• Carlos Franzetti – Beatriz
    • Carlos Franzetti – Lady Soho
    • Carlos Franzetti – Romancero
    • Carlos Franzetti – Cocoa Funk
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    • 1. Beatriz
    • 2. Lady Soho
    • 3. Romancero
    • 4. Cocoa Funk
    • 5. Sweet And Low
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    Picked up by the DJ's in London's early Jazz Dance scene where "Cocoa Funk" became a must have cut, eventually appearing on Soul Jazz Records seminal re-issue series "London Jazz Classics".

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