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Poncho Sanchez - Soul of the Conga (2000)

Poncho Sanchez - Soul of the Conga (2000)

BAND/ARTIST: Poncho Sanchez

  • Title: Soul of the Conga
  • Year Of Release: 2000
  • Label: Concord Picante[CCD-4894-2]
  • Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
  • Total Time: 68:45
  • Total Size: 435 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Joseito (Martin) - 5:27
02. Oye Lo (Sanchez-Torres) - 4:38
03. Venga a Bailar Bailadores (Changui) (Speck) - 5:27
04. Moon Pie (Torres) - 4:50
05. Haitian Lady (Ousley) - 4:22
06. Cosas del Alma (Delgado) - 5:44
07. Nengon (Trad.) - 5:03
08. Virtue (Mouzon) - 4:58
09. Days of Wine and Roses (Mancini-Mercer) - 5:12
10. Fania Fungue (Co Co) (Trad.) - 2:58
11. Stella by Starlight (Washington-Young) - 6:30
12. Bodacious Q (Torres) - 4:19
13. Asi Asi (Ramirez-Rodriguez) - 5:04
14. Rumba de Po-Tiz (Trad.) - 4:13

personnel :

Poncho Sanchez - congas, lead vocals, percussion
David Torres - piano
Tony Banda - bass, background vocals
Ramon Banda - timbales
Jose "Papo" Rodriguez - bongos, percussion
Sal Cracchiolo - trumpet, flugelhorn
Scott Martin - saxophones
Francisco Torres - trombone
with special guests:
Terence Blanchard - trumpet
Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond B-3 organ
The Ortiz Brothers (aka Son Mayor):
Alfred Ortiz - lead vocals, guiro, percussion
Eddie Ortiz - tres, vocals
George Ortiz - bongos, timbales, percussion, vocals
Johnny Ortiz - maracas, vocals
Julian Ortiz - bass, vocals

Soul of the Conga is the great follow-up release to Poncho Sanchez's Grammy Award winning CD Latin Soul, and it is every bit as soulful and special. As his 20th CD as a bandleader, (his 18th for Concord Picante), the release also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the master conguero's group. The conguero and his three-horn, three-percussion octet play 14 songs in a set filled with the fiery, vibrant rhythms that have defined the soul of Latin jazz. From the ChaChaCha on "Oye Lo" to the changüi with The Ortiz Brothers on "Venga a Bailar Bailadores (Changui)," Poncho Sanchez plays a solid set filled with excitement and infectious grooves. Organist Joey DeFrancesco joins him on seven songs, adding his Hammond B3 originality, while Terence Blanchard adds another level of soul with his great trumpet on "Stella By Starlight." The octet stretches on Alphonse Mouzon's "Virtue," with blistering percussion, excellent horn charts, and organ underlinings that make this song an instant favorite because of its great groove. Poncho Sanchez's powerful impact and sources of rhythmic diversification, soulful style, synergy, rhythmic riffs, and cierre, all developed into danceable compositions, make him one of the most influential men in Latin jazz and a force to be reckoned with in the 21st Century.~Paula Edelstein




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