1975 Bataan “Afrofilipino” on SalSoul

I found this badboy sealed for $1 back when such things still happened, and although the shrink has been in landfill for decades, the wax remains NM. I mean, what MORE do you want from this banger? Our boy Joe (real name: Bataan Nitollano) comes home to his roots going full boogaloo soul funk, and you know how deeply loved he is just by reading the insane lineup who showed up to play with him: Munyungo Jackson (Bennie Maupin) on percussion, Cornell Dupree (Harlem River Drive) on guitar, Randy (Roy Porter Sound Machine) Pigee slanging git, Dave Letterman Sanborn on sax, Barry (Eddie Palmieri) Rogers on trombone, John Faddis (Mingus) on trumpet along with Randy Brecker, and Jimmy “Grodeck Whipperjenny” on drums, plus THE Swinging Salsoul Strings. I mean, Bang! I could probably go the rest of my life without ever hearing the Chico + Man theme again, but aside from that, this record is pure boogie uptown groove and just flat rules.