Spanish Grease
Released: Aug 20, 1965
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Released: Aug 20, 1965
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One pass through the title cut and you know that Carlos Santana was listening. The easy R&B-Latin jazz shuffle on this Bobo original, with its mix of Spanish and English vocals, is an obvious...
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Uno, Dos, Tres 1-2-3
Released: January 1966
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Released: January 1966
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As with his previous album Spanish Grease, the toughest and most memorable track is the one Bobo original, "Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries." Its creeping Latin soul groove was, like "Spanish...
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Juicy
Released: Jan 12, 1967
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Released: Jan 12, 1967
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Willie Bobo's music is triangulated between Latin jazz (Mongo Santamaria's division; the percussionist first gained notice in Santamaria's band), what by the mid-'60s had come to be called...
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Bobo's Beat
Released: Oct 11, 1962
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Released: Oct 11, 1962
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Willie Bobo pulled an impressive lineup for his debut as a leader, due in part to a profile gained from his work with Cal Tjader and Herbie Mann. Leading the brass section in this midsized group is...
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