Ray Barretto – La Cuna

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Genre:	Jazz, Latin
Style:	Latin Jazz
Year:	1981

Tracklist

		La Cuna	5:08
		Doloroso	5:55
		Mambotango	5:57
		The Old Castle	8:40
		Pastime Paradise	8:31

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	La Cuna LP, Album, Stereo, Europadisk Pressing	CTI Records – CTI 9002	US	1981	US — 1981	Recently Edited
	La Cuna Cassette, Album	CTI Records – CTK 9502	France	1981	France — 1981	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Album, Stereo	CTI Records – CTI 9002	Canada	1981	Canada — 1981	Recently Edited
	La Cuna LP, Album	CTI Records – CTI 9002	US	1981	US — 1981	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Album	CTI Records – CTI 9002	France	1982	France — 1982	Recently Edited
	La Cuna LP, Album	CTI Records – CTI 9002	UK	1982	UK — 1982
	La Cuna LP, Album	CTI Records – K26P-6136	Japan	1982	Japan — 1982	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Album, Promo	CTI Records – K26P-6136	Japan	1982	Japan — 1982	New Submission
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue	CTI Records – 239 209	France	1984	France — 1984	Recently Edited
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue	Legacy – ZK 66126, Epic Associated – ZK 66126	US	1995	US — 1995	Recently Edited
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	CTI Records – 5129362, Legacy – 5129362	Europe	2003	Europe — 2003	Recently Edited
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	CTI Records – KICJ 2156	Japan	2006	Japan — 2006
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-Spec	CTI Records – KICJ 2338	Japan	2013	Japan — 2013	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g virgin vinyl	CTI Records – CTI 9002, Sony Music – CTI 9002, Speakers Corner Records – CTI 9002	Germany	2017	Germany — 2017	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180g	CTI Records – CTI 9002, Speakers Corner Records – CTI 9002	Germany	2017	Germany — 2017	New Submission
	La Cuna Cassette, Dolby	CTI Records – CTC 9002	US		US
	La Cuna LP, Album, Reissue	CTI Records – CTI 9002	US		US	New Submission
	La Cuna CD, Album, Reissue, Pitman Pressing	Epic Associated – ZK 66126, Legacy – ZK 66126	US		US	New Submission
	La Cuna LP, Album, Reissue	CTI Records – CTI 9002	US		US	New Submission

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Reviews

mickkyp Jul 13, 2024
referencing La Cuna (LP, Album) CTI 9002
What a production from Creed Taylor! A stellar cast, the best ever version of Stevie’s “Pastime Paradise”. Some killer percussion, a wall of Ray, Tito and Willie Torres. Wonderful stuff and a real highlight for me back in ‘81…
thesoapboxportlan Nov 26, 2022
referencing La Cuna (LP, Album, Stereo, Europadisk Pressing) CTI 9002
I concur with everything Expansive09 said. I would just add that the version of Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise is also a delight, and only adds to the overall record's worthiness of your hard earned dollars. Nice latter day Creed Taylor production.
EatRecords Mar 28, 2022
referencing La Cuna (LP, Album) CTI 9002
Mambotango is killa hot jam, recommended!!!
S. Ciani on the Lp too
Expansive09 Jul 20, 2018
Edited 6 years ago
referencing La Cuna (LP, Album, Stereo, Europadisk Pressing) CTI 9002
Magnificent Latin infused jazz. Not really trad. latin jazz, not syrupy laden soft jazz either. Worth owning just for the "caravanesque" track Doloroso which is a smooth percussive laden moody cinematic chugging composition lead by the soprano sax and augmented by nice background synths(courtesy of Spyro Gryra's Jeremy Wall nonetheless) and Rhodes electric piano. Mambotango kicks all into gear with more down and dirty Latin grooves again focusing on tenor sax infusing the melodic statement with synth strings and Rays congas providing juicy percussive support. All in all an unspoken gem of a Latin jazz release from 1981.