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.