by Richie Unterberger
review
Not only the best overview of Pucho's work, but one of the best Latin jazz recordings available, and certainly one of the best in the nowadays-obscure subgenre of Latin-jazz-soul. It contains 17 tracks from his 1966-1970 heyday, intelligently weighted toward his most dance groove-oriented original material and covers, and eliminating the routine pop covers that filled out some of his LPs. "Canteloupe Island," "Soul Yamie," "Shuckin' and Jivin'," "Maiden Voyage," and "Strange Thing Mambo" are all among his very best cuts. With a running time of 76 minutes, it's a good deal even at import prices.
album tracks
| Track Name/Composer | Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cantaloupe Island | 3:48 | |||||
| 2. | Vietnam Mambo | 3:29 | |||||
| 3. | Soul Yamie | 3:26 | |||||
| 4. | Something Black | 4:23 | |||||
| 5. | Shuckin' and Jivin' | 2:42 | |||||
| 6. | Got Myself a Good Man | 5:46 | |||||
| 7. | Maiden Voyage | 6:01 | |||||
| 8. | Strange Thing Mambo | 2:31 | |||||
| 9. |
The Groover
|
3:18 | |||||
| 10. | Psychedelic Pucho | 6:54 | |||||
| 11. | Let Love Find You | 3:16 | |||||
| 12. |
Yambo
|
6:20 | |||||
| 13. | Swamp People | 2:30 | |||||
| 14. | Dateline | 6:33 | |||||
| 15. | Cloud Nine | 8:55 | |||||
| 16. | Swing Thing | 2:15 | |||||
| 17. | Big Stick | 4:22 |
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