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11/16/25

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers





Tough!


Prestige records 1966 ‎– PR 7471


notes:

A bit more jazz- and pop-oriented than some of his later sessions, 
with covers of "Yesterday," "The Shadow of Your Smile," "And I Love Her,"
 "Walk On By," and "Goldfinger." However, when Pucho decides to pull out
 the funky grooves -- as he does on "Cantaloupe Island," "Vietnam Mambo,"
 and "Strange Thing Mambo" -- he and the Latin Soul Brothers can smoke.
 Even at its slightest, this is decent mood music. 
At its best, it's significantly more than that.


credits:

Bass – Jon Hart
Bongos – Norberto Apellaniz
Congas – Richard Landrum
Piano – John Spruill   
Tenor Saxophone – Claude Bartee
Timbales – Henry "Pucho" Brown
Trumpet – Vincent McEwan
Vibraphone – Willie Bivens

Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, 
NJ, February 15, 1966

tracklist:


A1        Cantelope Island
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
3:45
A2        Walk On By
Written-By – David, Bacharach*
2:35
A3        Just For Kicks
Written By – J Phillips*
2:31
A4        And I Love Her
Written-By – Lennon, McCartney*
3:40
A5        Vietnam Mambo
Written-By – Pucho
3:00
B1        The Shadow Of Your Smile
Written-By – Mandel*, P.F. Webster*
5:00
B2        Strange Thing Mambo
Written-By – A. Sterling*
2:30
B3        Goldfinger
Written-By – Newley*, Barry*, Bricusse*
5:00
B4        Yesterday
Written-By – Lennon, McCartney*
3:00