Tico Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Cole Porter In Latin America
| Recorded | c. 1960 |
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| Label | Tico Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Discogs | master 1042669 |
The record
A Latin-jazz makeover of the American songbook, filtering Porter's melodies through mambo and cha-cha rhythms courtesy of Tico's dance-floor sensibility. Pete Terrace's arrangements lean into the era's crossover appetite, dressing Broadway sophistication in Afro-Cuban clothes.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1960 | Tico Records · SLP 1063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Tico Records — MONO |
| 1960 | Tico Records · SLP 1063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Forum (2) · F 9041 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, High Fidelity |
| — | Forum (2) · F-9041 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
| — | Forum (2) · SF 9041 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo, High Fidelity |
| — | Forum (2) · F 9041 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |