Francisco Mora Catlett

Mexican-American percussionist and former member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Francisco Mora Catlett originally recorded and released his debut solo LP as a private press in 1987, but the sequel he recorded over the course of the next few years with an expanded Detroit jazz brass section was shelved for decades to follow. A pan-American melting pot of hypnotic afro-cuban rhythms, frenetic batucadas and fiery sambas, Mora I & II are holy grails of latin jazz, masterminded by an unsung hero of the genre.

PERSONNEL:

• Alex Harding - baritone sax, bass clarinet
• Jerome Le Duff - Berimbau, percussion
• Rodney Whitaker - bass
• Francisco Mora Catlett - drums, percussion
• Kenny Cox - piano
• Alberto Nacif, Emile Borde - steel drums, percussion
• Vincent Bowens - tenor sax, flute
• John Douglass, Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
• Sherman Mitchell - trumpet, flute
• Teresa Mora - vocals, percussion

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Afra Jum Pt.2
• A2. Amazona
• A3. Amazona Prelude Dawn
• A4. Samba Conga Do Amor

• SIDE B
• B1. Por Que Paro
• B2. Afra Jum Pt.3
• B3. Old Man Joe
• B4. El Morro