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Latin Jazz
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Meet Latin Jazz
Latin Jazz is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Latin Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Poncho Sanchez, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass and Charlie Byrd.
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01Swinger From Seville1963 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 02Surfin’ Señorita1963 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 03Winds of Barcelona1963 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 04El presidente1964 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 05Majorca1965 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 06Memories of Madrid1966 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 07Mame1967 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 08Bim Bom1992 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab 09A Time for Love1999 · Salsa · jazzOpen in new tab 10South Seas2008 · Latin Jazz · latin jazzOpen in new tab
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