Compiled by DJ Pete Isaac from legendary UK club night Jelly Jazz, after Pete discovered and fell under the spell of Ray's music on original vinyl during a trip to New York in the late 90's. Pete then tracked down the man himself in California and so begun the long process of bringing Ray's music to the attention a new generation of dancers, DJ's and collectors. Trumpeter Ray Camacho first formed his band in 1960 and like many jobbing Chicano musicians spent nearly a decade paying his dues by playing thousands of concerts (including gigs under enemy fire in Vietnam for the USO organization) before finding legitimate success as a recording artist and recording well over 30 albums for a variety of labels including Discos Falcon, CBS and California Records. The music itself is diverse as it is timeless; ranging from straight ahead Salsa, Latin-Rock, traditional Cumbia, Soul and Latin-Funk but all featuring the unstoppable dance floor force that has made Ray's sounds indispensable for previous hip releases such as Ubiquity Records 'Bay Area Funk' compilation.