Los Morenos: The Sound of Flamenco

Date:	Saturday, July 22, 1961
Label/Number:	Prestige International 13052
Personnel:	Luisa Verette (dancing, castanets) Antonio DeJesus (dancing, singing) David Moreno (g) with Elena Marbella (dancing, singing) Fernando “El Pinto” (g)
Tracks:	Feria De Abril / Recuerdo Gaditano / Tango Extremeño / Granaina / Fiesta Jerezana / El Cabrerillo / Petenera Con Baile / Fandangos Variados / Doblaron Las Companas / La Farruca / Solea Apola
Location:	Englewood Cliffs
Producer:	Chris Albertson (conceived by Don Schlitten)
Liner Notes:	D. Charney and E. Martinez
Research Comments:	The liner notes say “Album conceived and arranged for by: DON SCHLITTEN, Produced by: CHRIS ALBERTSON” Chris Albertson: “One day Weinstock called me. And he said he needed someone to produce a flamenco album that afternoon. So I said, ‘I don’t know anything about flamenco.’ And he says, ‘Well, just go there.’ It was at Rudy’s. They brought their own floor with them. And I think it was a Jewish Flamenco group from Brooklyn – Los Morenos.” Don Schlitten: “It was one of my early things. As a matter of fact, the flamenco group was an offshoot of my brother-in-law, who was friendly with the lead guitar player. And he introduced me to him, and you know, I loved flamenco music, and it was something that the folk catalog didn’t have anything remotely like. So I suggested it, and Weinstock’s only question was, ‘How much?’ And it was in the price range, so he said, ‘Go do it.’”
Status Notes:
Sources:	AJ CA DS

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