Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers

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Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
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Years active1959 (1959)–1973 (1973)
Labels Prestige, Milestone, Timeless, Cannonball
Past members

Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers was a Latin jazz, soul jazz and R&B group formed in 1959 by timbales player Henry "Pucho" Brown. Chick Corea is among the many musicians who performed with him (albeit prior to Pucho's recording career).

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The core of his band, in the foundational early records, were Pucho Brown on percussion, Eddie Pazan on reeds, Al Pazant on trumpet, William Bivens, Jr., on vibraphone, and Neal Creque on piano and organ.

In 1973 he disbanded the group and focused more on traditional Latin music. [1]

In the 1990s his music received contemporary interest from the British Acid Jazz scene. [2] The re-formed Latin Soul Brothers continue to perform.

Discography

Compilations

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References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  2. ↑ "bio". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
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