iArriba! Con Montego Joe by Montego Joe - Uhune

ALBUM

Everything about this album, from the artist's name and album title to the rather cheesy cover photo of a smiling tuxedo-clad man on a beach surrounded by congas, suggests to a cynical eye that Arriba! Con Montego Joe is kitschy exotica on par with Martin Denny or Les Baxter. And while that style of music has its fizzy charms, it turns out that Arriba! Con Montego Joe is something much meatier. Collecting the entirety of the two albums Montego Joe (born Joseph Sanders) made for Prestige (1964's Arriba! Con Montego Joe and 1965's Wild and Warm), these 17 tracks are a uniformly excellent blend of swinging, groove-oriented Latin percussion against soulful hard bop horns and piano (played by some kid with the unlikely name of Chick Corea). This unlikely combination works a treat, especially on the tracks that take a while to unfold, like the sinuous "Bata Blues," which marries some excellent soloing by Corea and tenor saxophonist Al Gibbons to the pitter-pat of the African tuned drums of the title. There is little that's groundbreaking on these albums, but Miles Davis would attract quite a lot of attention several years later for his cross-cultural experiments in a very similar style, and this is an intriguing early indication of that direction.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo

1. Fat Man

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Montego Joe; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Montego Joe; Other

2. The Jinx

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Roland Ashby; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Roland Ashby; Other

3. Too Much Sake

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Horace Silver; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Horace Silver; Other

4. Maracatu

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders Goines; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sanders Goines; Other

5. Dakar

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders Goines; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sanders Goines; Other

6. Calling For The Angels In The Water

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders Goines; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sanders Goines; Other

7. Same Old Same Old

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Roger Keliaway; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Roger Keliaway; Other

8. Haitian Lady

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Harold Lomax Ousley; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Harold Lomax Ousley; Other

9. Capricious

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Billy Taylor; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Billy Taylor; Other

10. Happy Joe

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Rudy Stevenson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Rudy Stevenson; Other

11. No Tears

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Holloway Shakesnider-smith; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Holloway Shakesnider-smith; Other

12. Ouch

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Alan White; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Alan White; Other

13. Give It Up

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Coleridge-taylor Perkinson; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Coleridge Perkinson; Other

14. EWE

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Roger Sanders; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Roger Sanders; Other

15. Bata Blues

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sanders; Other

16. Concumba

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Sanders; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sanders; Other

17. Lexington A Venue Line

Primary Artist: Montego Joe; Main Performer
Composer: Doug Kahle; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Doug Kahle; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

17 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 17 minutes and 40 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1431x1431 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Hard Bop, Latin Jazz

Label

Fantasy Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

Portuguese (Portugal)
English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1993

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

2521851392