Jazz Articles about Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto & New World Spirit: Contact!

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 1998

Imagine being a superstar in Latin music, then accepting a major pay cut for your decision to focus primarily on jazz. That's exactly what happened with Ray Barretto, who has kept his jazz oriented New World Spirit band together for almost a decade despite the fact that--let's face it--many of those who know him for major salsa hits like “Guarare," “Que Viva La Musica" and “Cocinando" have little or no interest in jazz. But Barretto and Spirit have toughened it ...