Wax Poetics collaborate with Codigo Music to bring readers a graphic narration of the recorded history of New York's Latin big band era of the 1950s and 1960s. The popular appeal of the Latin big band sound turned its biggest stars into representatives of Latino culture worldwide. The book focuses on the lives and recordings of noted Latin big band leaders on record labels West Side Latino, Seeco and Tropical, with rare historic photos and album cover art selected by respected Latin music collectors.