Legends of Acid Jazz - The Best of Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers (1967-1970)

01.Got Myself a Good Man 5:45
02.Ain't Nothin' Can't Happen 5:23
03.Listen to Louie 3:32
04.Tell Me 4:06
05.Return to Me Creque 5:48
06.Swing Thing 2:14
07.Dearly Beloved 3:43
08.Maiden Voyage 5:49
09.Yambo 6:16
10.Psychedelic Pucho 6:53
11.Swamp People 2:28
12.Here's That Rainy Day 4:02
13.Heat! 4:39
14.The Presence of Your Heart 4:01
15.Wanderin' Rose 7:48
16.Candied Yam 3:26.

Sanford Allen - Violin

William Allen - Guitar (Bass)

Noberto Apellaniz - Bongos

Joseph Armstrong - Conga

Claude Bartee, Jr. - Sax (Tenor)

William Bivens - Bells, Clavinet, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Trap Kit, Vibraphone

Alfred Brown - Violin

Billy Butler - Guitar

Selwart Clarke - Violin

Neal Creque - Arranger, Clavinet, Organ, Piano

William S. Fischer - Arranger

Cecil Jackson - Conga

Richard Landrum - Percussion, Shaker, Tambourine

Vincent McEwan - Trumpet

Eddie Pasant - Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

Al Pazant - Trumpet

Jimmy Phillips - Bass

Seldon Powell - Flute, Sax (Tenor)

Pucho - Compilation Producer, Conga, Drums, Producer, Timbales

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums

Matthew Raimondi - Violin

Barry Rodgers - Trombone

Jackie Soul - Vocals

Seaborn Westbrook - Guitar (Bass).

This is an entirely different set than the British import compilation on Ace called The Best of Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers; only six tracks are found on both CDs. Which one you prefer totally depends upon your individual taste. Soul and rock fans will be far better off with the Ace collection, which concentrates far more heavily on his soul-jazz, R&B, and psychedelic-influenced numbers. The Prestige set focuses on his more sedate, straight jazz side, with tracks taken from his 1967-1970 albums (there's nothing from his first two Prestige records, which have been combined onto one CD on the Tough! reissue). This is nicely atmospheric stuff with a Latin lilt, but not Pucho at his funkiest and most adventurous. It's also wholly instrumental, with none of the un-honed but energetic vocals that occasionally adorned his material on cuts like "Shuckin' and Jivin'."by Richie Unterberger.