Original Release 1969
Digital Restoration from original pressings 1995
Cubop CBCD 0002
Produced by Montego Joe
Available at Ubiquity Records, Descarga, Amazon, etc
1. Feed Me Good 2:35 (Nick Kirksey)
2. Barrets Bag 4:46 (David Edmead)
3. Ngoma 6:02 (Montego Joe)
4. Oua-Train 5:28 (Montego Joe, Nelson Sanamiago)
5. Welcome To The Party 4:03 (Nick Kirksey)
6. Santa Cruz 5:58 (Dennis Tait, Antonio Santa Cruz)
7. Tico 7:31 (David Edmead)
This one has an interesting history. A government-planned program called "Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited" led to a Conga player Montego Joe to teach Afro-Jazz percussion to a group of black youth of Harlem. After 3-4 years of training, they decided to record an album with the young musicians in this program - aged 16 to 19 years at the time of the recording.
In the Salsa dance community, this group is well-known in large part thanks to Frankie Martinez's choreography to songs in this album. Welcome To The Party is by far the best known song and is anthologized in a number of Jazz compilations. Somewhat less known is that other songs, such as Barrets Bag and Oua-Train have been incorporated into Abakua shows by Frankie Martinez.
My favorite song of the album is Tico, which is played at Cha Cha speed. Most other songs with danceable beat are of ultra fast category.
Musicians:
Myles Matthews / Bongos, Timbales
Gordon "Spider" Jones / Timbales
Samuel "Seguito" Turner / Conga, Timbales
Billy King / Conga
Antonio Santa Cruz / Cowbell, Vocals
Andre Strobert / Drums
John Moody / Electric Bass
Dennis Tait / Guitar
David "Mousie" Edmead / Piano
Nick Kirksey / Piano, Vocals
Joseph Jimenez / Clave
Nelson Sanamiago / Alto Sax
Stafford Osborne Jr / Trumpet
Joffre Marchand / Trumpet
Allen Ray / Flute
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