{"product_id":"the-107th-street-stickball-team-saboreando-pot-full-of-soul-lp","title":"The 107th Street Stickball Team - Saboreando: Pot Full Of Soul LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1969, producer and boogaloo godfather \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Marin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e conceived this undeservedly obscure funky, psychedelic Latin soul gem. Released on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Lew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's short-lived Dorado label and engineered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Fausty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Bobby was backed by a top-notch studio band that included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Marrero\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoey Pastrana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Purdie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouie Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrlando Marin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOzzie Torrens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Includes liner notes by genre expert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Yglesias\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e telling the story behind the music. Generally, when discussing the first wave of Latin soul and boogaloo, it's the bands and their leaders, the singers and the songs that get all the recognition. But what of the producers, composers, and arrangers? One of the top old-school New York Latin music producers, Bobby Marin, was behind the scenes for some of the best independently produced boogaloo and salsa of the '60s and '70s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaboreando: Pot Full Of Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is the album Bobby created in 1969 for his friend Ralph Lew's newly launched Dorado label. Fifty-five years later, Bobby confirms that he commemorated his humble Barrio beginnings playing stickball on West 107th Street and singing doo-wop while some kids played percussion on junkyard drums, by christening the band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 107th Street Stickball Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The 107th Street Stickball Team was basically the same pool of friends as Ricardo Marrero's group, with the addition of Louie Ramirez playing piano and organ, Orlando Marin, Joey Pastrana and Ozzie Torrens on percussion, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Viñas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e handling the electric bass, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eButch Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Agosto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on lead vocals for a few numbers. At that time, soul music was seen by the present Latin generation, indeed the youth market in general, as something that was different, that broke with tradition. The record, with Bobby singing several of the best tunes including \"Mojo Shingaling\" and \"Rhythm and Soul,\" highlights an affinity or connection between African American and Cuban music in a convincing blend that was emblematic of the scene and allowed the young generation to feel they had a fresh kind of music all their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vampisoul (Spain)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68550945505522,"sku":"geu1793852927810","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/0151\/4994\/files\/the-107th-street-stickball-team---saboreando-pot-full-of-soul-lp_1.jpg?v=1793852935","url":"https:\/\/charlottegold.shop\/products\/the-107th-street-stickball-team-saboreando-pot-full-of-soul-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}