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Title: Willie Bobo - Spanish Grease
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1965, Latin Jazz, Boogaloo Latin Soul, New York City, New York 5/26
Matrix #: V6-8631
Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: Willie B (34' - 83')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Bobo came out of Spanish Harlem’s Latin music world, where percussionists often powered the scene while getting less name recognition than singers or bandleaders.
2. Scene Ecology: Spanish Grease sits right where mambo, jazz, soul, and boogaloo were crossing in New York clubs, before Latin funk became a collector category.
3. Media Narrative: The album helped frame Bobo as more than a sideman, giving a percussionist-fronted record enough personality to stand with the horn and vocal-led LPs of the era.

5/27/26 LM