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The Latin Bit

The Latin Bit
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Studio album by Grant Green
Released May 1963
Recorded April 26 & September 7, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Latin jazz
Length 38:56 original LP
59:53 CD reissue
Label Blue Note
BST 84111
Producer Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Born to Be Blue
(1962)Born to Be Blue1962
The Latin Bit
(1962)
Goin' West
(1962)Goin' West1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars

The Latin Bit is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label. It is a loose concept album inspired by Latin American music.

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "This CD always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but a revisit shows it to be a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part".

Bonus track on CD reissue:

Recorded on April 26 (tracks 1-7) and September 7 (tracks 8-9), 1962.


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