The Latin Bit (album)

The Latin Bit is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label. It is a loose concept album based around Latin American music.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "This CD always yielded mixed results for staunch fans of Green, but a revisit shows it to be a credible effort, even if slightly flawed in part".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Grant Green except as indicated


 * 1) "Mambo Inn" (Bauzá, Sampson, Bobby Woodlen) – 5:52
 * 2) "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 7:12
 * 3) "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) – 6:42
 * 4) "Brazil" (Barroso) – 5:01
 * 5) "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 7:46
 * 6) "My Little Suede Shoes" (Parker) – 6:23

Bonus track on CD reissue:
 * 1) "Blues for Juanita" – 7:06
 * 2) "Granada" (Agustín Lara) – 6:27
 * 3) "Hey There" (Adler, Ross) – 7:24

Recorded on April 26 (tracks 1-7) and September 7 (tracks 8-9), 1962.

Personnel

 * Grant Green - guitar
 * Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (tracks 8-9)
 * John Acea (tracks 1-7), Sonny Clark (tracks 8-9) - piano
 * Wendell Marshall - bass
 * Willie Bobo - drums
 * Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (tracks 1-6, 8-9)
 * Garvin Masseaux - chekere (tracks 1-6)