℗ 2022 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
Released | September 16, 2022 |
Duration | 32m 24s |
Record Label | Craft Recordings |
Catalogue No. | CR04471 |
Genre | Latin / Tropical |
Gypsy Woman
Joe Bataan
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Gypsy Woman
Joe Bataan |
2:32 | |||
1.2
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So Fine
Joe Bataan |
3:09 | |||
1.3
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Fuego
Joe Bataan |
6:29 | |||
1.4
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Campesino
Joe Bataan |
3:45 | |||
1.5
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Chickie's Trombone
Joe Bataan |
2:37 | |||
1.6
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Too Much Lovin'
Joe Bataan |
2:36 | |||
1.7
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Sugar Guaguancó
Joe Bataan |
3:56 | |||
1.8
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Figaro
Joe Bataan |
3:57 | |||
1.9
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Ordinary Guy
Joe Bataan |
3:23 |
Craft Recordings is proud to release an audiophile edition of Joe Bataan’s classic 1967 debut, Gypsy Woman. The album, which includes such hits as “Gypsy Woman” and the first-ever recording of “Ordinary Guy,” has been newly remastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent to be released in hi-res digital audio for the very first time.
In the ’60s and ’70s, East Harlem native Joe Bataan epitomized the melting pot of New York City, both musically and culturally. Born Bataan Nitollano in 1942 to an African American mother and a Filipino father, Bataan began singing as a teenager, performing doo-wop on street corners. While a gang-related prison sentence at 15 could have ended his musical dreams, the experience turned Bataan’s life around instead. Six months after his release, in 1965, he formed his first band, Joe Bataan and the Latin Swingers. Combining Latin beats, R&B, and a mix of English and Spanish lyrics, the group was instrumental in establishing the “boogaloo” sound that would become hugely popular over the next few years.
Yet, Gypsy Woman wasn’t a straightforward soul or boogaloo record by any means. In fact, the band took a more traditional route with several of their Spanish-language songs. Among the highlights are two high-energy mambos (“Fuego” and “Campesino”) and “Sugar Guaguancó”—a joyful, Cuban-influenced rumba.
Gypsy Woman launched Bataan’s career, making him one of the biggest stars of the boogaloo era and one of Fania’s most prolific artists (he would release a total of eight albums over a five-year period with the label, including the best-selling Riot! In 1968).
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Craft Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.72 -1.88 to -0.20 | -19.43 -20.46 to -18.26 | -15.50 -16.60 to -14.40 | 13 11 to 14 | |
1 | Gypsy Woman | -0.34 | -18.26 | -14.4 | 11 |
2 | So Fine | -0.20 | -18.97 | -15.0 | 13 |
3 | Fuego | -0.20 | -19.63 | -16.0 | 14 |
4 | Campesino | -1.33 | -20.13 | -16.0 | 13 |
5 | Chickie's Trombone | -1.88 | -19.25 | -15.5 | 12 |
6 | Too Much Lovin' | -0.80 | -19.43 | -15.2 | 13 |
7 | Sugar Guaguancó | -0.90 | -19.69 | -15.8 | 13 |
8 | Figaro | -0.20 | -19.03 | -15.0 | 13 |
9 | Ordinary Guy | -0.60 | -20.46 | -16.6 | 13 |