Latin Affair
Latin Affair is a 1959 album by pianist George Shearing. Reception. The initial "Billboard" magazine review from November 30, 1959 chose the album as one of its "Special Merit Spotlights" and commented that "Shearing serves up his usual, lightly swingy, delicately phrased instrumental treatments of a group of Latin themes and standards...all dressed up in an infectious Latin beat". Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and awarded it three stars, commenting that "Although the personnel in his popular Quintet had changed a bit...Shearing and his guest Armando Peraza on congas remain the main soloists. The  music on their melodic set includes South American melodies and swing standards; in both cases the easy-listening music is Latinized yet still influenced by bop. This enjoyable LP will be difficult to find". "Latin Affair" and Shearing's 1958 album "Latin Lace" were featured in Tom Moon's 2008 book "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die".