The Nitty Gritty Sextet

When we at Rocafort Records contacted legendary Latin producer Bobby Marin, our plan was to license "Nitty Boo Boo" and "Something New", two previously unreleased tracks, for a 45 release. Much to our surprise we were told by Marin that those two tracks were part of an LP recorded in 1967 that had never seen the light of day. The bad news was that all the masters had been lost. By one of those amazing coincidences six months later the only existing acetate for the LP surfaced in a thrift store in Pennsylvania. We couldn't believe it!

Finally, almost 50 years after its recording, Rocafort Records is proud to present this previously unreleased Latin monster LP by The Nitty Gritty Sextet. Recorded by the finest musicians in the New-York Latin scene, including Tito Puente, Jimmy Sabater, Louie Ramírez and many more, it's still a mystery to find out that this album was never released at the time despite being so good. Whether you like to Boogaloo, dance to the Mambo or swing to the beat of the Latin Jazz, you're in for a treat!

Tracklist

A1.   Something New.   2:47
A2.   Nitty Boo Boo.   2:15
A3.   Would You Believe Me?.   3:59
A4.   Rice And Beans.   2:44
A5.   Dixie's Mambo.   4:13

B1.   Fun City Hippy.   2:47
B2.   Say Listen.   2:45
B3.   A Fool Like Me.   3:10
B4.   Papel De Bambú.   3:32
B5.   Shingaling Now, Boogaloo Later.   2:41

Credits

Bass – Bobby Rodriguez
Co-producer – Bobby Marin
Congas – Ozzie Torrens
Coro – Bobby Marin, Jimmy Sabater, Willie Torres
Keyboards – Louie Ramirez
Lead Vocals – Bobby Marin (track B5), Manny Roman (track B4), Rudy Calzado (track A4), Willie Torres (tracks A1, A2, A3, B1, B2 and B3)
Organ – Louie Ramirez (track B2), Ricardo Ray (track B1)
Percussion – Tito Puente
Piano – Charlie Palmieri (tracks A1, A5), Ricardo Ray (tracks A3, B3)
Producer – Richard Marin
Songwriter – Bobby Marin (tracks A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5), Louie Ramirez (track A5)
Tambourine – Tito Puente (tracks A1, B1)
Timbales – Jimmy Sabater
Vibraphone – Louie Ramirez