Latin Affair

Latin Affair
Studio album by
George Shearing
ReleasedNovember 1959
Recorded1959
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz, Afro-Cuban jazz
LabelCapitol ST 1275
George Shearing chronology
White Satin
(1959) 		Latin Affair
(1959) 		On the Sunny Side of the Strip
(1960)

Latin Affair is a 1959 album by pianist George Shearing.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The initial Billboard magazine review from November 30, 1959 chose the album as one of its "Special Merit Spotlights" and commented that "Shearing serves up his usual, lightly swingy, delicately phrased instrumental treatments of a group of Latin themes and standards...all dressed up in an infectious Latin beat".[3]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and awarded it three stars, commenting that "Although the personnel in his popular Quintet had changed a bit...Shearing and his guest Armando Peraza on congas remain the main soloists. The music on their melodic set includes South American melodies and swing standards; in both cases the easy-listening music is Latinized yet still influenced by bop. This enjoyable LP will be difficult to find".[2]

Latin Affair and Shearing's 1958 album Latin Lace were featured in Tom Moon's 2008 book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.[4]

Track listing

  1. "All or Nothing at All" (Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) – 2:53
  2. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:55
  3. "Afro No. IV" (Torrie Zito) – 2:31
  4. "Magic" (George Shearing) – 2:17
  5. "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:09
  6. "Estampa Cubana" (Armando Peraza) – 2:56
  7. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 2:09
  8. "Mambo Balahu" (Peraza) – 2:24
  9. "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 2:14
  10. "Cuando Sono El Gaznaton" (Hernandez Avila) – 2:26
  11. "This Is Africa" (Peraza) – 2:59
  12. "Anywhere" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:42

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "George Shearing - Latin Affair at discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Latin Affair at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Reviews of This Week's LP's". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 30, 1959. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Tom Moon (August 28, 2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing Company. p. 991. ISBN 978-0-7611-5385-6.