sultry

Every now and then I get reports about salsa concerts from a friend who's working on the scene in NYC. I wish I lived closer to the city - I miss the music on hot nights, coming from rolled-down car windows, drifting on the breeze.

Tonight's as good as any for some Nuyorican music. And this is one of the great bands, from 1968, with pianist Charlie Palmieri leading. The album's called Latin Bugalu. (And - shame on some nameless label honchos! - it's out of print.)

In short, Bitter Sweet