A few days ago Acid Jazz Records who are always good for a surprise – a remix by The Fatback Band. The Fatback Band or later only Fatback were probably one of the last disco bands from NYC. In the mid seventies the got critical acclaim for their funk inspired songs.
Now Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell, a Brooklyn based producer and DJ made a remix of their most successful single (Do The) Spanish Hustle. Claussell retains the rhythmic structure and trumpets of the original, but replaces the disco groove with a pumping bass, kick drums and a Latin flair. A thoroughly successful reinterpretation of a fine but forgotten song.
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