Eddie Cano & His Quintet - Brought Back Live From P. J.'s (1967) [2014 Rare Groove Funk Best Collection 1000]

Stunning stuff – and one of the best-ever Latin soul albums of all time! Despite the fact that Eddie Cano's earlier albums are more in a Latin easy mode, this late 60's side for Dunhill is totally smoking – and probably his greatest album ever! Forgive the superlatives, but we're totally serious on this one – as the set's a firey batch of Latin instrumentals, with a slammin' boogaloo groove all the way through – filled with mad percussion, jazzy piano riffs, and a non-stop groove that's totally great. The set was recorded live at PJ's nightclub, and it's a non-stop Latin Soul party that includes massive originals like "Slip Slip", "Brown & Blue", "Miro Como Es", and "Don't Ever Change" – plus smoking covers of "El Pito" and "Louie Louie". The set screams with excitement, and is as great as the album is rare!


Tracks:

01 - Slip, Slip
02 - La Bamba
03 - Wack Wack
04 - Mira Como Es
05 - I Can't Cry Anymore
06 - Monday Monday
07 - Louie Louie
08 - Guantanamera
09 - Brown & Blue
10 - I'll Never Forget You
11 - Don't Ever Change
12 - El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia)

Personnel:

Bass – David Troncoso
Congas – Max Garduno
Drums – Eddie Talamantes
Percussion – Frank Gutierrez
Piano – Eddie Cano