The Latin Bit

The Latin Bit
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	May 1963[1]
Recorded	April 26 & September 7, 1962 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Latin jazz
Length	38:56 original LP 59:53 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84111
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Born to Be Blue (1962) The Latin Bit (1962) Goin' West (1962)

The Latin Bit is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] It is a loose concept album inspired by Latin American music.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "This CD always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but a revisit shows it to be a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated

1. "Mambo Inn" (Bauzá, Sampson, Bobby Woodlen) – 5:52
2. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 7:12
3. "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) – 6:42
4. "Brazil" (Barroso) – 5:01
5. "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 7:46
6. "My Little Suede Shoes" (Parker) – 6:23

Bonus track on CD reissue:

7. "Blues for Juanita" – 7:06
8. "Granada" (Agustín Lara) – 6:27
9. "Hey There" (Adler, Ross) – 7:24

Recorded on April 26 (tracks 1-7) and September 7 (tracks 8-9), 1962.

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (tracks 8-9)
• John Acea (tracks 1-7), Sonny Clark (tracks 8-9) - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Willie Bobo - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (tracks 1-6, 8-9)
• Garvin Masseaux - chekere (tracks 1-6)

References

1. Billboard May 18, 1963
2. Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
3. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010