Perry Como - Lightly Latin [Bonus Tracks]

"A perfect matching of man to music," the heading to this 1966 Perry Como Latin project claims. Hah! Mix it up, stir it up, pave a road with it, ice a cake with it: there is just no way Como is suited to this program of songs, most of which are standards in the classy, challenging bossa nova style.

Arrangers Nick Perito and Torrie Zito assemble a team of instrumentalists who are surely up to the task, teams of guitarists delivering deeply felt patterns as if bringing up the best from the wine cellar. Read More