artist who saw me through from fusion to hard bop to the new thing and back again.Totally gutted to see he died today-he will be sadly missed.Freddie has been a big part of my record collection for over 30 years.I shall be spinning "Blue Spir...