1978 Ray Barretto – Can You Feel It

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Ray Barretto (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz percussionist.

Barretto (his real name,”Barreto”, was misspelled on his birth certificate) was born in New York City. His parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico in the early 1920s, looking for a better life. He was raised in Spanish Harlem and at a young age was influenced by his mother’s love of music and by the jazz of Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

In 1946, when Barretto was 17 years old, he joined the Army. While stationed in Germany, he met Belgian vibraphonist Fats Sadi. However, it was when he heard Dizzy Gillespie’s “Manteca” with Gil Fuller and Chano Pozo that he realized his calling.

Tracks

1  Can You Feel It (Let It Groove You) (Howard Schneider) 4:17
2  I Think About You (Howard Schneider) 4:31
3  What Part Of Heaven Do You Come From (Phillip Mitchell) 4:37
4  Stargazer (Jeff Richman) 6:13
5  Summer Sun (Jeff Richman) 3:36
6  Whirlpool (Jeff Richman) 4:27
7  Sting Ray (Todd Richman) 4:27
8  Daydreams (Jeff Richman) 3:47
9  Confrontation (Howard Schneider) 5:18

Media

Musicians

1 Can You Feel It (Let It Groove You)

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova
Vocals Cissy Houston


2 I Think About You

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova


3 What Part Of Heaven Do You Come From

Bass Willie Weeks
Drums Andy Newmark
Guitar Hiram Bullock
Guitar Jeff Richman
Keyboards Neil Larsen
Vocals Phillip Mitchell


4 Stargazer

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Synthesizer Clifford Carter
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova
Background Vocals Chris Robinson
Background Vocals Googie Coppola
Background Vocals Kelly Barretto
Background Vocals Michelle Robinson
Background Vocals Ray Barretto Jr
Background Vocals Walter Garcia


5 Summer Sun

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova
Vocals Cissy Houston


6 Whirlpool

Bass Eddie Rivera
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova
Vocals Googie Coppola


7 Sting Ray

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Fender Rhodes Todd Anderson
Piano Howard Schneider
Piano Todd Anderson
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova


8 Daydreams

Bass Eddie Rivera
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova


9 Confrontation

Bass Eddie Rivera
Drums Richie Morales
Guitar Jeff Richman
Fender Rhodes Howard Schneider
Piano Howard Schneider
Synthesizer Clifford Carter
Synthesizer Howard Schneider
Sax Todd Anderson
Percussion Ray Barretto
Percussion Carlos Cordova
Percussion Ray Romero

Liner Notes

Producer – Ray Barretto, Raymond Silva
Arranged By (Background Vocal And String Arrangements) – Howard Schneider (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Todd Anderson (Track 2)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Phillip Mitchell (Track 2)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Jeff Richman (Track 3)
Arranged By (String Arrangement) – Howard Schneider (Track 9)
Engineer (Mixing, Assistant) – Joel Cohn
Engineer (Mixing) – Dave Wittman
Engineer (Recording, Assistant) – Michael O’Reilly, Tom Heid
Engineer (Recording) – Bobby Warner
Mixed By – Ray Barretto

Design (Album Cover) – Lynn Dreese Breslin
Photography By (Back Cover) – Rod Cook
Photography By (Front Cover) – Frank Laffitte

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.