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Top Latin Jazz singles of all time

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Updated: 21 May
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Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Manteca / Cool Breeze, Cover art
Manteca / Cool Breeze
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
3.89 188 188 4 4
August 1948 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band
Bebop
instrumental improvisation playful passionate rhythmic energetic uplifting
188 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.89 Average
Mongo Santamaria Band - Watermelon Man / Don't Bother Me No More, Cover art
Watermelon Man / Don't Bother Me No More
Mongo Santamaria Band
3.57 109 109 1 1
February 1963 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz Boogaloo
instrumental
109 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.57 Average
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Cubana Be / Cubana Bop, Cover art
Cubana Be / Cubana Bop
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
3.89 45 45 1 1
October 1948 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz Bebop
45 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.89 Average
Ray Barretto - Acid / Mercy, Mercy, Baby, Cover art
Acid / Mercy, Mercy, Baby
Ray Barretto
3.64 42 42
April 1969 Single
Boogaloo Latin Jazz
42 Ratings 3.64 Average
Quantic & Nickodemus - Mi swing es tropical, Cover art
Mi swing es tropical
Quantic & Nickodemus
4.09 21 21
8 August 2005 Single
Latin Jazz
21 Ratings 4.09 Average
Machito and His Orchestra - Tangá (Part 1) / Tangá (Part 2), Cover art
Tangá (Part 1) / Tangá (Part 2)
Machito and His Orchestra
3.66 25 25
1949 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Mambo
rhythmic
25 Ratings 3.66 Average
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - Un Canto A Mi Tierra, Cover art
Un Canto A Mi Tierra
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro
3.64 21 21 2 2
25 January 2010 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz Cumbia colombiana
rhythmic warm
21 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.64 Average
Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Bárbaro - Look Around the Corner, Cover art
Look Around the Corner
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro & Alice Russell
3.53 23 23 1 1
20 February 2012 Single
Neo-Soul Latin Jazz
23 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.53 Average
Alon Mor - Pablo's Place, Cover art
Pablo's Place
Alon Mor
4.16 12 12
19 December 2016 Single
Latin Jazz
Salsa dura
12 Ratings 4.16 Average
Charlie Parker / Machito & His Orchestra - Mango mangüé / Okiedoke, Cover art
Mango mangüé / Okiedoke
Charlie Parker / Machito & His Orchestra
3.50 16 16
1949 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz
16 Ratings 3.50 Average
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - Lover, Come Back to Me / Guarachi Guaro, Cover art
Lover, Come Back to Me / Guarachi Guaro
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
3.65 11 11
February 1949 Single
Bebop Afro-Cuban Jazz
acoustic tropical
11 Ratings 3.65 Average
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce / Somewhere in the Night, Cover art
Soul Sauce / Somewhere in the Night
Cal Tjader
3.21 16 16
1965 Single
Boogaloo Latin Jazz
Lounge
16 Ratings 3.21 Average
Dizzy Gillespie - Caravan / Swing Low Sweet Cadillac, Cover art
Caravan / Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
Dizzy Gillespie
4.00 7 7
1951 Single
Bebop Afro-Cuban Jazz
7 Ratings 4.00 Average
Touch and Go - Straight to ... Number One, Cover art
Straight to ... Number One
Touch and Go
3.56 11 11 1 1
1999 Single
Downtempo Latin Jazz
11 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
Ondatrópica & Juancho Vargas - Noche de amor, Cover art
Noche de amor
Ondatrópica & Juancho Vargas
3.41 13 13
24 April 2020 Single
Salsa Latin Jazz
13 Ratings 3.41 Average
Charlie Parker - No Noise (Part 1) / No Noise (Part 2), Cover art
No Noise (Part 1) / No Noise (Part 2)
Charlie Parker
3.57 10 10
1949 Single
Bebop Afro-Cuban Jazz
10 Ratings 3.57 Average
Miles Davis - Paradise, Cover art
Paradise
Miles Davis
2.62 25 25
26 July 2019 Single
Latin Jazz Soul Jazz
Latin Soul Calypso Jazz-Funk Latin Funk
25 Ratings 2.62 Average
Cesária Évora - Besame Mucho, Cover art
Besame Mucho
Cesária Évora
3.50 11 11
1998 Single
Latin Jazz Vocal Jazz
Vocal Jazz Bolero
romantic longing love melodic passionate lush
11 Ratings 3.50 Average
Dizzy Gillespie - Tin Tin Daeo / Birks Works, Cover art
Tin Tin Daeo / Birks Works
Dizzy Gillespie
3.51 9 9
1951 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz
9 Ratings 3.51 Average
Sanma Samba
Zac Zinger
4.00 6 6
24 March 2019 Single
Jazz Fusion Latin Jazz
Samba-jazz Japanese Folk Music
6 Ratings 4.00 Average
La Lupe - Fever / Ooh, Cover art
Fever / Ooh
La Lupe
3.69 7 7
1963 Single
Latin Jazz Latin Soul
passionate sexual
7 Ratings 3.69 Average
Pink Martini - ¿Dónde estas Yolanda?, Cover art
¿Dónde estas Yolanda?
Pink Martini
3.28 10 10
1999 Single
Jazz Pop Latin Jazz
longing playful love
10 Ratings 3.28 Average
Ezra Collective - Victory Dance, Cover art
Victory Dance
Ezra Collective
3.31 9 9
7 June 2022 Single
Salsa Afro-Cuban Jazz
9 Ratings 3.31 Average
Pink Martini - Amado mio, Cover art
Amado mio
Pink Martini
3.51 7 7
1999 Single
Jazz Pop Latin Jazz
7 Ratings 3.51 Average
Art Blakey - Sabú / Art Blakey - Message From Kenya / Nothing but the Soul, Cover art
Message From Kenya / Nothing but the Soul
Art Blakey & Sabú Martínez
3.75 8 8
1955 Single
Hard Bop Afro-Cuban Jazz
Afro-Jazz
8 Ratings 3.75 Average
Charlie Parker - Estrellita / Begin the Beguine, Cover art
Estrellita / Begin the Beguine
Charlie Parker
3.57 7 7
1952 Single
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Cool Jazz
7 Ratings 3.57 Average
Matt Bianco - Good Times / Tumbao, Cover art
Good Times / Tumbao
Matt Bianco
3.13 10 10
15 August 1988 Single
Jazz Pop Latin Jazz
10 Ratings 3.13 Average
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - Linda Morena / Enyere Kumbara, Cover art
Linda Morena / Enyere Kumbara
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro
3.48 7 7 1 1
8 June 2009 Single
Latin Jazz Afro-Cuban Jazz
7 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.48 Average
Willie Bobo - 1-2-3 (Uno-Dos-Tres) / Fried Neckbones and Home Fries, Cover art
1-2-3 (Uno-Dos-Tres) / Fried Neckbones and Home Fries
Willie Bobo
3.49 7 7
1966 Single
Boogaloo Latin Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
7 Ratings 3.49 Average
The Blackout Allstars - I Like It, Cover art
I Like It
The Blackout Allstars
2.55 17 17
1994 Single
Boogaloo Latin Jazz
17 Ratings 2.55 Average
Mongo Santamaría - Watermelon Man, Cover art
Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaría
3.36 6 6
1979 Single
Boogaloo Afro-Cuban Jazz
6 Ratings 3.36 Average
Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - South America, Take It Away! / Chiquita Banana, Cover art
South America, Take It Away! / Chiquita Banana
Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
3.50 5 5 1 1
8 July 1946 Single
Latin Jazz Rhumba
5 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.50 Average
Art Farmer Septet - Mau Mau Pt. 1 / Mau Mau Pt. 2, Cover art
Mau Mau Pt. 1 / Mau Mau Pt. 2
Art Farmer Septet
3.75 4 4
1953 Single
Mambo Afro-Cuban Jazz
Bebop
4 Ratings 3.75 Average
Que Pasa
The Horace Silver Quintet
3.52 6 6
1965 Single
Latin Jazz
Soul Jazz
6 Ratings 3.52 Average
The Bongo Hop & Nidia Góngora - La Ñapa, Cover art
La Ñapa
The Bongo Hop & Nidia Góngora
4.32 3 3
18 March 2022 Single
Latin Jazz
Jazz-Funk
3 Ratings 4.32 Average
Joe Pesci - Baby Girl, Cover art
Baby Girl
Joe Pesci
3.18 6 6 1 1
6 November 2019 Single
Latin Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
6 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.18 Average
Ramsey Lewis - Function at the Junction / Hey, Mrs. Jones, Cover art
Function at the Junction / Hey, Mrs. Jones
Ramsey Lewis
3.63 4 4
1967 Single
Latin Jazz
4 Ratings 3.63 Average
Amara Toure et son et son Ensemble Black & White - N'Niyo / Cuando Llegare, Cover art
N'Niyo / Cuando Llegare
Amara Toure et son et son Ensemble Black & White
3.75 6 6 1 1
1976 Single
Mande Music Afro-Cuban Jazz
Son cubano
6 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.75 Average
The Salambos - Salambo, Cover art
Salambo
The Salambos
3.31 6 6 1 1
1970 Single
Latin Jazz Jazz-Funk
Lounge
6 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.31 Average
Herb Alpert - Fangango / Coco Loco, Cover art
Fangango / Coco Loco
Herb Alpert
2.92 7 7
1982 Single
Latin Jazz
7 Ratings 2.92 Average
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    2008 Single
    3 Ratings 3.47 Average
    3.47 3 3
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    1963 Single
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    1974 Single
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