The Latin Bit

The Latin Bit is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] It is a loose concept album based around Latin American music.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "This CD always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but a revisit shows it to be a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Mambo Inn" (Mario Bauzá, Edgar Sampson, Bobby Woodlen) – 5:52
2. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 7:12
3. "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) – 6:42
4. "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) – 5:01
5. "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 7:46
6. "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) – 6:23
7. "Blues for Juanita" – 7:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Granada" (Agustín Lara) – 6:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Hey There" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 7:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 26 (tracks 1-7), and September 7 (tracks 8 & 9), 1962

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (tracks 8 & 9)
• John Acea (tracks 1-7), Sonny Clark (tracks 8 & 9) - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Willie Bobo - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (tracks 1-6, 8 & 9)
• Garvin Masseaux - chekere (tracks 1-6)

References