Timbalero Henry "Pucho" Brown was a pivotal figure in the Latin boogaloo movement that fused Latin, jazz and funk styles during the sixties.
He released a staggering 8 albums between 1966 and 69 for the Prestige label. As popular tastes changed in the early Seventies, however, he disbanded the Latin Soul Brothers and formed a trio that spent the next 19 years playing standards and what he calls "society Latin" music in the relative obscurity of Catskill Mountain resort hotels-which he might still be doing today if it hadn’t been for a phenomenon that arose from the British club underground known as "acid jazz."
Returning to New York in 1992 Pucho found that he had been re-discovered by a younger crowd of music fans. The renewed interest in Pucho stemmed from the UK jazz dance scene which championed a cultural mix of sounds including boogaloo, street soul, Latin and Brazilian music.
This two-on-one is remastered from the original sources.



PUCHO and The Latin Soul Brothers

Heat, 1968 / Jungle Fire, 1969



CD / 1992 / 320Kbps


Tracks 1 to 9 from Heat!
Tracks 10 to 14 from Jungle Fire!


Heat!-Jungle Fire!:



01 Heat.mp3 11 MB
02 Georgia on My Mind.mp3 9 MB
03 The Presence of Your Heart.mp3 10 MB
04 Psychedelic Pucho.mp3 16 MB
05 I Can't Stop Loving You.mp3 8 MB
06 Wanderin' Rose.mp3 18 MB
07 Let Love Find You.mp3 8 MB
08 Candied Yam.mp3 8 MB
09 Payin' Dues.mp3 7 MB
10 Friendship Train.mp3 12 MB
11 Got Myself a Good Man.mp3 13 MB
12 The Spokerman.mp3 12 MB
13 Cloud 9.mp3 21 MB
14 Jamilah.mp3 14 MB


*Heat! (1968) - This one really gets all the elements right – from Latin jazz, to boogaloo soul, to some of that funkiness that was creeping into the group's work at the time. The fantastic Pazant Brothers (Eddie & Al) are on sax and trumpet (respectively), and the set also features some vocals by Jackie Soul on a few cuts. Includes some great Latin Jazz tracks like "Heat!" and "Psychedelic Pucho", plus other great Latin soul cuts, like "Payin' Dues" and "Candied Yam".

*Jungle Fire! (1969) - The record differs from some of their earlier Prestige albums in that the tracks are longer, more instrumental, and have a hard fuzzy electric groove. The band jams hard in a way that's more like some of the funk combos of the early 70s, than the Latin groups from which they came – and that's no problem by us, because the results are wonderful! Includes two funky numbers written by Sonny Phillips – "The Spokerman" and "Jamilah" – plus a great extended cover of "Cloud Nine". Great horn work from the funky Pazant Brothers, plus Seldon Powell, who also plays flute and tenor on the album – and other jazz funk stars on the album include Bernard Purdie, Billy Butler, and Neal Creque, Pucho's right hand man.

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