• Invisible ultra-rare LP album privately released in 1961
• Innovative mixture of Calypso and Latin-Jazz rhythms in the Winsor Style (used back in the 50s and 60s to describe Alonso's sound)
• Comes with restoration and reproduction of the original artwork.
• Inlay leaflet with extensive liner notes and restored images of Alonso.
• 180g vinyl / Tip-On Sleeve / Limited to 500 copies.
• Banded with obi-strip.
• Mastering and Lacquer cut at Fluid Mastering, London
• Pressed at R.A.N.D Muzik
Includes unlimited streaming of Fantastic Variety in the Music of Panama - The Winsor Style and Calypso Impressions
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
AMIGO is a Mambo-style rendition the Quintet uses as a dancing take-off number. Members take turns during solos. It is a happy and friendly song that executes mainly on the seventh chord. An impromptu chorus was made up during the recording session.
lyrics
Let's be friends, AMIGO, let's be friends
Take my hands, AMIGO, take my hands