  Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds, is a new collection of some of the classic Latin-flavored songs in the The Verve Music Group's archives.&nbsp; The tracks were chosen by the popular DJ collective of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, better known as Masters At Work. The compilation features a wide range of artists, composers, sounds, and grooves.&nbsp; Kicking off with the classic tropical vibe of Dave Pike's "Sandunga," driving through the percussive "Boss Trés Bien" by Quartette Trés Bien, and sliding into Eugene Arango and Carlos "Patato" Valdés' gritty interpretation of Jorge Ben's "Mas Qué Nada," Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds is a vibrant musical journey of Latin jazz rhythms.
"Kenny and I chose the tracks by looking through his vast collection - 30,000 pieces of vinyl," said "Little" Louie Vega.&nbsp; After they chose and sequenced the tunes, Masters At Work played them at some of their eclectic worldwide gigs. "Making sure the songs had a street edge, were dance friendly, and energetic was very important," continued Vega. Some of selections that round out Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds include a live version of flautist Herbie Mann's "Todos Locos," piano legend George Shearing's take on Duke Ellington's "Caravan," and two from the incomparable pairing of vibist Cal Tjader and Latin jazz king Eddie Palmieri - "Ritmo Uni" and "Picadillo. " One of the artists most highlighted on this set is the late, great Willie Bobo.&nbsp; Vega and Gonzalez picked two of the percussionist's tunes for the compilation - "Roots" and "La Descarga del Bobo. "&nbsp; The latter is featured both in its original version and in a modern remix by Masters At Work. (The remix of "La Descarga del Bobo" will be available as a 12" promotional-only vinyl single. ) Says Louie Vega: "Remixing it was not hard because all the elements were already there - hot percussion, a very catchy guitar melody, and a nice build.&nbsp; I'm already shaking dance floors with the remix.&nbsp; Willie Bobo kicked some serious ass with this tune!
" Masters At Work - the appropriately titled team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez - is one of the most successful producer/remix ensembles working today.&nbsp; For over a decade the duo's inventive production style and unique combination of Hip-House-Jazz style remixes have maintained their reputation as leaders in the world of dance music.&nbsp; Masters At Work continually blends diverse types of music - funk, disco, Latin, African, etc.
- into one universal groove. "Dave Pike, Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader, Herbie Mann, Patato, and the others are all our heroes," said Vega.&nbsp; "It was a pleasure being able to unite them all on this one hot disc.&nbsp; They are truly Masters At Work. "&nbsp; - Verve Records urlLink http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.aspx?pid=10967&amp;ob=bf&amp;src=vmg 
