1st Anniversary Special Edition!!!

Tonight, February 23, when Latin Soul gets to its show# 45
is a very special night!

Latin Soul celecbrates his 1st Anniversary on the air at 88.9 KETR!!!

All of sudden, one year has passed and Latin Soul turned oned year old, always keeping up to its determination of bringing the best out of Latin jazz and soul, and other Latin approaches to jazz, to the North East Texan region, thanks to KETR, the public radio service of Texas A&M University-Commerce.

From here, I would like to thank to all of whom supported the idea of bringing up to life Latin Soul, and definitively to all of you who tune in on Tuesdays night looking forward to explore and enjoy the precious sounds that I try to bring in for every show.

It has been one year, and I am looking forward to many more!


Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez – Louie’s Grooves – Vampisoul

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

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

It’s a good feeling (riot) – Joe Bataan – Compilation We Got Latin Soul! – Charly Records

Watermelon man – Mongo Santamaría & La Lupe – Compilation Latin-Soul, Descarga &
Boogaloo – Manzana Producciones Discográficas

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

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

El watusi – Carl Tjader – Primo – OJC

Grazin’ in the grass – Orchestra Harlow & Ismael Miranda – Compilation Playtime Latin Soul Boogaloo – Hi&Fly Records

Pata Pata – Tito Puente– Compilation We Got Latin Soul! – Charly Records

The time is now – Eliane Elías – Compilation Afro-Cuban Jazz Now – Blue Note

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

One more once – Michel Camilo – One More Once – Columbia

El arriero – Gato Barbieri – Fénix – Flying Dutchman/RCA Victor/BMG France

Wave – Carmen Lamarque – Live in Lima – Self-produced album: www.carmenlamarque.com

Agua de beber – Pilar de la Hoz – Jazz con Sabor Peruano – Jaguar Music Records

Lamento – Antonio Carlos Jobim – Wave – A&M Records

Samba de Orfeo – Oscar Peterson – Soul Español – Limelight

Cilantro y comino – Chano Domínguez – NFS-New Flamenco Sound – Verve

Sancochao – Richie Zellón – Landología – Songosaurus Music


Highlights of the show:

Obviously, all the tunes have been highlights tonight. The actual highlights came from all the listeners and friends who came to station to have their kind words and congratulations recorded to be heard during the show tonight. To all of you, thank you very much, your words were touching. And as I always say, it is my pleasure to have been there one more night, thank you for tuning in, I will be back next week with another good (I try) edition of Latin Soul.

Here you may see the article that The East Texan, the student-run newspaper at Texas A&M University-Commerce, published for the 1st Anniversary of Latin Soul:

http://www.theeasttexan.com/latin-soul-celebrates-one-year-on-air-1.1170805

February 16 - Show# 44

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-artist-album-label

Contraste – Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra – Afro – Verve

Biri bi kum bi – Mario Bauzá – Messidor’s Finest Volume One – Messidor

My little suede shoes – Charlie Parker – South of the Border – Verve

Afrodisia – Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban – Blue Note

Mambo Inn – Grant Green – The Latin Bit – Blue Note

Spanish grease – Ramsey Lewis – Goin’ Latin – Verve

Tin tin deo – Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill – Spanish Rice – Impulse!

Work song – Vince Guaraldi – The Latin Side of – Original Jazz Classics

Cinnamon & clove – Lee Evans – Cinnamon & Clove – Verve

Agua dulce – The Jazz Crusaders – Chile con Soul – Pacific Jazz

Devil eyes – Joe Torres – Latino con Soul – Pacific Jazz

Coco-e – Joe Battan – Saint Latin’s Day Massacre – Fania

Do you dig it? – Ray Barretto – Latino con Soul – Polydor

Watusi boogaloo – Willie Rosario – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo – Atlantic/Warner

Tremendo boogaloo – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

La manzana (The apple) – Mongo Santamaría – Instant Party – Concord Records

Soul limbo – Cándido – Thousand Finger Man – Blue Note

Maw Latin blues – Nuyorican Soul – Nuyorican Soul – Talkin Loud/Universal


Highlights of the show:

A regular musician in 'Latin Soul' has been the highlight of tonight's show. “Devil eyes” came exactly in the right time and place in the set to be a not moment to be missed in tonight's awesome selection of tunes.



“Latino con Soul”, the only album released by this experienced “congalero”, Joe Torres, in 1966 by Pacific Jazz and re-released by Blue Note in CD format in 2003 is a collection of compositions up with its time in the Latin oriented fusions when this album came to light. Joe Torres puts together a good lineup heavy on jazz background and his expertise at the congas. Three themes are great versions, such as “Sunny”, “OBA”, and the great take on classic Beatles' “Eleanor Rigby”. All of the other tunes are composed by different members of the band and Mr. Torres himself. Especially remarkable are “Soul cha” and “La bruja negra”, each being good samples of soul and jazz with the right Latin tinge onto it. The whole album brings a true sense of Latin beats and soulful jazz. A good load of tunes, the right versions of reknown songs, music to enjoy all along in a cocktail party or chilling at home. Moreover, the legacy of Joe Torres as a leading band musician, since no other work he released, nor even too much longer stayed in the bussiness of music this native to New York Harlem, whose career took place more likely in Los Angeles, being so one of the few examples of Latin jazz and soul coming from the West coast. All in all, a great album, good taste in the instrumentation, arranges, and overall performance.

February 2 - Show #43

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

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

Un canto a Ericka – Marlon Simón and the Nagual Spirits – In Case You Missed It – Jazzheads

Consider – Monty Alexander – Compilation Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

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

Summertime – Juan Amalbert’s Latin Jazz Quintet – Hot Sauce – Prestige

Baby – Dave Pike and his orchestra – Manhattan Latin – DECCA

Los jíbaros – Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri – El Sonido Nuevo/The New Soul Sound – Verve

O grande amor – Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto – Verve

Coba – Stan Getz – Apasionado – A&M Records

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

Kind of sunshine – Nicole Conte & Lucia Minettie at vocals – Other Directions – Blue Note

Caravan – Nicola Conte & Philip Weiss at lead vocals – Rituals – Schema Records

Se me olvidó que te olvidé – Bebo Valdés & Diego “el Cigala” – Bebo & Cigala –

Lágrimas Negras – Calle 54 Records/Ariola/BMG

Soledad – Concha Buika y Chucho Valdés – El último trago – DRO/Warner Music Spain

Mucho corazón – Martirio – Mucho Corazón – Sunnyside

Aparta el corazón de las mangueras – Veneno – Veneno – CBS/SONY


Highlights of the show:

In tonight´s 'Latin Soul' a segment on vibes in Latin jazz has been especially awesome. Out of those tunes, Dave Pike and his orchestra has come in a remarkable moment of the evening.




Originally released by DECCA in 1964, “Manhattan Latin”, by Dave Pike and his orchestra, has been re-released in 2004 in CD format by Verve. Mr. Pike has been a long-life musician whose instrument is the vibraphone, and that is the overall sound that the listener is presented here. At the time, vibes in jazz added a cool sophisticated look which was very much the vehicle for the smooth jazz. Also, at the time, the fussion of Latin influences in jazz was in vogue. This album here presented is a very good example of Latin influences blended with smooth vibes. In the sleve of the album, one can find Mr. Pike quoted: “The music we've made is, I believe, a successful blending of jazz with the musically important and commercially appealing Cuban sounds. As fas as this album is concerned, I´m extremely pleased with it in all aspects”. The outcome truly bears out his claim. For this recording, he had musicians such as Israel “Cachao” López at the bass, Carlos “Patato” Valdés at the congas, Willie Bobo at drums, and a young Chick Corea at the piano. With such a lineup, some of the very best of the Cuban music around, a very good result has to come out as a consequence. All the album works well a whole, but maybe you find higher inspired moments in the opening track “Baby”, or others as “Mambo dinero”, “Montuna Orita”, “La playa”, or “Latin blues”. All in all, a great album from beginning to end, and a great chance to recuperate good vibes Latin jazz sounds from the golden era of Latin jazz.