LAST LISTENED TO last night
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT high
RATING
In 1966 Ray Barretto, the respected Latin percussionist and band leader, recorded a whole album of James Bond music. As the liner notes say "Ray has somehow blended Latin-American rhythms with a pop feel and the results are highly gratifying." There's no denying that.
Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of the best tunes on the lp. The original was, of course, one of the catchiest Bond tracks to feature vocals. Although here there are none, the exciting rhythms and several solos more than make up for the loss. Although most of the brass players get to solo, what is most notable is that there is also a violin solo, which is very unusual for Latin jazz.
I'm going to have this in my head all day for sure.
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