And, He'd Seen Me In Panama, And

People Are A Lot Smarter Than Anyone Gives Them Credit For Being.

I Think In New York We Had Respect And We Would Pretty Much Fill Up The Places Where We Went, But I Never Got The Sense That We Really Were Number 1 Here In New York Among The Latin Crowds.

So That I Saw Music As A Way Of Documenting Realities From The Urban Cities Of Latin America.

And, He'd Seen Me In Panama, And He Talked About Maybe Doing Something In New York So I Hooked It Up When I Came Here And I Recorded In 1969 My First Album With Pete Rodriguez.

There Was A Lot Of Stuff Happening In Havana That Was Being Heard And Appreciated By New Orleans Musicians Because Of This Situation. And Vice Versa.