El Nuevo Barretto
Context
Title listed among the tracks of Acid, Ray Barretto's first album for Fania in 1968. The record sits between boogaloo and nascent salsa, with lyrics in English and Spanish.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).