May 11 - Show #53

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Lee way – Grafitti – Grafitti – Self-produced www.tomgraff.com / Borrowed Time Music

El abogado – VW Brothers – Muziek – Patois Records

Going up! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – ¡Bien Bien! – Patois Records

Laurel Z27 – Luis Marín y New Jazz Band – Puerto Rico Jazz Jam – AJ Records

Patio de luna – Antonio Restucci – Crisol – Petroglyph Records

Doña María – The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project – In The Middle – Cagoots Records

María Cervantes – Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations – Savant Records

Rumdrum – Tómas Einarsson – Putumayo presents Latin Jazz – Putumayo Records

Ibérico Jazz – Quinteto Montelirio – Ibérico Jazz - Las producciones de Antoliano Toldos 1967/72 – Vampisoul

Trompeta loca – Conjunto Estif – Ibérico Jazz - Las producciones de Antoliano Toldos 1967/72 – Vampisoul

El día que me quieras – Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Again – Decca

Lo que vendrá – Astor Piazzolla – Compilation Tango

Balada para un loco – Astor Piazzolla con Amelita Baltar – Compilation Itinerary of a Genius – INA/Milán Music /BMG

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

Rio de Janeiro Blue – Miguel de León – Postcards from Rio – Self-produced album: migueldeleon.net

Onde ander meu amour – Orlandivo – Compilation Café do Brasil – Metro/Union Square Music

Xuertnom – Projecto 3 – Compilation Café do Brasil – Metro/Union Square Music

Sol tapado – Thievery Corporation – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds


Highlights of the show:

'Latin Soul' has aired tonight two tunes by Astor Piazzolla. A radio show could be filled with tunes by Astor Piazzolla, however these two themes are to have a tiny musical piece of this great Argentinian composer. To review one of his albums not trying to cover his vast legacy, it´s a hard task; nonetheless, here you may find a few comments on the album -“Itinerary of a Genius”- out of which a track was played, which is by the way the adaptation of a poem by Horacio Ferrer, beautifully taken to song by Mr. Piazzolla and Amelita Baltar at the vocals.



Astor Piazzolla´s “Itinerary of a Genius” is a 2002 released compilation by Milan Records, distributed by BMG. It´s the perfect album to get acquaintance with Mr. Piazzolla´s musical legacy. Here you may find the highlight themes from his career, as “Adiós Nonino” (to his late father), “Libertango”, “Buenos Aires hora cero”, “Tanguedia”, “Milonga del Ángel”, or “Tres minutos con la realidad”, among others, which will be enough to introduce you the mystic conception of music as Astor Piazzolla understood his reviewing of the Argentinian musical expression of tango. Born in Argentina in 1921, dead in 1992 after health complications, he has been one of the greatest composers of the XXth century, no doubt one of the most prolific and respected from Latin America. He also is one with a special sensibility towards the musical tradition of his country, Argentina, in the sense of understanding and reviewing the music that portraits it, this is, tango. The use of the instrument “bandoneón”, typical of tango, receives a new approach making the resulting compositions a magic moment. Talking about Astor Piazzolla´s music is talking about the sensations one feels when listening to it, at times moving to cinematographic landscapes, at times eeire like, always a dive into listening experiences. “Itinerary of a Genius” contains also three final tracks with Mr. Piazzolla answering in French to several interviews, as well as a very complete information inner booklet. Finally, a mention to the last musical track, “Balada para un loco”, one of the two vocals songs in the album, sang by Amelita Baltar, over the words by Horacio Ferrer, a poem and lyrics composer who long worked aside Astor Piazzolla. This sample here, “Balada para un loco”, if not the best description of attraction, seduction and love ever written, is very close to be it. Together with the music and the wonderfull interpretation of Amelita Baltar, it is the justification to listen to this album and appreciate the musical development, the musical itinerary, of such a great artist.