Hiroshi Watanabe “Latin Best 10”  Victor Records (Japan)

(11 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5)

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“Music for Play Boys”  Volume 5   Richard “Groove” Holmes  Prestige Records (Japan)

(29 votes, average: 4.62 out of 5)

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“La Sabrosura del Ano”  Various Artists (1984)   AS International Records (Venezuela)

(25 votes, average: 4.56 out of 5)

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Thanks to LP cover lover, Rob Keith, who we met at the WFMU Record Fair.  A collector of music from the North of Brazil, Rob sent us this nice one with this note:  Zezinho is a forró accordion player from the northeast of Brazil. His group was called “The Rat Pack of Forró.” Song titles include “Sweaty Women” and “Beautiful Balloons.” Forró is well known for double entendre wordplay, so the songs are probably what you would assume they are about… or not, depending on which way you decide to interpret them. The album is surprisingly good and well produced, recorded on 16 tracks in Rio.

(25 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)

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“Cocktail Music”  Victor Records (Japan)  I like mine up with a twist.  Stirred and shaken.

(34 votes, average: 4.18 out of 5)

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(We’d also accept Kitties n’ Titties)  “Organo Romantico”  Leon Segovia  MATE Records  (1975)

(46 votes, average: 4.04 out of 5)

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Cuerdas de Oro del Caribe (“Golden Strings of the Caribbean”)  Nieves Quintero

(51 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Paul Desmond (alto saxophone) Dave Brubeck (piano) Ron Crotty (bass) Lloyd Davis (drums)   “The Trolley Song”  Fantasy Records (on Red Vinyl)  (1955)    What a fun, funny cover from photographer Bill Claxton.   I’m a big Paul Desmond fan.   (Not sure I need to see him shirtless though).  Read the liner notes  and listen here to the rehearsal takes of title track:

(44 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5)

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Les Vikings  (de la Gautaloup)  Message aux Pachas   Bakoua Records (France)   Listen Up!

(44 votes, average: 3.68 out of 5)

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