The Latin Bit is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010 It is a loose concept album inspired by Latin American music. It features tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, pianists Sonny Clark and John Adriano Acea, bassist Wendell Marshall and percussionists Willie Bobo, Garvin Masseaux and “Patato” Valdes.
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".Nastos, M. G. [ Allmusic Review] accessed September 16, 2010
Track listing All compositions by Grant Green except where noted "Mambo Inn" (Mario Bauzá, Edgar Sampson, Bobby Woodlen) – 5:52 "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 7:12 "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) – 6:42 "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) – 5:01 "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 7:46 "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) – 6:23
Bonus track on CD reissue: "Blues for Juanita" – 7:06 "Granada" (Agustín Lara) – 6:27 "Hey There" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) – 7:24
Recorded 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 Adriano 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)
Charts + Chart performance for The Latin Bit Chart (2022) Peakposition
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