September 1 - Show #23

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song – Artist – Album – Label

Afrodisia – Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban – Blue Note

Mama Inés – Charlie Parker – South of the the Border – Verve

Peanut Vendor – Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill – Impulse!

Chanchullo – Rubén González – Chanchullo – World Circuit/Nonesuch

¿Dónde estabas tú? – Omara Portuondo – Buena Vista Social Club Presents… – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Carmen cubana – Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion – Classic Meets Cuba – Sony

Contagio – Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Afro-Cuban Jazz Now – Blue Note

Samba triste – Eliane Elías – Calle 54 – Blue Note

Moliendo café – Jerry González & The Fort Apache Band – Sunny side

Watermelon man – Poncho Sánchez – Latin Soul – Concord Picante

La bikina – Mambo Zombies – Mambo Zombies – Rax Trax/Colossal Mastering/Mambo Zombies

Flootie – New Cool Collective – Soul Jazz Latin Flavours Nineties Vibe – Club 802/Challenge Records

Under the sun – Agua Dulce – Searching For Juana – Universal Sound/Cass Street Productions

Nefertiti – Chano Domínguez – NFS New Flamenco Sound – Verve

Comparito – Diego Amador – Piano Jondo – Milestone World Music/Nuevos Medios

Destello de luna – José Luis Madueño – El Sonido Del Jazz-Afro Jazz Peruano – TDV Perú S.A.C.

Zambalamato – Kiki Sánchez – El Sonido Del Jazz-Afro Jazz Peruano – TDV Perú S.A.C.

Endivia – Cecilia Alessandra – El Sonido Del Jazz-Afro Jazz Peruano – TDV Perú S.A.C.


Highlights of the show:

Here you may find three albums from which songs were aired tonight. Starting with a classical and renown Latin jazz height, the show went to more modern takes on the subject. All together, it was another two hour collection of songs to enjoy your Tuesday night.


‘Afrodisia’ is the tune opening the show today. Found in Kenny Dorham’s album ‘Afro-Cuban’ originally released in 1955, this tune sets the tone of great Latin jazz in this album with great musicians from the Latin scene, as Patato at the percussion and Art Blakey at the drums, among other great musicians accompanying Mr. Dorham. ‘Afrodisia’ is the perfect blend of how jazz was understood at that time and the Latin approach to it. Mr. Dorham’s job on the trumpet is simply awesome, creating a dialogue with the percussion in the first compasses of the song, improvising in free evolution in the solos. Same as for the percussions. The first part of the album has the rhythmical Afro Cuban beat of the congas, creating a great atmosphere of trumpet and beats, while in the second part it goes straight bop. All together, a very good album with an exceptional mastery of the protagonist instrument, the trumpet played by the prolific author, Kenny Dorham. Latin Soul couldn’t set the tone better for the program today.


‘Mambo Zombies’ is the first album and it is named after the band behind this good and fresh approach to Latin jazz. It is a self produced, or near to that, from this three member combo based in Chicago. All of them are quite experienced musicians who know well their job and one can realize it after a quick listening to it. Then, you just can indulge yourself listening over and over again. In the show tonight, it was played the third track ‘La bikina’. It could have been this theme or other from the first part, since all of them share a good taste in the choice of songs to review, are quite rhythmical keeping the beat up, and have some lounge approach to it too. The second part of the album is mellower, including a great version on Jobim’s tune ‘Antigua’, and a Chucho Valdés’ theme, ‘Claudia’. The album closes with a soul approach on ‘Supernatural thing’. One of those albums to keep exploring it earning, thus, a spot in the playlist of Latin Soul.


New Cool Collective is a large band from Amsterdam, Holland that released this album back in 1997, being the first in a series where they practice a cool and modern approach to Latin jazz, among many other label styles that could be thought of when listening to their work. They aim the electronica and clubbing scene with their proposal. One could think of Latin nu jazz, too. The reminiscence to cool jazz ambient with soul and some Latin beat is present along the album. Especially good the four first tracks. Latin Soul has aired this album in several occasions, always getting that Latin lounge touch as a contrast to more traditional views of Latin jazz. The opening track, ‘Flootie’, marked a real highlight tonight. Keep enjoying this and more in Latin Soul, every Tuesday from nine to eleven pm on the North East Texas region or at ketr.org.