April 20 - Show #50

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

La camorra – Astor Piazzolla – Compilation Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

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

Libertango (Tributo a Astor Piazzolla) – Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Again – Decca

El abogado – VW Brothers – Muziek – Patois Records

Solid – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – ¡Bien Bien! – Patois Records

Cherokee – Kristina – Offshore Echoes – Patois Records

Afro Blue – McCoy Tyner – And the Latin All Stars – Telarc Jazz

Landú – Manuel Miranda – Compilation El Sonido del Jazz - Afro Jazz Peruano – TDV Media & Enterteinment Perú

Arroz con concolón – Yuri Juárez – Afroperuano – Saponegro Records

Canela – Kenyara – Compilation El Sonido del Jazz - Afro Jazz Peruano – TDV Media & Enterteinment Perú

Amor de mis amores – Ángel Lobatón – Afro Peruano Son – Jaguar Music Records

Bahia de todos os santos – Dendê & Hãhãhães – Bahia de Todos Os Santos – Mamadêlê Productions

Na beira do Rio – Dendê & Hãhãhães – Bahia de Todos Os Santos – Mamadêlê Productions

Não me estrague o dia – Os paralamas do sucesso – Compilation Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Rios, pontes & overdrives – Chico Science & Nação Zumbi – Compilation Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Tanacara – Gonzaguinha – Compilation Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Vamos esta noite – Clã – Cintura – EMI Music Portugal

Tira a Teima – Clã – Cintura – EMI Music Portugal

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


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul has offered a selection of contemporary West Coast Latin jazz from artists such as VW Brothers, Wayne Wallace, and Kristina, recording for the label Patois Records, whose work is remarkably oriented to the launching of new values especially from the San Francisco Bay Area Latin jazz today's music scene. Following, you may find a review on the recently released album “Muziek” by VW Brothers.



VW Brothers sign the album “Muziek”, a 2010 Patois Records release. VW Brothers is the artistic name of Paul Van Wageningen and Marc Van Wageningen. Brothers who are native to The Netherlands, long time residents in the States, currently settled (for a long time, too) in the San Francisco Bay Area. They share the responsabilities like this: Paul at the drums and Marc at the bass. They have long been musicians from the Pete Escovedo Orchestra, and have work along side with many musicians always being regulars in the support lineups for recordings for albums of others. Revered among the musicians and conneisaurs of the scene, an album composed and released under their name has been long awaited. So far, there has been many “long” in this review. Finally, with “Muziek”, we obviously are in front of the result of talented musicians who were expected to go a step ahead in their careers and have some pay back in the sense of publicly acclaimed recognition. Regulars from contemporary Latin jazz scene like Wayne Wallace and Michael Spiro among a numerous orchestra members (and I presume, friends) have made possible bring “Muziek” to life. A collection of eleven themes ranging from classic contemporary Latin jazz (“Zapatos de madera”, “Benito”, the take on Miles Davis' “Milestones”, “Cecilia's song”), to more straightahead jazz (“Simone”, “Moon over gate”) to funky jazz as well (“You guys done yet?”), which will make pleasant the listening of it to anyone keen on these music standards. Especially remarkable is the tune “El abogado”, where a truly crossover takes place and you may go from Cuban ritual chant, to cool keyboards, to trumpet solo and more in all seven minutes. Likewise the ending tune “Euro” is the mellow tone close to melancolic epilogue to a highly recommendable sample of crossover jazz going from Latin to less ethnic approaches leaving a smooth feeling in the listener, who probably will long enjoy this work.