March 29 - Show #79

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez
Song-Artist-Album-Label

Bella cosa – Mambo Zombies – MZ3 – Self-produced: MamboZombies.com

Peter Gunn Mambo – Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra – Ultra-Lounge Mambo Fever – Capitol Records

I can’t believe that you’re in love with me – The Buzon Trio – Ultra-Lounge Mambo Fever – Capitol Records

Taki Kari – Yma Sumac – Ultra-Lounge Mambo Fever – Capitol Records

Deve ser amor – Vinícius de Moraes & Odette Lara – Vinícius + Odette Lara – Polygram

Falsa baiana – João Gilberto – João Gilberto – Polygram/Verve

Minha senhora – Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso – Gal e Caetano Veloso – Domingo – Philips

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

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

Upa Neginho – Edu Lobo – Compilation Nova Bossa - Red Hot on Verve – Verve

Supercabana – Caetano Veloso – Compilation Nova Bossa - Red Hot on Verve – Verve

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

Suk-Kyo’s Samba – Phil Hawkins and his ensemble – Sugarcaine Suite – P. Note Music

Brazil – Mark Weinstein – Jazz Brasil – Jazzheads

Brasilia – Vince Guaraldi – The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi – Fantasy/Original Jazz
Classics

Samba triste – Eliane Elías – Compilation Calle 54 - Music from the Miramax motion picture – Blue Note

Historia de amor en El Carmen – Richie Zellón – Landología – Songosaurus Music

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

Cántelo usted – Yuri Juárez – Afroperuano – Saponegro Records

Espérame – Eva Ayllón, Jean Pierre Magnet & La Gran Banda – Del Perú Para el Mundo – Jaguar Music Records

Quiero que estés conmigo – Pilar de la Hoz – Jazz con Sabor Peruano – Jaguar Music Records


Highlights of the show:

A wonderful Brazilian inspired Latin jazz tune was aired tonight, “Doña María”, which was a great transition from Brazilian bossa and samba to Latin jazz. Next, you may find a review of this album by The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project.



“In the Middle” is the title of the 2007 album released on Kagoot Records by The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project. Craig Russo, an experienced jazz musician who falls for the Afro-Cuban percussion and guides his career in terrains of Latin jazz, being “In the Middle” in the actual middle of the discography of The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project ensemble. “In the Middle” is not a name chosen randomly, as it is quite an evocative one for what this group of musicians presents in this album. In the middle is the situation of many aspects such as the location of the band, in the state of Illinois; a mixture in the middle of two schools of music such as jazz and Afro-Caribbean; apparently in the middle of the career of Mr. Russo. Let me add that to be “in the middle” of so many aspects, the musical result is ahead many standards. Mr. Russo presents a collection of ten tunes that represents a jewel of contemporary Latin jazz with roots in classical Afro-Cuban patterns of rhythms. A call to Brazilian melodies is also present through the song ‘Doña María’, a tune that brings quite a good mixture of different influences, as the nature of the whole album wants. The cover of ‘Bésame mucho’ is also remarkable. In conclusion, a very compact album that flows from beginning to end putting together a wonderful crossover of Latin music and jazz inspiration.