Lost and Found
Released: Aug 15, 2006
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Released: Aug 15, 2006
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Often, albums such as Lost and Found, cobbled together from unreleased recordings found long after an artist's death, are a signal to run quickly in the other direction: if the artist chose not to...
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Willie Bobo's Finest Hour
Released: Aug 12, 2003
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Released: Aug 12, 2003
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There are compilations and there are compilations. Verve's Finest Hour series has, generally speaking, been consistent in producing collections with artists' best performances from the label --...
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Bobo! Do That Thing/Guajira
Released: 1963
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Released: 1963
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Willie Bobo's first record for Tico is arranged around his previous double-sided single, "Bobo! Do That Thing" b/w "Guajira." The former, which leads off the set, is a sub-Ray Charles shing-a-ling...
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Talkin' Verve
Released: 1965
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Released: 1965
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Whatever the meaning of the word "talkin," this is still a most valuable release because it succinctly sums up Willie Bobo's Verve recordings, most of which have yet to see the light of the laser....
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Tomorrow Is Here
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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Willie Bobo's only LP for Blue Note came at a point well past the label's heyday, when crossover was its primary focus. Hence Tomorrow Is Here has a pronounced '70s R&B/funk feel, with...
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