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... the clubs were the Amos 'n' Andy, Boulevard Lounge, Cherry Blossom, Chesterfield Club, Chocolate Bar, Dante's ... went on to form the nucleus of the new Count Basie band.
It's that Latin flavour that I love here. See John Storm Roberts' book The Latin Tinge on the pervasive influence of Latin rhythms on US music, and Ned Sublette's Cuba and its Music for a look back to ...
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