Manhattan Latin (subtitled The Sensuous Rhythms of Spanish Harlem) is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1964 for the Decca label.Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. and Neely, T., Decca Album Discography, Part 5 Main 12-inch Series : DL 4000-5397 (1959-1972) accessed July 9, 2015 The album is among Chick Corea's earliest recordingsChick Corea Catalog accessed July 9, 2015
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Manhattan Latin captures Dave Pike in flux between the straight-ahead approach of his earlier sessions and the psychedelic pop-jazz of his efforts for MPS: a playful yet methodical immersion into pure, sunkissed groove, its artful assimilation of global rhythms and textures anticipates the direction of Pike's most memorable work".
Track listing All compositions by Dave Pike except as indicated "Baby" - 2:49 "Que Mal Es Querer" (Arsenio Rodríguez) - 3:18 "Not a Tear" (Rudy Stevenson) - 4:01 "Mambo Dinero" - 2:39 "Montuno Orita" - 3:23 "Aphrodite" - 3:16 "La Playa" - 3:06 "Latin Blues" - 2:56 "South Sea" (Stevenson) - 2:38 "Sandunga" - 2:41 "Dream Garden" - 3:25 "Vikki" - 5:26
Personnel Dave Pike - vibraphone Dave Burns - trumpet Ray Copeland - flugelhorn Hubert Laws - piccolo, tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) Joseph Grimaldi - flute (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) Chick Corea (tracks 1–3, 5, 7 & 10), Don Friedman (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) - piano Attila Zoller - guitar (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) Israel "Cachao" Lopez (tracks 1–3, 5, 7 & 10), Jack Six (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9) - bass Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas Bobby Thomas - percussion (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) Willie Bobo - drums
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