January 31 - Show #104

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

Trinidad – Willie Bobo – Compilation Latino Blue – Blue Note

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

Afrodisia – Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban – Blue Note

African fantasy – Bobby Montez – Compilation Latino Blue – Blue Note

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

La bruja negra – Joe Torres – Compilation Latino Blue – Blue Note

De coco y anis – Cortijo y su combo – Experimental Latin Jazz - MP

Condiciones que existen – Eddie Palmieri – Experimental Latin Jazz – MP

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

Camel walk – The Latinaires – El Barrio -The Bad Boogaloo Nuyorican Sounds 1966/1970 – Fania

Namesake – Ray Mantilla – Good Vibrations – Savant Records

Come fly with me – Dave Valentin – Come Fly with Me – High Note Records

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

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

El llanto de la lluvia – Diego Amador – Piano Jondo – Milestone Records/Nuevos Medios

Verdad amarga – Martirio – Mucho Corazón – Sunnyside

Cuatro vidas – Eydie Gormé y Los Panchos – Compilation El Canto de las Sirenas – Time-Life

El tiempo que te quede libre – María Dolores Pradera – Compilation El Canto de las Sirenas – Time-Life

Mucho corazón – Amalia Vázquez con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán – Compilation El Canto de las Sirenas – Time-Life

Mas que nada – Rubin Mitchell – Compilation Bossa Nova Ville -Ultra Lounge Series – Capitol Records

Misirlou – Laurindo Almeida and the Bossa Nova All Stars – Compilation Bossa Nova Ville -Ultra Lounge Series – Capitol Records

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

January 3, 2012 - Show #103

First show in 2012!

From Latin Soul, have a great new year 2012!


Theme: Chin Chon Chow – Louie Ramírez
Song-Artist-Album-Label

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

Latin thing – Benítez – Compilation Playtime-LatinSoul Bogaloo – HI&Fly Records

Mess around – Orquesta Harlow & Ismael Miranda – Compilation Latin Soul, Descarga &
Boogaloo – Manzana Producciones Discográficas

Contract back – The innovator – Compilation Playtime-LatinSoul Bogaloo – HI&Fly Records

Grazin’ in the grass – Orquesta Halow & Ismael Miranda – Compilation Playtime-LatinSoul Bogaloo – HI&Fly Records

Latin Soul square dance – Joe Bataan with Los Fulanos – King of Latin Soul – Vampi Soul

Jose Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Latin Dance Party 1960’s Boogaloo – Warner Jazz/Atlantic

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

De coco y anís – Cortijo y su combo – Experimental Latin Jazz – MP

Condiciones que existen – Eddie Palmieri – Experimental Latin Jazz – MP

Nardis – Caribbean Jazz Project – Mosaic – Concord Picante

The Ouzo bossa nova – Laura Dreyer – Free Flying Bird – Premium Latin Music/Sony Music Latin

Paixão Louca – Laura Dreyer – Free Flying Bird – Premium Latin Music/Sony Music Latin

Toda menina baiana – Gilberto Gil – Realce – WEA Latina

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

Tambén quem mandou – Oscar Castro-Neves & Paul Winter – Brazilian Days – Living Music

Samba dees days – Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba – Verve

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

Maria Moita – Rosalia de Souza – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Session – Comfort Sounds

Sol tapado – Thievery Corporation – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Session – Comfort
Sounds

Bossa per due – Nicola Conte – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Session – Comfort Sounds

December 20 - Show #102 - Christmas Special Edition 2011!

Christmas Special edition 2011!

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

Santa is coming to town – Mambo Zombies – South-Side Christmas – Self-edited: www.MamboZombies.com

White Christmas – Ed Calle and Dan Warner – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records

Sleigh ride – Caribbean Jazz Project – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records

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

La canción del tamborilero – Raphael – Compilation 30 Aniversario 1961-1991 – Capitol/EMI

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

Le llaman Jesús – Raphael – Compilation 30 Aniversario 1961-1991 – Capitol/EMI

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

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

Christmas time is here – Mambo Zombies – South-Side Christmas – Self-edited: www.MamboZombies.com

Santa baby – Sheila E. – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records

Have yourself a merry little Christmas – Poncho Sánchez – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records

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

Hark! – Will King – Christmas Spanish Guitar – Compass Productions

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

Little drummer boy – Mambo Zombies – South-Side Christmas – Self-edited: www.MamboZombies.com

Jingle bells – Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval and Jim Gansor – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records

Feliz Navidad – Pete Escovedo and Ray Obiedo – Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas – Concord Records


Latin Soul celebrates the festive spirit of the season tonight. The themes aired tonight are Christmas classics in a Latin jazz mood. Hope you enjoy!

In the studio, there is a guest tonight celebrating the family spirit of these holidays as well. In the pictures you may see to don Francisco Hervás Álvarez, no other than my father! He accompanied in the studio and was happy to comment on the music and to wish merry christmas and a happy new year to everyone.



Don Francisco Hervás Álvarez, guest of Latin Soul tonight.










Don Francisco, father of host David Hervás, experiencing the control board.










Father and son, at the Special Christmas edition.





From Latin Soul, feliz navidad y próspero año 2012!

December 6 - Show #101

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


I dig rhythm – Louie Ramírez – Louie’s Grooves – Vampi Soul

Crazy lady – Mongo Santamaría – Fuego – VAYA/Fania Records

Fat papa’s descarga – Charlie Palmieri & Louie Ramírez – Louie’s Grooves – Vampi Soul

Perdido – Candido – Compilation From Latin… to Jazz Dance Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Boo-go-loo – Les McCann – Bucket O’Grease – Limelight

It’s not unusual – Willie Bobo – Spanish Grease – Verve

El cumbanchero – Mark Weinstein – El Cumbanchero – Jazzheads

El cumbanchero – Sabu & Arsenio Rodríguez – Palo Congo – Blue Note

Rhapsody in blue – Chucho Valdés – Briyumba Palo Congo – Blue Note

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

Cielito lindo – Dave Brubeck Quartet – Bravo! Brubeck! – Legacy/Sony

Take five – Tito Puente – Compilation Latin Jazz – Concord Greece

Brasilia – Vince Guaraldi – The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi – Fantasy Records

Amorous flower – Altamiro Carrilho – Winds of Brazil (um sopro de brasil) –
Núcleo Contemporãneo

Mulatas, etc, and all – Paulo Mora – Winds of Brazil (um sopro de brasil) – Núcleo Contemporãneo

Sunset star – Vinícius Dorin – Winds of Brazil (um sopro de brasil) – Núcleo Contemporãneo

La brisa da vida – Favela 5 – Latin Vibes: Club Selection – Kynky Sweet

Brazil nuts – Alex Valentín – Latin Vibes: Club Selection – Kynky Sweet



Highlights of the show:

The Brazilian set from tonight Latin Soul edition has shined, but Vince Guaraldi’s Brazilian inspired tune “Brasilia” has shined all over. Next, you may read a review on Vince Guaraldi’s album “The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi” taken from the Concord Music Group website.





Vince Guaraldi had provided a healthy display of his Latin side during three years in Cal Tjader's band, so he did more than just add the obligatory congas and timbales to his trio on this album. He contracted arranger Jack Weeks to provide scores for a string quartet that capture what Guaraldi described as "that real Villa-Lobos sound," which proves most effective on "Star Song" and the Henry Mancini staple "Mr. Lucky." There is also a healthy portion of bossa nova, reflecting the pianist's commercial success with his recording of the score from Black Orpheus, and an imaginative cover of Nat Adderley's "Work Song." All are brought to life by Guaraldi's no-nonsense approach, while four original compositions presage his impending success in writing music for the Peanuts television specials. Line up with Eddie Duran, Fred Marshall, Jerry Granelli, Bill Fitch, Benny Velarde, plus string quartet. From Concord Music Group website.

November 22 - Show #100

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

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

Soul guajijra – Herbie Mann – My Kinda Groove - Atlantic

Oye como va – Bobby Hutcherson – Montara – Blue Note

La mulata rumbera – Mark Weinstein – El Cumbanchero - Jazzheads

Eight o’clock blues – Phil Hawkins and his ensemble – Sugarcane Suite – P. Note Music

Afro green – Caribbean Jazz Project – Mosaic – Concord Picante

Cherokee – Kristina – Offshore Echoes – Patois Records

Se le ve – Jeno Somlai – Let It Go – Self-produced album: www.jenosomlai.net

Caragua – Grafitti – Grafitti – Self-produced album: www.tomgraf.com

Libertango (Tributo a Astor Piazzolla) – Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Again – Decca

Mira Flores – Eddie Palmieri – Listen Here! – Concord Picante

Fiesta – Gato Barbieri – Caliente! – A&M Records

Zambamalato – Kiki Sánchez – El Sonido del Jazz – Afro-Jazz Peruano – TDV Media
Enterteinment

Hay días como hoy – Pilar de la Hoz – Jazz con Sabor Peruano – Jaguar Records

Endivia – Cecilia Alessandra – El Sonido del Jazz – Afro-Jazz Peruano – TDV Media Enterteinment

Bossa per due – Nicola Conte – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

Sol tapado – Thievery Corporation – Sinners Lounge: The Latin Sessions – Comfort Sounds

November 15 - Show #99

Latin Soul special edition on Italian song II

Latin Soul dedicated this edition to the second special on Italian popular song today. Luca Morazzano was accompanying me today as guest in the studio introducing and giving information in the songs and the artists in the playlist below. We held a nice music chat for a couple hours talking on classic songwriters, interpreters and great music.


Luca Morazzano, guest in the studio for Latin Soul Italian song special edition II.

Playlist:

Artist-Song

Adriano Celentano – Il tuo bacio e’ come un rock

Adriano Celentano – Io sono un uomo libero

Mina & Celentano – Acqua e sale

Mina – Brava

Mina – Se telefonando

Patty Pravo – La bambola

Etta Scollo – I miei fiori

Domenico Modugno – Piove

Loredana Berte’ – E la luna busso’

Carmen Consoli – Fiori d’arancio

Carmen Consoli – L’ultimo bacio

Rino Gaetano – Gianna

Roy Paci – Up and down

Roy Paci – Malarazza

Arpioni – Ma mi’

Raffaella Carra’ – Tanti auguri

Squillo & Salerno – Siamo donne




Yours truly, David Hervás, host, and Luca Morazzano, guest tonight.


Thanks for listening to Latin Soul on 88.9 KETR!

November 8 - Show #98

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

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

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

King of Latin Soul – Joey Pastrana – Compilation The Bad Boogaloo Nuyorican Sounds 1966-1970 – Fania

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

Eleanor Rigby – Joe Torres – Latino con Soul – Pacific Jazz

What a baby – Joe Cuba Sextet – Bustin’ Out – Tico Records

We got Latin soul – Mongo Santamaría – Compilation Kool It -Soul, Funk & Jazz Go Latin – Harmless

Chan chan – Compay Segundo et al. – Buena Vista Social Club – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Mali Cuba – Elíades Ochoa, Toumani Diabaté et al. – Afrocubism – World Circuit/Nonesuch

Carmen cubana – Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion – Classics Meets Cuba – Sony

Aguanile – Irakere – The Best of Irakere – Sony

El cumbanchero – Mark Weinstein – El Cumbanchero – Jazzheads

Doña Olga – Mark Weinstein – El Cumbanchero – Jazzheads

Mas que nada – Lani Hall – Brasil Nativo – Windham Hill Jazz

Aula de matematica – Oscar Castro-Neves & Paul Winter – Brazilian Days – Living Music

Help – Manfredo Fest – Os Sambeatles – Original Roots of Bossa Nova

Yesterday – Manfredo Fest – Os Sambeatles – Original Roots of Bossa Nova

Tacanara – Gonzaguinha – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luakabop

What is this? – Sergio Mendes – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luakabop

No ano que vem – Tania Maria – Compilation The Most of Latin Groove – Jazz FM Records



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul presented a new album release today. Mark Weinstein has a new album out to enjoy. “El Cumbanchero” was offered two tunes back to back today as a sample of the perfect blend of Latin and jazz music. Next, you can read a review on this album.




One year after release of ‘Brazil’, Mark Weinstein presents ‘El Cumbanchero’. If in ‘Brazil’, Mr. Weinstein went over sounds reminiscent to Brazil and doing takes on Tom Jobim’s compositions, in ‘El Cumbanchero’ Mr. Weinstein goes deeply on inspiration by Cuban musical school. His expertise on flute makes this one a wonderful collection where the sound of this instrument blends to perfection with the rest of the ensemble of percussion and brass. Overall, here you may find a collection of tunes that have a relaxing effect on the listener. The outcome is a good sample of Latin jazz with a great approach to the sounds of Cuban traditional “vieja trova”. Tunes keep a melodious and percussive structure giving way to Mr. Weinstein flute solos which involve the listener in a long almost wonderfully minimalistic tune pretty much every theme of the album. The blend of jazz and Latin came to a perfect state in this album.

November 1 - Show #97

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


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

Happy birthday everybody – Ray Barretto – Latino con Soul – Polydor

Maw Latin blues – Louie Vega & Kenny González-Masters at Work – Nuyorican Soul – Mercury/Universal

Boogaloo Lebron – The Lebron Brothers Orchestra – Compilation The Rough Guide to Boogaloo – Rough Guide

Soul limbo – Cándido – Thousand Finger Man – Blue Note

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

Siempre me va bien – University of North Texas Latin Jazz Ensemble – En Clave – North Jazz Texas

The big idea – Phil Hawkins and his ensemble – Sugarcane Suite – P. Note Music

St. Ogredol – Caribbean Jazz Project – Mosaic

Musica profissional – The Ipanemas – Afro Bossa – Far Out Recordings

Summer samba – Walter Wanderley – Compilation los Años Maravillosos del Brasil – Emin/Wea

Mas que nada – Tamba Trio – Compilation los Años Maravillosos del Brasil – Emin/Wea

A felicidade – Tom Jobim – Compilation los Años Maravillosos del Brasil – Emin/Wea

Listen here – Eddie Palmieri – Listen Here! – Concord Picante

Spain – Michel Camilo y Tomatito – Spain – Verve

Summertime – Gabriel Alegría – Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet – Wayruro – WEA/Mercury

Sancochao – Richie Zellón – Landología – Sangosaurus Music

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

Happening mishaps – Quantic – Marula Soul –Music 2 my brothers and sistas – Lovemonk

Un limón en la cabeza (Reguisao mix) – Gecko Turner – Marula Soul –Music 2 my brothers and sistas – Lovemonk



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul offered today a back to back tune set on Latin vibraphone and steel drums set. From the album “Mosaic” by the Caribbean Jazz Project, the tune “St. Ogredol” was aired tonight. Here, you may read the review you may find at cduniverse.com



Caribbean Jazz Project/Dave Samuels: Christian Howes (violin); Alain Mallet (piano, organ); Alon Yavnai (piano); Dave Samuels (vibraphone, marimba); Boris Kozlov (acoustic bass); Oscar Stagnaro (bass guitar); Andy Narell (drums, steel pan); Mark Walker, Dafnis Prieto (drums); Pernell Saturnino, Robert Quintero (percussion); Paquito d'Rivera.

Working a bright, innovative corner of Latin jazz and drawing on Jamaican, Afro-Cuban, Venezuelan, and Peruvian rhythms to create a hybrid mosaic (as the title suggests), the loose, rotating collective that is the Caribbean Jazz Project manages to be many things at once, including a dance band with a hard bop sensibility, and at times the ensemble comes close to being a new age chillout orchestra. Whatever label they wear, CJP have a bright, infectious sound, led by vibraphonist Dave Samuels' bubbling and watery tones and, on three tracks here, the amazing talking steel drums of Andy Narell. Violinist Christian Howes guests on Samuels' "Slow Dance," giving it a wonderfully eerie and wheezing feel. Other highlights in what is truly a compellingly bright mosaic are the angular "Spinnaker," the ever-expanding "Portraits of Cuba," and the interesting version of Miles Davis' "Nardis" that starts off the sequence. CJP, in whatever incarnation (and players vary here almost from track to track with Samuels as the main constant), manage to sound new and fresh, experimental and atmospheric, and yet still familiar and traditional, and often all of these things at once, resulting in music that is as fluid as a wave in the sun. ~ Steve LeggettDown Beat (p.92) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "On MOSAIC, six lean and edgy studio tracks build in waves to three expansive live tracks that feature steel pan player Andy Narell."JazzTimes (p.92) - "MOSAIC is carefully constructed, flows easily and is full of sounds from the archipelago." Review obtained at www.cduniverse.com