With delirious Latin jazz dancers like Latin Strut and Aftershower Funk… and a Spanish-language version of Ordinary Guy.

His beautiful voice in fine fettle on this missing link between The Bottle and the Salsoul disco-raps — a foretaste of disco in 1976, but previously released only in Japan, including fine Isaac Hayes and Billy Stewart covers.

The victorious if unlikely 2004 return of the legendary Latin soul vocalist.
Bumping, clavinet-led, rare-groove funk… cosmic synths… that unmistakable voice… a modern soul anthem.

From 1963, following stints for Jackie McLean on One Step Beyond and Destination… Out!, this is maybe the great trombonist’s best record, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Tony Williams — all involved with Miles around this time — and Cecil McBee. Four Moncur originals: bold, free, forward-looking music; but expansive and assured, never forced. ‘Some other stuff’; not full of itself, but a bit different. Try The Twins — dedicated to his two brothers — for a better sense of his musical good humour.

Vintage Afro Funk, originally out on Dawn in 1970; for this reissue remastered from the master-tapes, adding all three cuts from their maxi-single, the same year.