August 23 - Show #91

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

Latin thing – Benitez – Compilation Playtime -Latin Soul Boogaloo – Hi & Fly Records

Latin Soul – Ralfi Pagán – Compilation Playtime -Latin Soul Boogaloo – Hi & Fly Records

That’s the way – RG Royal Sound Orchestra – Impact – RG Records

Mini skirt – Mambo Zombies – Mambo Zombies – Self-produced: MamboZombies.com

I’m on my way – Cándido – Compilation A Gozar! – Blue Note

La descarga del bobo – Willie Bobo – Compilation Masters at Work present Latin Sounds – Verve

McCanna – Les McCann Ltd. – Cándido – Compilation A Gozar! – Blue Note

Boss trés bien – Quartet Trés Bien – Compilation Masters at Work present Latin Sounds – Verve

Dilly Dali – Latin Jazz Quintet – Hot Sauce – Prestige

South seas – Dave Pike & His Orchestra – Compilation Latin Jazz – Jazzclub/Verve

Floatie – New Cool Collective – Big – RN Discs

Nunca nunca (Never never) – Los Shakers – Shakers for You – EMI

Chega de Saudade (No more blues) – Carmen Lamarque – Live in Lima – Self-produced: www.carmenlamarque.com

Sweet Elaine – Josh Rouse – El Turista – Yep Roc Records

Pegadas na lua – Skank – Cosmotron – Epic/Sony

Vamos esta noite – Clã – Cintura – EMI

Nuevo día – Lole y Manuel – Lo mejor de Lole y Manuel – CBS/Sony

New York – Mártires del Compás – Empaquetado al Vacío – Warner

El astronauta de tu corazón – Tino di Geraldo – Tino di Geraldo – Nuevos Medios

Soleares – Pedro Iturralde – Jazz Flamenco Vols. 1 y 2 – Hispavox

When I fall in love – Niño Josele – Paz -Tribute to Bill Evans – Sony



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul presented a highly upbeat catchy percussion set in the first hour of the show tonight. Out of some compilations, tracks were out of a great compilation which you may find reviewed next, from www.vervemusicgroup.com




Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds, released in 2004, is a collection of some of the classic Latin-flavored songs in the The Verve Music Group's archives. The tracks were chosen by the popular DJ collective of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, better known as Masters At Work.

The compilation features a wide range of artists, composers, sounds, and grooves. Kicking off with the classic tropical vibe of Dave Pike's "Sandunga," driving through the percussive "Boss Trés Bien" by Quartette Trés Bien, and sliding into Eugene Arango and Carlos "Patato" Valdés' gritty interpretation of Jorge Ben's "Mas Qué Nada," Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds is a vibrant musical journey of Latin jazz rhythms.

"Kenny and I chose the tracks by looking through his vast collection - 30,000 pieces of vinyl," said "Little" Louie Vega. After they chose and sequenced the tunes, Masters At Work played them at some of their eclectic worldwide gigs. "Making sure the songs had a street edge, were dance friendly, and energetic was very important," continued Vega.

Some of selections that round out Masters At Work Present Latin Verve Sounds include a live version of flautist Herbie Mann's "Todos Locos," piano legend George Shearing's take on Duke Ellington's "Caravan," and two from the incomparable pairing of vibist Cal Tjader and Latin jazz king Eddie Palmieri - "Ritmo Uni" and "Picadillo."

One of the artists most highlighted on this set is the late, great Willie Bobo. Vega and Gonzalez picked two of the percussionist's tunes for the compilation - "Roots" and "La Descarga del Bobo." The latter is featured both in its original version and in a modern remix by Masters At Work. (The remix of "La Descarga del Bobo" will be available as a 12" promotional-only vinyl single.)

Says Louie Vega: "Remixing it was not hard because all the elements were already there - hot percussion, a very catchy guitar melody, and a nice build. I'm already shaking dance floors with the remix. Willie Bobo kicked some serious ass with this tune!"

Masters At Work - the appropriately titled team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez - is one of the most successful producer/remix ensembles working today. For over a decade the duo's inventive production style and unique combination of Hip-House-Jazz style remixes have maintained their reputation as leaders in the world of dance music. Masters At Work continually blends diverse types of music - funk, disco, Latin, African, etc. - into one universal groove.

"Dave Pike, Eddie Palmieri, Cal Tjader, Herbie Mann, Patato, and the others are all our heroes," said Vega. "It was a pleasure being able to unite them all on this one hot disc. They are truly Masters At Work." Review from from www.vervemusicgroup.com