Sock It To Me

Joe Cuba · 1966 · Face B, latin soul dansant

Context

Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push) was released in 1966 on Tico and reached number 131 on the Billboard 200. Joe Cuba embodies Latin boogaloo here, a blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and R&B. Opens side B.

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).

By the same artist

• Bang! Bang! (1966)
• Mujer Divina (1966)
• Push, Push, Push (1966)

Sources

• jazzmusicarchives.com
• EN: Joe Cuba

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