Jackie's Mambo
The George Shearing Quintet
Augmented by Latin Percussion and Flute
Produced by David Cavanaugh and Tom Morgan
Capitol Records T 1567
1961
From the back cover: "Authentic" seldom describes Latin Rhythms played by a non-Latin musician. But it has correctly applied to George Shearing's stylings in three previous hit Latin albums for Capitol, and so it does hear. George's is a sunny, danceable, now-famous brand of Latin that he applies not only to these exciting mambos and cha-chas, but to the subtle, insinuating boleros, as well.
"These boleros," George explains, "bear no resemblance to the famed Ravel composition. The bolero rhythm we play here is the Latin ballad tempo. Latin with mild season gin, if you like, it's distinctly an Afro-Cuban style – as distinctly as Armando's."
The bongo and conga playing of Armando Peraza is indeed distinctly Afro-Cuban, and it must be described with such contradictions as "controlled" and "frenzied." Armando has served as the percussion mainstay in each of the Shearing Latin albums to date, and joining him as important additions to the Quintet in each of these numbers are several other Latin percussionists and a flutist.
Blue Moon
Day By Day
Yesterday's Child
Salud
You And The Night And The Music
Tintilin
The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful
Jackie's Mambo
All Through The Day
Say "Si Si"
Blue Rainbow
Te Arrango La Cabeza
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