December 8 - Show #37

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Music to watch girls by – Xavier Cugat and his orchestra – Compilation Music to Watch Girls By – Hitland

Don’t squeeze the peaches – Jack Costanzo & Gerry Wood – Latin Percussion with Soul –Vampisoul

Besito pa’ ti – La Lupe – Lo Mejor de La Lupe – EMI Latin

Jive samba – Cannonball Adderley – Compilation Latin Jazz Essential Album – Manteca/Square Union

Take five – Tito Puente – Compilation Latin Jazz Essential Album – Manteca/Square Union

Cielito lindo – Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bravo Brubeck! (Live in Mexico) – Legacy/Sony

Descarga Valdés – Bebo & Chucho – Juntos para siempre – Calle 54 Records/Sony Music Latin

Nica’s dream – Eddie Palmieri – Listen Here! – Concord Picante

Whirlpool – Vince Guaraldi – The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi – Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics

El loco de la colina – Ray Sepúlveda – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

Day tripper –Domingo Quiñones – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

Q.T.P. – Raynald Colom – #Sketches of groove# – Fresh Sound Records

Gypsy sunrise – Antonio Restucci – Crisol – Petroglyph Records

Cilantro y comino – Chano Domínguez – NFS – Verve

La voz del tiempo – Tomatito & Camarón de la Isla – Barrio Negro – Milestone

Corazón loco – Bebo & Cigala – Lágrimas Negras – Calle 54 Records/BMG-Ariola

Song of the seasons – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Schema Records

Love in – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Schema Records


Highlights of the show:

Nicola Conte's latest album "Rituals" has closed the show tonight. A 2009 album release from this incredible Italian composer, producer, arranger, DJ and so on... whose last album is truly a must for anyone who may like bossa nova and jazz, since the musical proposal of this artist is a definitive one to fall for. The review of the album that you may find below has been taken from the 'Editorial Reviews' from amazon.com.




‘Rituals’ is the third album by talented Italian musician Nicola Conti. Conti has garnered critical acclaim for his fusion of bossa nova, Latin rhythms, Italian soundtrack influences and jazz. This is a funky and enjoyable album which will delight fans and newcomers alike. Conte’s first album was Jet Sounds in 2000. The single Bossa Per Due gained international recognition and was an underground hit. It was used almost immediately for a prime-time commercial for Acura automobiles. The album was licensed for American distribution by Thievery Corporation s Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label in the summer of 2001 as ‘Bossa Per Due’, and was slightly reconfigured version of the ‘Italian Jet Sounds’ album. ‘Rituals’ has received great early reviews internationally, which confirms the multifaceted talent of this artist and instrumentalist from Bari. As the review in Canada s NOW Magazine stated; A short-list candidate for jazz recording of the year, the elegantly turned out Rituals finds club-selecta-turned-bandleader Nicola Conte shifting away from knocking out more dance-floor bangers toward an altogether more spiritual aesthetic and a hugely expanded support cast and it turns out to be a brilliant move. ‘Rituals’ is by far Conte s most substantial work to date, and should appeal to a whole new audience outside the club and cappuccino bar scene. Admittedly, with such a talented cast of players, including saxophonists Greg Osby and Timo Lassy, trumpeter Till Brönner and soulful vocalist José James, helping to bring the songs to life, Conte would’ve had to work hard to mess things up.