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Masters at Work

Masters at Work Present Latin Verve Sounds

Verve Records (Universal) (US) / 6/22/04 / #B000256602
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm (Promo / DJ Release Only) / CD available for mass-market

Producer:
"Little" Louie Vega
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Dave Pike (1, 2)
Quartet Tres Bien (3)
Herbie Mann (4)
Cal Tjader (5, 6)
Eddie Palmieri (5, 6)
Willie Bobo (7-8, 11)
George Shearing (9)
Carlos "Patato" Valdez (10)
Totico (10)

All cuts remixed by "Masters at Work:" "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
1. Sandunga - David Pike
2. Aphrodite - David Pike
3. Boss TrÈs Bien - Quartet Tres Bien
4. Todos Locos - Herbie Mann
5. Ritmo Uni - Cal Tjader/Eddie Palmieri
6. Picadillo Cal Tjader/Eddie Palmieri
7. La Descarga Del Bobo - Willi Bobo
8. Roots - Willie Bob
9. Caravan - George Shearing
10. Mas Que Nada - Carlos Valdez/Totico
11. La Descarga Del Bobo remix - Willi Bobo

We received the promotional 12" DJ set of this remarkable work, available from Verve on CD. We normally do not venture into Latin sounds; however, I was quite taken by the fact that they re-mixed a rare Latin-style performance of Caravan by George Shearing that I happen to own in my jazz collection.

Who but Louie Vega could make it work this well! The rest of the album ranges from very tight Latin Jazz to some high-BPM very, very danceable stuff. (Cut 11 "La Descarga Del Bobo remix had me moving all over the place) I give it four out of five stars!

Submitted by JudyDoggie (5)