Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push

Performer: Los 4 Hermanos Silva/Joe Cuba/Joe Cuba Sextet
Engineer: Fred Weinberg
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Includes liner notes by Pancho Cristal. Joe Cuba vaulted from the barrio into the mainstream via 1966's Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push, a relentlessly energetic and inventive record that brilliantly translates elements of Latin jazz, R&B, and Motown to virtually define the emerging boogaloo sound. The album's multi-culti sensibilities remain a harbinger of the changes to come not just in music but American society as a whole -- the vocals rotate between English and Spanish, but regardless of language, the sheer passion and joy of the endeavor radiate from each and every groove. Most impressive is the visceral intensity of the performances -- in its way, Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push anticipates both the precision and freedom of funk, and remains a record that seems to exist outside of time, place, or idiom. ~ Jason Ankeny Wanted Dead or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push Push Push) is part Latin, and part basic Latin soul (boogaloo). The boogaloos are very simple, relying on chants that live crowds could follow easily. In fact, this was a major album that drove the boogaloo dance scene in New York. But while the two title tracks remain essential examples of the idiom, they are quite dated now. Of the rest, "Cocinando" clocks in at nine minutes but is not the tremendous Eddie Palmieri-style jam or descarga one might hope. "Que Son Uno" is the most enduring track. With its hypnotic percussion and vibes, it could have been side-length. A vintage party record, Wanted offers good material in a variety of styles. In hindsight, however, it may be most interesting as a precursor to the masterpiece My Man Speedy. ~ Tony Wilds

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