Condition: NM / M
Label:
TSG
Catalogue No: TSG 805-1
Replica reissue of original pressing.
When percussionist, pianist and vibe player Ricardo Marrero recorded the ultra-rare Latin jazz meets funk LP A Taste in 1976, little did he know that decades later that sealed copies of the original album would exchange hands among collectors for thousands of dollars. A veteran of the New York salsa and Latin jazz scene since the mid-1970s, Marrero has worked with luminaries such as The Fania All-Stars, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, The 5 Stairsteps, Dave Valentin, Angela Bofill and most recently - Ruben Blades. Full of up-tempo funky gems and sizzling slow burners, A Taste also includes Marrero’s crossover hit “Babalonia” that received quite a bit of airplay in the mid-1970s.
