''Juicy'' is an album by

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Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

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recorded in 1967 and released on the

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Reception

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review by Stewart Mason awarded the album 3½ stars stating "from the lubricious title and cover photo on down, there's a certain 'swingin' at Hef's pad' vibe to the proceedings that makes this album of particular interest to latter-day hipsters. Most of the song selection consists of soul-jazz covers of popular hits of the day... but the real standouts are the small handful of band originals, particularly the fiery groove of the title track".Mason, S.
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Track listing

# " Knock on Wood" (

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) - 2:40 # "Mating Call" (Bert Keyes) - 3:03 # "

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" is a jazz song written by Joe Zawinul in 1966 for Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and which appears on his album '' Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at "The Club"''. The song is the title track of the album and became a surprise hit i ...

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) - 2:33 # "Felicidad" (Sonny Henry) - 3:17 # "La Descarga del Bobo" (Willie Bobo) - 5:38 # "Juicy" (

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) - 3:26 # "

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) - 2:42 # " Music to Watch Girls By" ( Sid Ramin) - 2:18 # "Dreams" (Val Valentín) - 3:24 # "Dis-Advantages" (

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) - 2:01 # "Roots" (Sonny Henry) - 3:13 # "Shing-a-Ling Baby" (Val Valentín, Willie Bobo) - 3:04 # "Juicy" lternate take(Stoller) - 2:19 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Music to Watch Girls By" lternate take(Ramin) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Dis-Advantages" lternate take(Leigh) - 2:01 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Shing-a-Ling Baby" lternate take(Valentín, Bobo) - 3:36 Bonus track on CD reissue *Recorded in New York City January 12 (tracks 6, 12, 13 & 16), January 31 (tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11), February 1 (tracks 1, 7, 8, 10, 14 & 15) and February 4 (tracks 2 & 5), 1967

Personnel

Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of ...

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References

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