Goin Latin (Dig) [Original recording remastered]

Ramsey Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B0019F8HR8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ramsey's infectious soul-jazz was all over the pop and R&B charts when this 1967 Cadet LP came out. This did nicely on the pop charts but has never been on CD in the U.S.: Spanish Grease; Hey, Mr. Jones; Summer Samba; Free Again; Blue Bongo , and more!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Hokey "Latin" Fun, July 9, 2006

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Andy (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goin Latin (Audio CD)

I just spent an hour dumping this lp into my computer. It's a fun record, and I'm a moderate fan of Ramsey Lewis, and a big fan of big arranged fifties sixties and seventies pop. A few gems here are "Hey, Mrs. Jones", "Function At the Junction", and "One, Two, Three." But before spending $30 on this CD, check out, for example, Willie Bobo's "Finest Hour" CD. His "Spanish Grease" and "One, Two, Three" are genuinely "latin" in feel (it being Willie's native musical language helps), and the whole record is incredible. There are a few tunes on the Ramsey Lewis where the feel isn't any different than it ever has been, but they just throw a guiro on "Lara's Theme" or some cungas on "Down By the Riverside." It is goofy sixties fun, and its "second gear" songs, like "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" are nice enough, but the whole record never shifts into third.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars South American Magic!, March 20, 2000

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Alain Brouillaud (Helsinki, FINLAND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Goin Latin (Audio CD)

If you're a BIG Ramsey Lewis fan you must buy this CD. I was lucky enough to find it in London, all you have to do is "click" on line.

There are the standard "soul jazz" cuts like "Hey Mrs. Jones" and "1 - 2 - 3". I love Ramsey's feel for latin music on "Summer Samba", "Blue Bongo" & "Spanish Grease".

This CD is one I would have if I were stranded on a desert island - I couldn't live without it!