• Willie Colon – Che Che Cole
    • Willie Colon – Jazzy
    • 1. Che Che Cole
    • 2. El Malo
    • 3. Guisando
    • 4. Jazzy
    • 5. Juana Pena
    • 6. Guajiron
    • 7. El Titan
    • 8. Que Lio
    • 9. Ero Se Baila Asi

    Craft Latino is proud to present an all-analog reissue of Crime Pays, an anthology of Willie Colón’s most influential songs from his first 4 albums. The ironically titled Crime Pays was a comment on the success of Colón’s carefully cultivated bad guy image that he sustained until the mid-1970s. The album contains nine key cuts from his first four albums. His 1967 debut album El Malo (The Bad Guy) is represented by his first hit, the mambo jazz instrumental “Jazzy” and the title track, a bomba-guaguancó composed by Colón. “Jazzy” was co-penned by Colón and his African American pianist Dwight Brewster and bassist James Taylor.

    Other Releases by Willie Colon

    Willie ColónJuancito / Señora (1979)Fania
    Quality original New York latin from Willie Colon Rare unplayed ORIGINAL Fania Records 7"
    • – Juancito
    • Original 7" 842£15.00
      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original unplayed USA Latin 45 Vinyl.
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    Willie ColónTiburon (1982)Fania Records
    • – Tiburon
    • Original 7" 932£15.00
      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed Latin 45 (bit of background noise)
      100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!
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    Willie ColonCorazon Guerrero (1983)Fania
    Heavyweight Salsa on Fania, featuring Milton Cardona, Mauricio Smith, Willie Colon and more
      • Original LP£8.00
        Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, LOT OF SURFACE MARKS CHEAP
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      Other Releases on Craft Recordings

      Art PepperGettin’ Together!Craft Recordings
      Art Pepper’s third album on the Contemporary Records label, Gettin’ Together was released in 1960. Featuring a selection of both standards and originals...
        • LP (180 gram) 7258923£36.99
          Expected 24 JanPreorder
        Prince Lasha QuintetThe Cry!Craft Recordings
        Released in 1963 on the Contemporary Records label, “The Cry!” Is a free jazz album by saxophonists Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons. Also featured are...
          • LP (180 gram) 7258935£36.99
            Expected 24 JanPreorder
          Cal TjaderLatin Kick (Original Jazz Classics Series)Craft Recordings
          Cal Tjader fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms and mainstream jazz solos in his 1956 album Latin Kick. Alongside Tjader (vibraphone) the album also features Brew...
            • LP (180 gram) 7261679£44.99
              Expected 13 DecPreorder
            Blue MitchellBlue’s Moods (Original Jazz Classics Series)Craft Recordings
            Blue’s Moods is a 1960 album by jazz trumpeter Blue Mitchell. Originally released on the Riverside label, it features Mitchell alongside Wynton Kelly...
              • LP (180 gram) 7258771£44.99
                Expected 15 NovPreorder
              Thelonious Monk SeptetMonk’s Music (Original Jazz Classics Series)Craft Recordings
              Monk’s Music is a 1957 album by legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk and his Septet. Reading like a who’s who of jazz, the album features players...
                Don DavisThe Matrix - Original Motion Picture Score (Expanded Edition)Craft Recordings
                In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the legendary film that made everyone question reality, Varèse Sarabande presents an expanded release of Don...
                  • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7263018£31.99
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                  Art PepperIntensityCraft Recordings
                  Recorded in 1960, Art Pepper’s 5th album release on Contemporary Records, Intensity, was released in 1963. A collection of 7 jazz standards the album...
                    • LP (180 gram) 7259016£36.99
                      Expected 24 JanPreorder
                    Clark Terry, Quartet & Thelonious MonkIn Orbit (Original Jazz Classics Series)Craft Recordings
                    Recorded in New York in 1958, and released the same year, In Orbit is trumpeter Clark Terry’s sixth album as leader. Featuring Thelonious Monk on Piano,...
                      Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy & Booker ErvinThe Quest (Original Jazz Classics Series)Craft Recordings
                      Jazz pianist Mal Waldron’s 1962 album The Quest features Eric Dolphy (clarinet, alto sax) and Booker Ervin (tenor sax). Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios...
                        Patrice RushenPrelusionCraft Recordings
                        Brilliant funky deep jazz featuring Joe Henderson, Ndugu and Hadley Caliman.
                          • LP (180 gram) CR766£44.99
                            Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series
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                          Willie Colon & Hector LavoeLa Gran Fuga (The Big Break)Craft Recordings
                          Released in 1970, this is a masterpiece of salsa music. It crystalizes the Willie Colón/Héctor Lavoe aesthetic that the duo developed on previous albums....
                            Cannonball Adderley | Bill EvansKnow What I Mean?Craft Recordings
                            “Know What I Mean?” was originally released in 1960 as a collaboration between jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and legendary pianist Bill Evans,...
                              Art Pepper QuintetSmack UpCraft Recordings
                              Acoustic Sounds and Contemporary Records present this new reissue of Art Pepper’s 1960 album “Smack Up”. Recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann...
                                • LP (180 gram) 7255477£36.99
                                  Expected 24 JanPreorder
                                Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul Of Tico RecordsCraft Recordings
                                The first Latin soul collection featuring a mix of chart-topping hits and deeper cuts from the crown jewel of the mambo era Tico Records, celebrating the...
                                • – RAY BARRETTO Y SU CHARANGA MODERNA – El Watusi
                                • – WILLIE BOBO – Bobo! Do That Thing
                                • – WILLIE BOBO – Be’s That Way
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – El Pito (I’ll Never Go Back to Georgia)
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Bang! Bang!
                                • – CANDIDO – Madrid
                                • – RAY BARRETTO – Babalu
                                • – EDDIE PALMIERI and CAL TJADER – Come An’ Get It (Boogaloo)
                                • – TITO PUENTE Y SU ORQUESTRA – Fat Mama
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Oh Yeah!
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Sock It To Me
                                • – TITO PUENTE/LA LUPE – Steak-O-Lean
                                • – TITO PUENTE’S ORCHESTRA – TP’s Shing-A-Ling
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Hey Joe, Hey Joe (Hey Girl, Hey Girl)
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Psychedelic Baby
                                • – EDDIE PALMIERI & HIS ORCHESTRA – The African Twist
                                • – LA LUPE – Fever
                                • – THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – Tighten Up
                                • – THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – The Horse
                                • – CELIA CRUZ/TITO PUENTE – Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In
                                • – GILBERTO SEXTET – Yes I Will (Part 1)
                                • – TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Hit the Bongo
                                • – TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Oye Como Va
                                • – JIMMY SABATER – Times Are Changin’
                                • – THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Do You Feel It?
                                • – JOE PANAMA and COMPANY – My People
                                • 1. – RAY BARRETTO Y SU CHARANGA MODERNA – El Watusi
                                • 2. – WILLIE BOBO – Bobo! Do That Thing
                                • 3. – WILLIE BOBO – Be’s That Way
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                                Tito PuenteEl Rey BravoCraft Recordings
                                • – Oye Como Va
                                Dave BrubeckA Dave Brubeck ChristmasCraft Recordings
                                Released in 1996, A Dave Brubeck Christmas is a solo piano album by the renowned American jazz pianist and composer. Featuring Brubeck originals: “To...
                                  Hector LavoeLa VozCraft Recordings
                                  La Voz is Hector’s debut solo album after the split with Willie Colón. His versatility as a vocalist and sonero is on display as he goes from boleros...
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                                      • – Street Love
                                      • – Don Juan
                                      • – Siberian Nights
                                      • – You Would Never
                                      • – Rubber Band Clown
                                      • – Electric Kingdom
                                      • – Mysterious
                                      • – Break Anyway
                                      • – Finale
                                      • – In The Night
                                      John ColtraneAfro Blue ImpressionsCraft Recordings
                                      Originally releasd on Pablo Records in 1977.
                                        • 2×LP 7235781£31.99
                                          (Craft Jazz Essentials Series)
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