LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The only album ever cut by conga player Armando Peraza -- the killer percussionist who worked with Cal Tjader in the 60s! The album's got a very similar feel to Cal's work of the time -- blending together jazz, Latin, and groovy 60s rhythms -- with lots of percussion on the bottom, and instrumentation that includes electric piano, funky flute, and some nice alto sax. Most tracks have the off-center sound that you'd expect from the Skye label -- and arrangements are by Cal and Gary McFarland, so you know the tunes are pretty darn great! Titles include a mix of originals like "Viva Pereza", "Red Onions" "Granny's Samba", plus groovy covers like "Wild Thing", "Mony Mony", "Funky Broadway"."