{"product_id":"willie-rodriguez-and-his-orchestra-soogie","title":"WILLIE RODRÍGUEZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA - SOOGIE","description":"\u003cp\u003e1969 salsa gem originally released on \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lou Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the labels in the right place at the right time, just before \u003cstrong\u003eFania\u003c\/strong\u003e smashed almost all the competition. The album is mostly comprised of guaguancós, boleros, and improvised-space-filling descargas (jam sessions). We are now happy to reissue this rare and in-demand album after decades unavailable! It includes an insert with liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eSoogie\u003c\/strong\u003e” (1969) was \u003cstrong\u003eWillie Rodríguez\u003c\/strong\u003e’s first album for \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lou Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lou Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, at that time, was also one of the labels in the right place at the right time, just before \u003cstrong\u003eFania\u003c\/strong\u003e smashed almost all the competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is mostly comprised of guaguancós, boleros, and improvised-space-filling descargas (jam sessions). This is remarkable, as it hardly includes boogaloo, which was still prevalent during those years, yet already on the way out. According to \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Marín\u003c\/strong\u003e, its musical director \u003cem\u003e“we didn't call it salsa at the time; it had no name. It was mambo or música movida, they used to call it on the radio.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first tune, ‘My Dog Soogie,’ which provides the title for the recording, is a playful guaracha about a dog. The following track is the wildly popular ‘La Puerta del Dolor.’ ‘El Chivo’ (the goat) is a spicy guaracha, which changes into a son montuno-guajira. ‘Grande’ is a guaguancó, followed by ‘Los Callos de Dolores,’ also a delightful guaguancó. Then comes the ballad ‘Porque yo te Amo,’ a monster hit of the sixties by popular Argentine singer \u003cstrong\u003eSandro\u003c\/strong\u003e. Next we have ‘Al Compás del Güiro,’ a guaguancó, with the delicious chorus that goes \u003cem\u003e“cómo va, cómo va, cómo va, mi güiro cómo va.”\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Paul's Thing’ is an instrumental guaguancó, with engrossing sax solos. Finally, we have the smashing, extended descarga ‘Salsa con Willie Rodríguez.’ We are now happy to reissue this rare and in-demand 1969 salsa gem after decades unavailable!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes an insert with liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vampisoul","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":57106613993816,"sku":"TKM-34851","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/6047a5d1aaad6545c06f1b6a8c60eace.jpg?v=1776178028","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/willie-rodriguez-and-his-orchestra-soogie","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}