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.

January 26 - Show #42

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Subway Joe – Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul – Vampisoul

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

Jose Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Up From The Roots – Atlantic

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

Muchacha – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

Besito pa’ ti – La Lupe – Lo Mejor de La Lupe – EMI Latin

Camel walk – The Latinaires – El Barrio The Bad Boogaloo Nu Yorican Sounds 1966-1970 – Fania

Hey Jude – Tony Vega – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

Yesterday – Cheo Feliciano – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

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

Samba Toff – Sexteto de Jazz Moderno – Compilation The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

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

Preciso dizer que te amo – Cazuza + Bebel Gilberto – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

One note samba/Surfboard – Stereolab + Herbie Mann – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

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

Bossa per due – Thievery Corporation – Jet Sounds Revisited – ESL Music/Schema

The boy from Ipanema – Crystal Waters – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

Beatless (Batucada) – Latinaire – The New Latinaires – Ubiquity Records

O eterno pecado horizontal – Che – Sexy 70 - Music inspired by the Brazilian sacanagem movies of the 1970’s – Vampisoul


Highlights of the show:

Tonight's 'Latin Soul' presented a segment of bossa nova going from old school classics to modern reviews on those classics, reaching beyond classic limits on the electronica genre and the modern musical soundscapes some dj's come with out of the classic compositions. The following two albums really meant a remarkable highlight in tonight's show.




'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve' is a 1996 compilation on classic bossa nova that could be claimed as “the perfect one”, or one of them out there. Ranging from landmark tunes as “Água de beber”, “Desafinado”, or “Corcovado”, “Águas de março” to “The girl from Ipanema”, and “Mas que nada”, 23 wonderfull songs offer the best introduction to this music that one may expect. If you already know the themes, the selection and outline of them make a very valuable album in your Brazilian music collection. All the main authors are interpreters from the genre are here: Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Luiz Bonfá, Sérgio Mendes, Baden Powell, Stan Getz, Joâo Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto and many more. In conclusion, a must have piece of what bossa nova came from and why it was the big impact that it actually meant in popular culture around, putting Brazil in the international music map.




'Red Hot + Rio' is another compilation released in 1996 by Antilles and Verve, sponsored by The Red Hot Organization. The album meant to be a fund raising campaign to fight AIDS around the world. The album is dedicated to Tom Jobim, and obviously, the music offered is also bossa nova, and bossa nova inspired. The takes here are mainly duets doing renditions to classic Brazilian musical landmarks, some of which could be found in 'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve'. The new versions combine the classic tunes with background electronica beats. In other words, modern remixes on old songs are offered. The result is outstanding. The new songs create sound landscapes with the help of dub and drum´n bass to say a couple of examples. Remarkable are Everything but the girl reviewing “Corcovado”, or Stereolab and Herbie Mann back to back on the medley “One note samba/Surfboard”. A collection of 21 songs to let oneself be carried away in wonderfuly crafted new songs out of old great compositions.

January 19 - Show #41

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

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

The peanut vendor – Paquito D’Rivera – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

Son de la loma – Bebo Valdés & Chucho Valdés – Bebo & Chucho – Calle 54 Records/Sony Music Latin

Un poco loco – The Conga Kings – Jazz Latino A Collection of Latin Inspirations – Chesky Records

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

Buenos Aires hora cero – Astor Piazzolla – Itinerary of a genius – Éditions Milan Music/BMG

María Domingas – Gato Barbieri – Under Fire – Flying Dutchman/BMG Music

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

La gran cocoroca – Richie Zellón – Landología – Songosaurus Music

Destello de luna – José Luis Madueño – Compilation El Sonido del Jazz-Afro Jazz Peruano –TDV Media & Entertainment Perú

Every Monday – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

Flootie – New Cool Collective – Soul Jazz Latin Flavours Nineties Vibe – Club 802 Records

Mini skirt – Mambo Zombies – Mambo Zombies – Self-released: mambozombies.com

Serra Acura – W. Hill – Morphine Mambo Jazz Club – Plastic

Jungle drums (Canto Karabali) – Esquivel – Latin-Esque – RCA/BMG Music Spain

Coast Ride – Peter Reno – Morphine Mambo Jazz Club – Plastic

Coast to coast – Room Service – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

La valse créole – Jaime Cuadra & Pamela Rodríguez – Cholo Soy 2 – Quadrasonic Ideas


Highlights of the show:

The segment for the new jazz done in Perú in the last years have offered a handful of good tunes. The album 'Landología' has been reviewed previously. Here you may find a review on Gabriel Alegría's album 'Wayruro'/'Nuevo Mundo'.




Gabriel Alegría and his Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet should be the latest sensation of the crossover between world music and jazz, as his 2008 album 'Wayruro' or 'Nuevo Mundo' so well reflects. A note on the album's title: You may find a 2 CD's album with the title 'Wayruro' in Perú, which has apparently been released as 1 CD album under the name 'Nuevo Mundo' in the US. I definitively suggest to get the double feature. Whatever you may get, anyway, is a good acquisition, because you are going to enjoy this music big time. You may have an overall feeling of being listening to contemporary jazz, in the borders of new age music and world music at times. Mr. Alegría is a Music scholar who holds a doctorate in Music from Univ. Southern California and so his compositions span many registers. The CD 1 offers compositions where a dialogue between traditional Andean instruments tunes and contemporary jazz. The first tracks are great samples of this crossover. A perfect blend. You may also find a close to new age version of the classic theme 'El cóndor pasa'. Remarkable are also the last two tracks. The CD 2, or simply the album 'Nuevo Mundo' in the Northamerican market starts in a more defined Latin jazz style, this time closer to Afro-Peruvian, which is clearly marked by the protagonism of the percussion made by the “cajón”, or wooden box. This instrument, original from Perú, is as simple as wooden box with a hole in the back, so you have a resonance box that you play with your own hands and actually sitting down on top of the instrument itself. The theme 'Summertime' is the perfect showcase to enjoy cool jazz trumpet and cajón leading the whole ensemble; an awasome tune indeed. Following this path you may enjoy 'El norte', 'El sur', and the wonderful 'Las hijas del sol'. Sumarizing, a good sample of a very good international approach to contemporary jazz from an artist to keep an eye on, who actually tours in the US from time to time.

January 12 - Show #40

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Like leaves in the wind – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Emarcy

So danço samba – Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto – Verve

One note samba – Herbie Mann & Antonio Carlos Jobim – Do the Bossa Nova – Atlantic

Água de beber/Mais que nada – Carmen Lamarque – Live in Lima – Self-produced: carmenlamarque.com

Samba de Orly – Miguel de León – Postcards from Rio – Self-produced: migueldeleon.net

Ilu Aye – Kristina – Offshore Echoes – Patois Records

Balança pema – Marisa Monte – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Batuque – Daniela Mercury – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

A minha menina – Os Mutantes – Os Mutantes – Polydor

Quando se gosta de alguém – Ricardo – A Tribute to Amália Rogrigues – Times Square Records

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

José Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo Vol 2 – Warner UK

Tequila – King Curtis – Compilation From Latin… to Jazz Dance Vol 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Light and sweet – Willie Rosario – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo Vol 2 – Warner UK

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

For Keeps – Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations – Savant Records

Paco & Dave – The Caribbean Jazz Project – The Caribbean Jazz Project – Heads Up International Ltd

El Negro, part 2 & 3 – Los Hombres Calientes – New Congo Square Vol 3 – Basin Street Records

Q.T.P. – Raynald Colom – #sketches of groove# – Fresh Sound Records


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul has played tonight a classic of bossa nova. A sound for which this program feels devotion couldn’t be without airing a musical landmark as this one by Stan Getz and João Gilberto is.




“Getz/Gilberto” is a landmark on Brazilian bossa nova which sets the standard up to date in this musical genre. Released in 1964, it put to work together four geniuses that crafted the perfect work. Stan Getz was a tenor sax player who made a reputation in the 1950´s among the best new talents in the days of cool jazz. Beginning the 1960´s he started his relation with the sounds coming from Brazil and he very well could actually claim to be the one who introduced the bossa nova in Northamerica. Here, Antonio Carlos Jobim -one of the greatest composers of pop music in XXth century- plays the piano and is the composer of most of the themes. João Gilberto plays guitar and sings, as his wife Astrud Gilberto sings, too. The opening track is the superpopular 'The girl from Ipanema' in a Portuguese and English version in back to back perfect duet of the Gilbertos, along with a wonderfully delivered sax solo. It sets the tone of smoothness and refreshing cool sound for the following seven tracks. The sweetness of the voices, the bossa nova rhythmical pace in perfect sync with saxo and piano makes this a musical jewel not to be missed by anyone who may like jazz, or more simply, music in general.

December 22 - Show #39 - Christmas Special

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Feliz Navidad – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

Deck The Halls (Cuba) – Cuba L. A. – Christmas Around the World – Putumayo

Venid Fieles Todos (Cuba) – Liuba Maria Hevia – Christmas Around the World – Putumayo

Paz En La Tierra (Joy To The World) (Cuba) – Ramon F. Veloz Christmas Around the World – Putumayo

Aguinaldo Jíbaro (Puerto Rico) – Pepe Castillo – Christmas Around the World – Putumayo

Diciembre – Los Embajadores Vallenatos – A Putumayo World Christmas – Putumayo

White Christmas (France) – Los Reyes – Christmas Around the World – Putumayo

Joy to the world – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

Boogaloo Santa Claus – J. D. McDonald – In The Christmas Groove – Strut Records

Nadal de Luintra – Berroguetto – A Putumayo World Christmas – Putumayo

Noite Para Festejar – Ivan Lins – A Putumayo World Christmas – Putumayo

O Cometido – Chouteira – A Putumayo World Christmas – Putumayo

La canción del tamborilero (Carol of the Drum) – Raphael – 30 Aniversario 1961-1991 – Hispavox/Capitol

Jingle Bells – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

Cha cha all the way – The Capitol Orchestra – Ultra Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part One – Capitol

Happy holiday – Peggy Lee – Ultra Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part Two – Capitol

Snowfall cha cha – George Shearing & Billy May – Ultra Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part Two – Capitol

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells Bossa Nova [Medley] – Eddie Dunstedter – Ultra Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part One – Capitol

Combinado – Quintento Diamont – Ibérico Jazz Las producciones de Antoliano Toldos – Vampisoul

Feliz Navidad – Los Straightjackets – 'Tis the season – Yep Roc Records

We wish you a merry Christmas – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions


Highlights of the show:

From Latin Soul, I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2010 loaded of joyful moments and fulfilled resolutions. Today, I wanted to celebrate the spirit of the season and all the songs have been renditions to Christmas classics, carols, and even traditional songs, with that Latin musical heritage or just Latin oriented that you are going to always find here in Latin Soul. The songs today aired have come pretty much from four albums. Here you may see them.

December 15 - Show #38

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Feliz Navidad – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

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

Nao deixa o samba morrer – Carme Lamarque – Live in Lima – Self-produced album

Yatra-Tá – Tania Maria – Latin Jazz The essential album – Manteca/Union Square Music

Mas que nada – Ella Fitzgerald – Things ain’t what they used to be (and you better believe it) – Warner

Felicidade – Suba – Latin Jazz The essential album – Manteca/Union Square Music

Monk’s bread – The Latin Jazz Quintet – Hot Sauce – Prestige

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

Afro Blue – Cal Tjader feat. Willie Bobo & Mongo Santamaría – Cal Tjader’s Greatest Hits – Fantasy

Work song – Ray Barretto and New World Spirit – Taboo – Concord Picante

Treat street – Vince Guaraldi – The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi – Fantasy/OJC

Sabor a mí – Bebo & Chucho – Juntos para siempre – Calle 54 Records/Sony Music Latin

Spanish Fantasy, Part IV – Chick Corea – My Spanish Heart – Polydor

Jingle Bells – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

The anything can happen mambo – Xavier Cugat and his orchestra with Abbe Lane – The Original Latin Dance King – Sony

Listen here/Cold duck theme – Poncho Sánchez – Latin Soul – Concord Picante

I like it like that – Cosa Nostra – Cosa Nostra – RAFF

Latin Soul – Ralfi Pagán – Ralfi Pagán – Fania

Subway Joe – Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul – Vampisoul

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

South of order – Panaman – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

Atabaque – Jazzanova – The New Latinaires – Ubiquity Records


Highlights of the show:

'Latin Soul' is open to new ways to explore Latin jazz and soul music. The highlight of tonight's show is an interesting electronica album that may bring new paths to understand the undergoing path of Latin jazz and the remixes era.

Here you may find the compilation 'The New Latinaires Vol. 1" released in 1999 by the cutting edge label Ubiquity. The following review has been obtained from the British version of Amazon.com.



This is the first volume in a new series of Afro-Cuban/electronica fusion perpetrated by the fine folks at San Francisco's Ubiquity label. Why shouldn't the melting pot that is the U.S. produce music just as pan-ethnic and cross-fertilized? Jungle and drum-and-bass managed to absorb all manners of jazz and R&B influences into their heady stews. New electronic producers are discovering the same richness and broad textures in grooves of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and Latin descent.
NEW LATINAIRES is hot stuff. Shifting lower-keyboard eddies ride tropical breezes through Jazzanova's "Atabaque", the music's basslines seemingly carved from rubberised mercury. Squirts of electronics spin through tympani-and-timbale battlefields on Izuru Utsumi's "Zum-Zum". Capsule 150 brings Jobim and Cal Tjader into eight arms of rhythmic nirvana viathe tumbling cymbals, yawning wah-wah, and space-age loungeair bursts entwined in "Octopus". Electronica continues to spawn myriad, wonderful hybrids, and NEW LATINAIRES 1 is the prime place to set your lobes a-twirlin'.

December 8 - Show #37

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Music to watch girls by – Xavier Cugat and his orchestra – Compilation Music to Watch Girls By – Hitland

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

Besito pa’ ti – La Lupe – Lo Mejor de La Lupe – EMI Latin

Jive samba – Cannonball Adderley – Compilation Latin Jazz Essential Album – Manteca/Square Union

Take five – Tito Puente – Compilation Latin Jazz Essential Album – Manteca/Square Union

Cielito lindo – Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bravo Brubeck! (Live in Mexico) – Legacy/Sony

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

Nica’s dream – Eddie Palmieri – Listen Here! – Concord Picante

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

El loco de la colina – Ray Sepúlveda – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

Day tripper –Domingo Quiñones – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

Q.T.P. – Raynald Colom – #Sketches of groove# – Fresh Sound Records

Gypsy sunrise – Antonio Restucci – Crisol – Petroglyph Records

Cilantro y comino – Chano Domínguez – NFS – Verve

La voz del tiempo – Tomatito & Camarón de la Isla – Barrio Negro – Milestone

Corazón loco – Bebo & Cigala – Lágrimas Negras – Calle 54 Records/BMG-Ariola

Song of the seasons – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Schema Records

Love in – Nicola Conte – Rituals – Schema Records


Highlights of the show:

Nicola Conte's latest album "Rituals" has closed the show tonight. A 2009 album release from this incredible Italian composer, producer, arranger, DJ and so on... whose last album is truly a must for anyone who may like bossa nova and jazz, since the musical proposal of this artist is a definitive one to fall for. The review of the album that you may find below has been taken from the 'Editorial Reviews' from amazon.com.




‘Rituals’ is the third album by talented Italian musician Nicola Conti. Conti has garnered critical acclaim for his fusion of bossa nova, Latin rhythms, Italian soundtrack influences and jazz. This is a funky and enjoyable album which will delight fans and newcomers alike. Conte’s first album was Jet Sounds in 2000. The single Bossa Per Due gained international recognition and was an underground hit. It was used almost immediately for a prime-time commercial for Acura automobiles. The album was licensed for American distribution by Thievery Corporation s Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label in the summer of 2001 as ‘Bossa Per Due’, and was slightly reconfigured version of the ‘Italian Jet Sounds’ album. ‘Rituals’ has received great early reviews internationally, which confirms the multifaceted talent of this artist and instrumentalist from Bari. As the review in Canada s NOW Magazine stated; A short-list candidate for jazz recording of the year, the elegantly turned out Rituals finds club-selecta-turned-bandleader Nicola Conte shifting away from knocking out more dance-floor bangers toward an altogether more spiritual aesthetic and a hugely expanded support cast and it turns out to be a brilliant move. ‘Rituals’ is by far Conte s most substantial work to date, and should appeal to a whole new audience outside the club and cappuccino bar scene. Admittedly, with such a talented cast of players, including saxophonists Greg Osby and Timo Lassy, trumpeter Till Brönner and soulful vocalist José James, helping to bring the songs to life, Conte would’ve had to work hard to mess things up.

December 1st - Show #36

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

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

Milestones – The Latin Jazz Quintet – Latin Soul – Prestige

Red top – The Latin Jazz Quintet – Latin Soul – Prestige

Mambo dinero – Dave Pike and his orchestra – Manhattan Latin – DECCA

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

Lucy's Spanish Harlem – Louie Ramírez & Jimmy Sabater– In The Heart Of Spanish Harlem – Verve

The three Marias – Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion – The Magician – Savant Records

Pent-up house – The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project – In The Middle – Cagoots Records

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

Bonita – Tanóra – Día Real – Moondo Records

Nice 'n' easy – Willis Jackson – Boss Shoutin' – Prestige

Samba de Orpheus – Grant Green & Big John Patton – Iron City – 32. Jazz Records

Samba de una noto só – João Gilberto – Compilation As The World Turns-Brazilian – World Pacific Records

É – Gonzaguinha – Compilation As The World Turns-Brazilian – World Pacific Records

Nagõ Buddha – Gilberto Gil – Parabolic – Warner Music Brazil/WEA Latina

Use your head – Money Mark – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Antilles/Verve

Bellaria – Madrid de los Austrias – Amor CD – Sunshine Enterprises/Provider Recordings

Sai Das Trevas – Jazzamor – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

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



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul's highlight tonight is the album “Latin Soul”! Agreeing on the inner qualities of the Latin spirit applied to music, albums, songs, styles, or cool radio shows in 88.9 KETR public radio as this is!, the expression Latin soul is extensively shared for what it constrains pertaining to life, style and idiosyncrasy. Tonight, “Latin Soul”, the album from The Latin Jazz Quintet, sounded delicious on the air, and has been a true highlight of the show.



A short-lived but prolific ensemble that released three albums in the first years of decade of the 1960's, having even Eric Dolphy as guest musician to their second release, being “Latin Soul” the third and last of them all. The only member from one album to the next, though, is the leader and conga drum player, Juan Amalbert. Mr. Amalbert played conga drums as a regular studio musician for artists such as Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane or Art Blakey. He also started in the production of other musicians later on. His years with The Latin Jazz Quintet are among the most fruitful, however. The lineup for “Latin Soul” had Artie Jenkins at the piano, Willie Coleman at the vibes, and the wonderfully executed saxophone of Bobby Capers, among others in the ensemble. The album works perfect as a whole and offers a great sample of the bebop years, at their height at the time of production of this album. The presence of the Latin percussion and vibes is just the right bit. All instruments blend giving the sensation of musical flow from one theme to the next, as you are being carried to an atmosphere of coolness and sophistication. An album that has not aged at all, transmitting all its fresh sound, as it had just been released in the lounge groove revival of the nineties. It also has, in my opinion, the perfect wrap in the wonderfully composed artwork of the cover. If you want to enjoy this, and other Latin jazz recordings by Juan Amalbert, it is recomendable, and more affordable, to acquire the compilation “Hot Sauce” where “Latin Soul” comes integrated among more recordings of The Latin Jazz Quintet that you won't find in the other official albums either.