January 26 - Show #42

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Subway Joe – Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul – Vampisoul

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

Jose Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Up From The Roots – Atlantic

Latin soul – Ralfi Pagán – Compilation Latin-Soul Descarga & Boogaloo – Manzana Producciones Discográficas

Muchacha – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

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

Camel walk – The Latinaires – El Barrio The Bad Boogaloo Nu Yorican Sounds 1966-1970 – Fania

Hey Jude – Tony Vega – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

Yesterday – Cheo Feliciano – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

Surfboard – Roberto Menescal e seu conjunto – Compilation Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve – Verve

Samba Toff – Sexteto de Jazz Moderno – Compilation The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Bicho do mato – Walter Wanderley – Compilation Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve – Verve

Preciso dizer que te amo – Cazuza + Bebel Gilberto – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

One note samba/Surfboard – Stereolab + Herbie Mann – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

Tema in Hi-Fi – Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella – Jet Sounds Revisited – ESL Music/Schema

Bossa per due – Thievery Corporation – Jet Sounds Revisited – ESL Music/Schema

The boy from Ipanema – Crystal Waters – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

Beatless (Batucada) – Latinaire – The New Latinaires – Ubiquity Records

O eterno pecado horizontal – Che – Sexy 70 - Music inspired by the Brazilian sacanagem movies of the 1970’s – Vampisoul


Highlights of the show:

Tonight's 'Latin Soul' presented a segment of bossa nova going from old school classics to modern reviews on those classics, reaching beyond classic limits on the electronica genre and the modern musical soundscapes some dj's come with out of the classic compositions. The following two albums really meant a remarkable highlight in tonight's show.




'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve' is a 1996 compilation on classic bossa nova that could be claimed as “the perfect one”, or one of them out there. Ranging from landmark tunes as “Água de beber”, “Desafinado”, or “Corcovado”, “Águas de março” to “The girl from Ipanema”, and “Mas que nada”, 23 wonderfull songs offer the best introduction to this music that one may expect. If you already know the themes, the selection and outline of them make a very valuable album in your Brazilian music collection. All the main authors are interpreters from the genre are here: Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Luiz Bonfá, Sérgio Mendes, Baden Powell, Stan Getz, Joâo Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto and many more. In conclusion, a must have piece of what bossa nova came from and why it was the big impact that it actually meant in popular culture around, putting Brazil in the international music map.




'Red Hot + Rio' is another compilation released in 1996 by Antilles and Verve, sponsored by The Red Hot Organization. The album meant to be a fund raising campaign to fight AIDS around the world. The album is dedicated to Tom Jobim, and obviously, the music offered is also bossa nova, and bossa nova inspired. The takes here are mainly duets doing renditions to classic Brazilian musical landmarks, some of which could be found in 'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve'. The new versions combine the classic tunes with background electronica beats. In other words, modern remixes on old songs are offered. The result is outstanding. The new songs create sound landscapes with the help of dub and drum´n bass to say a couple of examples. Remarkable are Everything but the girl reviewing “Corcovado”, or Stereolab and Herbie Mann back to back on the medley “One note samba/Surfboard”. A collection of 21 songs to let oneself be carried away in wonderfuly crafted new songs out of old great compositions.

January 19 - Show #41

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Chucho – Paquito D’Rivera – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

The peanut vendor – Paquito D’Rivera – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

Son de la loma – Bebo Valdés & Chucho Valdés – Bebo & Chucho – Calle 54 Records/Sony Music Latin

Un poco loco – The Conga Kings – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

Como dos extraños – Tango bar – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

Buenos Aires hora cero – Astor Piazzolla – Itinerary of a genius – Éditions Milan Music/BMG

María Domingas – Gato Barbieri – Under Fire – Flying Dutchman/BMG Music

Valicha – Gabriel Alegría & Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet – Wayruro – Rhino Records

La gran cocoroca – Richie Zellón – Landología – Songosaurus Music

Destello de luna – José Luis Madueño – Compilation El Sonido del Jazz-Afro Jazz Peruano –TDV Media & Entertainment Perú

Every Monday – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

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

Mini skirt – Mambo Zombies – Mambo Zombies – Self-released: mambozombies.com

Serra Acura – W. Hill – Morphine Mambo Jazz Club – Plastic

Jungle drums (Canto Karabali) – Esquivel – Latin-Esque – RCA/BMG Music Spain

Coast Ride – Peter Reno – Morphine Mambo Jazz Club – Plastic

Coast to coast – Room Service – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

La valse créole – Jaime Cuadra & Pamela Rodríguez – Cholo Soy 2 – Quadrasonic Ideas


Highlights of the show:

The segment for the new jazz done in Perú in the last years have offered a handful of good tunes. The album 'Landología' has been reviewed previously. Here you may find a review on Gabriel Alegría's album 'Wayruro'/'Nuevo Mundo'.




Gabriel Alegría and his Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet should be the latest sensation of the crossover between world music and jazz, as his 2008 album 'Wayruro' or 'Nuevo Mundo' so well reflects. A note on the album's title: You may find a 2 CD's album with the title 'Wayruro' in Perú, which has apparently been released as 1 CD album under the name 'Nuevo Mundo' in the US. I definitively suggest to get the double feature. Whatever you may get, anyway, is a good acquisition, because you are going to enjoy this music big time. You may have an overall feeling of being listening to contemporary jazz, in the borders of new age music and world music at times. Mr. Alegría is a Music scholar who holds a doctorate in Music from Univ. Southern California and so his compositions span many registers. The CD 1 offers compositions where a dialogue between traditional Andean instruments tunes and contemporary jazz. The first tracks are great samples of this crossover. A perfect blend. You may also find a close to new age version of the classic theme 'El cóndor pasa'. Remarkable are also the last two tracks. The CD 2, or simply the album 'Nuevo Mundo' in the Northamerican market starts in a more defined Latin jazz style, this time closer to Afro-Peruvian, which is clearly marked by the protagonism of the percussion made by the “cajón”, or wooden box. This instrument, original from Perú, is as simple as wooden box with a hole in the back, so you have a resonance box that you play with your own hands and actually sitting down on top of the instrument itself. The theme 'Summertime' is the perfect showcase to enjoy cool jazz trumpet and cajón leading the whole ensemble; an awasome tune indeed. Following this path you may enjoy 'El norte', 'El sur', and the wonderful 'Las hijas del sol'. Sumarizing, a good sample of a very good international approach to contemporary jazz from an artist to keep an eye on, who actually tours in the US from time to time.

January 12 - Show #40

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Like leaves in the wind – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Emarcy

So danço samba – Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto – Verve

One note samba – Herbie Mann & Antonio Carlos Jobim – Do the Bossa Nova – Atlantic

Água de beber/Mais que nada – Carmen Lamarque – Live in Lima – Self-produced: carmenlamarque.com

Samba de Orly – Miguel de León – Postcards from Rio – Self-produced: migueldeleon.net

Ilu Aye – Kristina – Offshore Echoes – Patois Records

Balança pema – Marisa Monte – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Batuque – Daniela Mercury – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

A minha menina – Os Mutantes – Os Mutantes – Polydor

Quando se gosta de alguém – Ricardo – A Tribute to Amália Rogrigues – Times Square Records

Olha a Ribeirinha – Negros de Luz – A Tribute to Amália Rogrigues – Times Square Records

José Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo Vol 2 – Warner UK

Tequila – King Curtis – Compilation From Latin… to Jazz Dance Vol 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Light and sweet – Willie Rosario – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo Vol 2 – Warner UK

Welcome to the party – Har-You Percussion Group – Compilation The New Latinaires – Ubiquity Records

For Keeps – Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations – Savant Records

Paco & Dave – The Caribbean Jazz Project – The Caribbean Jazz Project – Heads Up International Ltd

El Negro, part 2 & 3 – Los Hombres Calientes – New Congo Square Vol 3 – Basin Street Records

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


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul has played tonight a classic of bossa nova. A sound for which this program feels devotion couldn’t be without airing a musical landmark as this one by Stan Getz and João Gilberto is.




“Getz/Gilberto” is a landmark on Brazilian bossa nova which sets the standard up to date in this musical genre. Released in 1964, it put to work together four geniuses that crafted the perfect work. Stan Getz was a tenor sax player who made a reputation in the 1950´s among the best new talents in the days of cool jazz. Beginning the 1960´s he started his relation with the sounds coming from Brazil and he very well could actually claim to be the one who introduced the bossa nova in Northamerica. Here, Antonio Carlos Jobim -one of the greatest composers of pop music in XXth century- plays the piano and is the composer of most of the themes. João Gilberto plays guitar and sings, as his wife Astrud Gilberto sings, too. The opening track is the superpopular 'The girl from Ipanema' in a Portuguese and English version in back to back perfect duet of the Gilbertos, along with a wonderfully delivered sax solo. It sets the tone of smoothness and refreshing cool sound for the following seven tracks. The sweetness of the voices, the bossa nova rhythmical pace in perfect sync with saxo and piano makes this a musical jewel not to be missed by anyone who may like jazz, or more simply, music in general.