Nuyorican Soul (album) explained

Nuyorican Soul
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nuyorican Soul
Cover:	Nuyorican Soul.jpg
Genre:	Salsa Latin soul house jazz
Label:	Talkin' Loud
Producer:	Little Louie Vega Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
Next Title:	The Remixes
Next Year:	1998

Nuyorican Soul is the debut studio album by Nuyorican Soul, released in 1997. It featured guest appearances from George Benson, Roy Ayers, Tito Puente, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jocelyn Brown, Vincent Montana Jr., Salsoul Orchestra, and India.^[1] It peaked at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic said: "In keeping with Masters at Work's heritage, most of the album is Latin in feel and jazzy in composition, but with ever-present synths and piano runs that belie their heavy dance heritage." He called it "one of the best all-star dance albums ever recorded."

Personnel

Musicians

• Bobby Allende – congas, percussion
• John Allmark – trumpet, muted trumpet
• Richard Amaroso – cello
• Orest Artymiw – violin
• Roy Ayers – scat, vibraphone, vocals, background vocals
• Catrice Barnes – background vocals
• Davis A. Barnett – viola
• Diane Barnett – violin
• Rocco Bene – trumpet
• Patricia Brown – violin
• Terry Burrus – piano
• Kathleen Carroll – viola
• Edward Cascarella – trombone
• Tony Cintron – drums
• José "Cochi" Claussell – timbales
• Starvin' T. Cordero – congas, percussion
• Peter Daou – Fender Rhodes, keyboards
• Dave Darlington – keyboards
• Vidal Davis – drums
• Benny Diggs – background vocals
• Sarah Dubois – violin
• Lisa Fischer – arranger, scat, vocal arrangement, background vocals
• Richie Flores – bongos, congas, percussion
• Richard Genovese – bass trombone
• Edward Golazewski – baritone sax
• Roger Harrington – violin
• Carlos "El Nene" Henrique – bass
• Ronnie James – guitar
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion
• Richard Jones – violin, background vocals
• Olga Konopelsky – violin
• Victoria Ann Matosich – viola
• Andy McCloud III – bass, upright bass
• Paulette McWilliams – background vocals
• Albert Sterling Menendez – keyboards
• Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
• Diane Monroe – violin
• Vince Montana – arranger, conductor, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements, vibraphone
• Michael Natalie – trumpet
• Peter Nocella – viola
• Brian Pastor – trombone
• Gene Perez – bass
• Anthony Pirollo – cello
• Anthony Posk – violin
• Pamela Posk – violin
• James Preston – Fender Rhodes
• Marc Quiñones – timbales
• Luisito Quintero – percussion, timbales
• George Rabbai – trumpet
• Christine Reeves – violin
• Kimberly Reighley – flute
• Melvin Roundtree – violin
• David Sanchez – saxophone
• Richard Schwartz – French horn
• Ira Segal – guitar
• Charlie Sepúlveda – trumpet
• Richard Shade – background vocals
• Barbara Sonies – violin
• Igor Szwec – violin
• Gregory Teperman – violin
• Kathleen Thomas – violin
• Steve Turre – percussion, trombone
• Eric Velez – bongos, congas

Guest artists

• George Benson – guitar, vocals
• Jocelyn Brown – scat, vocals, background vocals
• DJ Jazzy Jeff – turntables
• India – Spanish translation, vocal arrangement, vocals, background vocals
• Eddie Palmieri – piano synthesizer
• Tito Puente – timbales, vibraphone
• Hilton Ruiz – arranger, horn arrangements, organ (Hammond), piano
• Dave Valentin – flute

Production

• Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez – producer
• Little Louie Vega – producer
• Steven Barkan – engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
• Dave Darlington – engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
• Gene Leone – engineer, string engineer
• Arthur Stoppe – engineer, string engineer
• Oscar Monsalve – assistant engineer
• Phil Pagano – assistant engineer
• Dan Yashiz – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[2]	25
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[3]	27
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	58

Notes and References

1. Nuyorican Soul: Hot and Buttered. Vibe. Hannah. Tinti. June–July 1997. 84.
2. Web site: Nuyorican Soul. Official Charts Company. April 4, 2018.
3. Web site: Nuyorican Soul - Chart History - Heatseekers Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517184202/https://www.billboard.com/music/nuyorican-soul/chart-history/heatseekers-albums. dead. May 17, 2018. Billboard. April 4, 2018.
4. Web site: Nuyorican Soul - Chart History - Jazz Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518013056/https://www.billboard.com/music/nuyorican-soul/chart-history/jazz-albums. dead. May 18, 2018. Billboard. April 4, 2018.
5. Web site: Nuyorican Soul - Chart History - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518031154/https://www.billboard.com/music/nuyorican-soul/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums. dead. May 18, 2018. Billboard. April 4, 2018.