Dandys Dandy. A Latin Affair. Pre Loved VG+

An obscure but excellent session -- recorded at the end of the 70s with some of the best players in the New York salsa underground! The music is extremely vibrant -- and the styles of the tracks range from hard Afro-Cuban percussion grooving to tight Latin jazz in a classic mode -- with instrumentation that ranges from pachanga-styled flute and violin, to some harder-jamming grooves with a lot more piano in the lead. Production has that raw, but clear sound that we love so much in the Latin Percussion albums of the time -- a groove that's very different than that of Fania or Tico -- and Sonny Bravo plays piano, Rene Lopez is on trumpet, Nicky Marrera is on timbales, Dick Meza plays flute, Eddie Montalvo plays conga, and Mario Rivera is on saxes. Includes great Latin Jazz versions of "Tune Up", "Manteca", and "April In Paris" -- plus "Jo Ca Nic", "Son De La Loma", and "Konkoina". © 1996-2025, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Bass – David Perez (tracks: A1, B4), Jose Raul Santiago (tracks: All Except: A1, B4)

Bongos, Vibraslap – Johnny Rodriguez

Congas, Bata – Angel "Cachete" Maldonado, Eddie Montalvo

Flute – Dick Meza

Guiro, Lead Vocals – Felo Barrio*

Piano, Coro – Sonny Bravo

Producer – John Rodriguez Jr.*

Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Baritone Saxophone – Mario Rivera (2)

Timbales – Nicky Marrero

Trumpet – René López

Violin – Alfredo De La Fé (tracks: All Except: A1, B4)