September 6 - Show #93

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label



Rundrum – Tómas Einarsson – Compilation Putumayo Presents Latin Jazz – Putumayo Records

Milestones – VW Brothers – Muziek – Patois Records

El alquimista – Pete Rodríguez – El Alquimista – Conde Music

Pop Moish – Bobby Matos & his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble – Beautiful as the Moon – LifeForcejazz Records

Barcelona – Bill O’Connell – Latin Jazz Fantasy – Random Chance Records

Melodious funk – The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project – Mambo Influenciado – Cagoot Records

Go East – Jeno Somlai – Let It Go – Self-produced album: www.jenosomlai.net

Brigas nunca mais – Jacob Melchior – It’s About Time – Self-produced album: www.jacobmelchior.com

Nuthern’n like thuther’n – Willis Jackson - Nuthern’n Like Thuther’n – Prestige

Bert’s bossa nova – Bert Kaempert & His Orchestra – Compilation The Bossa Nova

Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Minha saudade – Cannonball Aderley – From Latin… to Jazz Dance Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Deve ser amor – Herbie Mann – From Latin… to Jazz Dance Vol. 3 – Rare Groove Recordings

A felicidade – Tom Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes – Nova Bossa -Red Hot On – Verve

Surfboard – Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto – Nova Bossa -Red Hot On – Verve

The girl from Ipanema – Stan Getz, João and Astrud Gilberto & Tom Jobim – Nova Bossa -Red Hot On – Verve

Las morillas de Jaén – Pedro Iturralde – Jazz Flamenco Vols. 1 y 2 – Hispavox

Nefertiti – Chano Domínguez – NFS New Flamenco Sound – Verve



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul aired the closing track of Pete Rodríguez’s 2008 album ‘El Alquimista’. From an impressive album, this last track was an impressive moment in the early stages of the show tonight. Next, you may read the review from this album from cdbaby.com



Trumpeter, vocalist, percussionist and composer Pete Rodriguez has played with some of the best musicians in the world, including many of Latin music’s luminaries, such as Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco, La India and Tito Puente, including singing on Puente’s Grammy and Latin Grammy winning album, Mambo Birdland. Pete is the son of Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, a music legend in the Latin music world who gave “Lil’ Pete” the responsibility of directing his 12-piece orchestra while also playing the trumpet and singing. While excelling in the Latin field, Pete also pursued his love for jazz and has been fortunate to have performed with such high profile bandleaders as Eddie Palmieri, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Chico O’Farril, and Carlos “Patato” Valdez, including performing on Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch’s Grammy-winning album, Simpatico. Pete is currently performing internationally with Eddie Palmieri as well as with both the nonet and all-star big band of the legendary Afro-Cuban jazz bandleader Bebo Valdez.

Pete’s recently recorded third CD, El Alquimista/The Alchemist, has just been released. El Alquimista/The Alchemist includes all original compositions, featuring Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanchez, as well as Luis Perdomo, Henry Cole and Ricky Rodriguez. His debut CD, Mind Trip, released in 2006, received critical acclaim, garnering the attention of, among others, jazz great Kenny Barron, who said the following about Pete’s playing and compositions on Mind Trip:
“He possesses a full rich sound on both trumpet and flugelhorn and his technique is incredible…. [But] it is as a composer that his development is even more amazing. The melodies he writes are full of complex and quirky rhythms, making unusual dips and turns. … Each of the original compositions, of which there are eight, on this CD is a unique entity unto itself, full of surprises and strange twists and turns. However, one can be assured that Mr. Rodriguez does have a full grasp of the history of the jazz tradition. One need only listen to his reading of Mal Waldron’s beautiful ballad ‘Soul Eyes,’ or Herbie Hancock’s tone poem, ‘Dolphin Dance,’ to hear his respect and love for tradition. I, for one, look forward to many more musical statements from this evolving young artist.” Review from cdbaby.com.

August 30 - Show #92

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Pan wisdom carnival mix – Phil Hawkins and his ensemble – Sugarcaine Suite – P.Note Music

El toro – Jerry González & The Fort Apache Band – Moliendo Café – Sunny Side Music

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

La mulata rumbera – Frank Emilio – Afro-Cuban Jazz Now – Blue Note

Rubén González – Chanchullo – Chanchullo – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Iballah – Bebo de Cuba – Bebo de Cuba/El Solar de Bebo – Calle 54 Records

Descarga Valdés – Bebo & Chucho – Juntos Para Siempre – Sony Music Latin

Latin Fever – Jack Costanzo – Latino Blue -Blue Note Jazz con Sabor Latino – Blue Note

Lucy’s Spanish Harlem – Louie Ramírez – Compilation Latin Jazz – Verve

Soul Cha – Joe Torres – Latino Blue -Blue Note Jazz con Sabor Latino – Blue Note

Afro-Blue – Mongo Santamaría – Latin Jazz -La Combinación Perfecta – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Favela – Clare Fischer – Latino Blue -Blue Note Jazz con Sabor Latino – Blue Note

Bonitinha – Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra – A Night in Englewood – Messidor

Manteca – Arturo Sandoval – Trumpet Evolution – Columbia

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

Pachanga – Herp Alpert – Under a Spanish Moon – A&M Records

Nefertiti – Nicola Conte – Other Directions – Blue Note

Rio de Janeiro Blue – Mario Biondi and the High Five Quintet – Handful of Soul – Schema Records


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul presented a truly interesting set of tunes out of the compilation Latino Blue -Blue Note Jazz con Sabor Latino released by Blue Note in 2000. Next you may read a review on the album by John Bush out of allmusic.com




Though it includes just one track originally released on Blue Note (Kenny Dorham's "Afrodisia"), Latino Blue is a superb collection of Latin jazz spanning the late '50s to the late '60s. The producer and compiler, Miles Perlich, decided to reissue highlights from some of the rarer Cubop sessions that lie in the vaults of Blue Note's parent label, Capitol -- from such labels as World Pacific, Roulette, Pacific Jazz, Roost, Jubilee, and others. As a result, listeners are treated to excellent rare material from Willie Bobo ("Trinidad," from his 1964 LP Let's Go Bobo! on Roulette), Joe Torres ("Soul Cha, La Bruja Negra" from a 1968 LP for World Pacific), the Jazz Crusaders ("Agua Dulce" from 1965's Chile Con Soul), Candido ("Long Long Summer, Toccata" with arrangements by Lalo Schifrin), and Art Blakey with conga maestro Sabu Martines ("Sakeena," from 1957's Cubop). For collectors and long-time fans, it's a bonanza of classic material. For beginners, it may not be the best collection from a historical standpoint, but the fact that it includes so much great music makes it practically a must-hear. By John Bush, out of allmusic.com

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

August 16 - Show #90

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

One more once – Michel Camilo – One more once – Columbia

A love supreme – Conrad Herwig – The Latin Side of John Coltrane – Astor Place Records

Ping Pong – Conrad Herwig – The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter – Halftone Records

We are our father’s son – McCoy Turner – McCoy Turner & The Latin All-Stars – Telarc

Perdido – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – To Hear From There – Patois Records

Mambo influenciado – Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project – Mambo Influenciado – Cagoot Records

We are off to see the wizard – Peter MacDonough – The Wizard of Oz A Latin Jazz Suite – Self-produced: www.petermacdonough.com

Los pingaleros – Jerry González & The Fort Apache Band – Moliendo Café – Sunny Side Music

Concierto para metales – Irakere – Misa Negra – Messidor

Eclypse/Michellina – Gato Barbieri – Bolivia – Flying Dutchman/BMG

Lágrimas de amor – Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell – Lágrimas Mexicanas – EOne Music

Women vs. Men – David Byrne – Rei Momo – Luaka Bop

Quizás, quizás, quizás – Las Rubias del Norte – Rumba Internationale

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

Malambo #1 – Yma Sumac – Compilation Ultra-Lounge Mambo Fever – Capitol Records

The boulevard of broken dreams – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

Colorado waltz (Cal Tjader) – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

Charade (Henry Mancini) – Xavier Cugat – Music to Watch Girsl By – Hitland

Corcovado – Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto – Verve

Samba do aviao – Juan José Calatayud & Silvia – Nova Jazz

Tereza my love – Antonio Carlos Jobim – Stone Flower – Epic/Legacy

Deve ser amor – Vinícius de Moraes & Odette Lara – Vinícius & Odette Lara – PolyGram

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

Granada (Albéniz) – Milos Karadaglic – Mediterráneo - Deutsche Grammophon

August 2 - Show #89

Theme: Chin Chon Chow - Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label


Latin soul square dance – Joe Battan – King of Latin Soul – Vampi Soul

Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez – Louie´s Grooves – Vampi Soul

The honeydripper – Herbie Mann – Compilation Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo Vol. 2 – Warner Jazz/Atlantic

Tighten up – Al Escobar& His Orchestra – Compilation Kool It -Soul, Funk & Jazz go Latin – Harmless

Swamp people – Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers – Compilation Can You Dig It? -Thrilling Rare Grooves from Jazz to Soul’n’Brazil to Boogaloo – Brown Sugar Records

Fever – La Lupe – Compilation Kool It -Soul, Funk & Jazz go Latin – Harmless

Summertime – Ray Barretto – Compilation Kool It -Soul, Funk & Jazz go Latin – Harmless

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

Pata pata – Tito Puente & Celia Cruz – Compilation We Got Latin Soul! – Charly Records

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

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

El sol es una droga – Los Kifers – Compilation Sensacional Soul Vol. 2 – Vampi Soul

Joselito – Kiko Veneno – Échate un Cantecito – BMG Ariola

Los delincuentes – Veneno – Veneno – CBS/Sony

Pasa la vida – Pata Negra – Blues de la Frontera – Nuevos Medios

Un limón en la cabeza (Reguisao mix) – Gecko Turner – Compilatin Marula Soul –music2 my brothers & sistas – Love Monk

Boy from Ipanema – Jumbo – Compilation Sushi 3003 -a spectacular compilation of Japanese clubpop – Bungalow

Samba diferente – Sexteto Electrónico Moderno – Sounds from the Elegant World -groovy night club music from Uruguay 1968/71 – Vampi Soul

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

La tarara – Chano Domínguez – Chano – Karonte


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul had a special guest tonight. My brother Javier is visiting the States and he couldn´t miss the chance to pass by the studio of KETR to bring his musical expertise to the show. Last week I had his children and Luca as guests, and now it was the turn for dad. Hand in hand, we put together the playlist that listeners could enjoy in this edition of Latin Soul. Following, you may see a few pictures of us working the show out.






Javier, special guest in tonight´s Latin Soul edition.







Good job, brothers!














Thanks for tuning in. Yours truly, David.

July 19 - Show #88

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

One, two, three – Ramsey Lewis - Goin’ Latin – Verve

Spanish rice – Clark Terry Chico O’Farrill – Spanish Rice – Impulse!

Why do I love you? – Charlie Parker – South of the Border - Verve

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

Yuyo – Bobby Hutcherson – Montara – Blue Note

Cubano chant – Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Crum Suite – Sony/Columbia

Latin fever – Jack Costanzo – Compilation Latino Blue – Blue Note

Guajira en azul – Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri – El Sonido Nuevo – Verve

Peanut vendor – Lalo Schifrin – Talkin’ Verve – Verve

Mucha muchacha – Esquivel and His Orchestra – Latin-Esque – RCA/BMG

Andalucía – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

The boulevard of broken dreams – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

Soy gitano – The Mendoza/Mardin Project – Jazzpaña – Atlantic/WEA

De San José a Mojácar – Jorge Pardo – Las cigarras son quizá sordas – Milestone

Refrito – Chano Domínguez – Chano – KOTN

Guisella – Yuri Juárez – Afroperuano – Saponegro Records

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

Balada para un loco – Astor Piazzolla & Amelita Baltar – Itinerary of a genius – INA/BMG


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul had three young musicians guest in the studio today. They supported Latin Soul and 88.9 KETR.

Their names are Luca Babineaux, Rubén Hervás and Candela Hervás. Their fun cool spirit and talent will get them a long way in whatever they will decide to do.

July 12 - Show #87

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

Caballo Viejo – Manuel Galbán & Ry Cooder – Mambo Sinuendo – Nonesuch

Y sabes bien – Los Zafiros – Bossa Cubana – World Circuit/Nonesuch

He venido – Los Zafiros – Bossa Cubana – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Patricia – Manuel Galbán & Ry Cooder – Mambo Sinuendo – Nonesuch

Amor de loca juventud – Compay Segundo, Ry Cooder et al. – Buena Vista Social Club – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Rhapsodia del maravilloso – Sabu Martínez & Arsenio Rodríguez – Palo Congo – Blue Note

Choserito plena – Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos –The Prosthetic Cubans – Atlantic

Contagio – Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Afro-Cuban Jazz Now – Blue Note

Cha con marimba – Omar Sosa - & NDR Bigband – Ceremony – Otá Records

Nômade – Skank – Cosmotron – Sony

Dreamworld – David Byrne + Caetano Veloso – Onda Sonora – Red Hot +Lisbon – Red Hot Foundation

A Névoa – Paulo Bragança + Carlos Maria Trindade – Onda Sonora – Red Hot +Lisbon – Red Hot Foundation

Panis et circenses – Os Mutantes – Os Mutantes – Universal/Polydor

Os dias são à noite (Suso Saiz remix) – Madredeus – Onda Sonora – Red Hot +Lisbon – Red Hot Foundation

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

Comparito – Diego Amador – Piano Jondo – Milestones Records/Nuevos Medios

Orobroy – Dorantes – Orobroy – Phantom Sound & Vision

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

Volando voy – Camarón de la Isla - La Leyenda del Tiempo – Universal


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul made a tribue today to the Cuban guitar player Manuel Galbán. A landmark in this instrument and overall presence in the Cuban music of second half of XXth century, Mr. Galbán died last week at the end of a presumably worthy musical life. Next, you may find a review from his album with Ry Cooder 'Mambo Sinuendo' found on the editorial of Amazon.com



If there's a certain instant familiarity to this collaborative celebration between U.S. guitar icon/musicologist Ry Cooder and Cuban fret legend Manuel Galbán, it's only testimony to how deeply the island nation's rich musical heritage permeated American pop music in the '50s, '60s, and beyond. Cooder and Galbán (a key compatriot in the American guitarist's Buena Vista Social Club project) invent a back-to-the-future sound--twin guitars fronting a Cuban rhythm section of two drum kits, congas, and bass--whose dreamy swing quotient is matched only by its sense of mirthful abandon. Thus tracks like "Dru Me Negrita" and "Los Twangueros" manage to evoke everything from Link Wray, Duane Eddy, and the Ventures to Mancini and Esquivel, while Cooder and Galbán twirl a standard like "Patricia" and the nervy title track around dueling poles of tradition and experimentation with deceptive grace. It's joyous, mercurial stuff that the two musicians conjure at their fingertips. --Jerry McCulley, from Amazon.com

June 7 - Show #86

Theme: Chin chon chow
Song-Artist-Album-Label

Somewhere over the rainbow – Peter MacDonough – The Wizard of Oz A Latin Jazz Suite – Self-produced: www.petermacdonough.com

Come out, come out wherever you are; Part I and II – Peter MacDonough – The Wizard of Oz A Latin Jazz Suite – Self-produced: www.petermacdonough.com

Descarga en blue – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – To Hear From There – Patois Records

Maramoor mambo – Bobby Matos & His Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble – Beautiful as the Moon – LifeForce Jazz Records

Seven steps to heaven – The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project – Mambo Influenciado – Cagoot Records

Go East – Jeno Somlai – Let It Go – Self-produced: www.jenosomlai.net

Maybe tomorrow – Bill O’Connell – Latin Jazz Fantasy – Random Chance Records

Colorado Walt (Cal Tjader) – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – Third River Rangoon – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

Terre exotique – Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica – Third River Rangoon – Self-produced: www.orchestrotica.com

Summer samba – Walter Manderley – Compilation Los Años Maravillosos del Brasil – Música/EMIN/WEA Music Records

Triste – Mandredo Fest – Compilation The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Bert’s bossa nova – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra – Compilation The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Maracangalha – Os Brasileiros – Compilation The Rare Tunes Collection From Latin… To Jazz Dance Vol. 3 – Rare Groove Recordings

Acuarela do Brasil – Gal Costa – Compilation Los Años Maravillosos del Brasil – Música/EMIN/WEA Music Records

Cariocas (Remix 96) – Adriana Calcanhoto – Compilation Músicas de Brasil – FNAC 2002/3

Sobre una tumba una rumba – Astrit Hadad – Cabaret 2000 Three Mexican Cabaret Divas – Opción Records

¡Échale sal! – Liliana Felipe – Cabaret 2000 Three Mexican Cabaret Divas – Opción Records

Estaba escrito – Monna Bell – The Songs of Almodóvar – Blue Note

Espérame en el cielo – Mina – The Songs of Almodóvar – Blue Note

Almoraima – Paco de Lucía – Antología – Polygram


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul opened the show tonight with two tracks from The Wizard of Oz – A Latin Jazz Suite for Soprano Saxophone by Peter MacDonough. This is an album that has been aired quite often in Latin Soul, and it’s about time to have it as a show highlight.




The Wizard of Oz – A Latin Jazz Suite for Soprano Saxophone by Peter MacDonough was released in 2010. It has been self produced by the long and experienced saxophone player Peter MacDonough who presents here a major effort of production, arranges and release. Likewise, he has put together an exceptional lineup to have the musical The Wizard of Oz in a Latin jazz version. It is a remarkable album where you may recognize classics as ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’ or ‘If I only had a brain’. Having Latin jazz heavy weights as Mark Levine at the piano, Michael Spiro at the percussion or Paul van Wageningen at the drums, the twist to Latin jazz was marked to success. The complete album is a musical delight. If you remember the original movie musical and the emotions it may wake when listening and watching, this album produces the same effect, together with the whimsical tone of the Latin percussion in the tunes. An overall little gem to listen back to back with the original Wizard of Oz, or this Latin inspired more today’s globalized world, where it may sound as a sample where multiculturalism and musical fusion work together to achieve new horizons, artistically this time, and if you enjoy music, you will enjoy this one.