Somewhere at the crossroads of Burt Bacharach and Sergio Mendes you will find the sound of Phil Moore III and the Afro Latin Soultet. From the former you get the beautiful songwriting, deceptively simple yet complex all the same. The album tells us they're introducing Leni Groves (who was 19 if going by the liner notes). They might as well be saying "introducing Dionne Warwick". Once you hear her voice you'll know what I mean. From the latter you get the unmistakable soothing sounds of Bossa Nova. But instead of piano, Moore brings in this creaky organ that he probably picked up at a church salvage sale. The mix is irresistible.
Ownership: 1967 Tower (LP)
Typically I would place albums like this in the journal section. But there are no reissues as I create this entry. It's worth calling out for that. Albums like this typically find their way onto CD in Japan, where music like this is highly revered. It appears the album remains largely undiscovered.
10/12/24 (review / new entry)
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