Thursday, April 3, 2025

Jazz Corner - A Latin Jazz Playlist For A Warmish Weekend

Some Latin jazz favourites. Africa Challenge ('Malian salsa with a Senegalese touch') is the odd tune out, but I think it fits quite nicely.

1. Gato Barbieri – La Podrida (Barbieri) (from the album ‘Chapter 3: Viva Emiliano Zapata’) Barbieri (ts); Victor Paz, Bob McCoy, Alan Rubin (t/flghn); Ray Alonge, Jimmy Buffington (frhn); Buddy Morrow (tbn); Alan Raph (btbn); Howard Johnson (tba/flghn/b clt/bar s); Seldon Powell (picc/flt/a flt/as/bar s); Eddie Martinez (p/el p); George Davis, Paul Metzke (g); Ron Carter (b); Grady Tate (d); Ray Armando, Luis Mangual, Ray Mantilla, Portinho (perc), Chico O' Farrill (cond). 6/74. Impulse!

2. Eddie Palmieri – Mi Cumbia (Palmieri) (from the album ‘The Sun Of Latin Music’) Palmieri (p/perc); Virgil Jones, Vitin Paz (t); Mario Rivera, Ronnie Cuber (flt/bar s); Peter Gordon (frhn); José Rodríguez (tbn); Barry Rogers (tbn/tba); Tony Price (tba); Alfredo de la Fé (vln); Tommy Lopez, Nicky Marrero, Eladio Perez (perc); Eddie Rivera (b); Lalo Rodríguez (v); Jimmy Sabater, Willie Torres (bv). 73. Charly

3. Jesús Alemañy's Cubanismo - Tumbao De Coqueta (Alemañy / Duran) (from the album ‘Cubanismo’) Alemañy, Luis Alemañy, Luis Alemañy Jr. (t); Carlos Alvarez (tbn); Yosvany Terry Cabrera (as); Leonardo Castellini 'Nardy' (ts); Orlando Valle 'Maracas' (flt); Alfredo Rodriguez (p); Carlos Puerto Jr. (b); Emilio del Monte (timbale); Miguel Aurelio Diaz 'Anga' (conga); Carlos Godines (bongo/claves); Tata Güines (guiro). 2/96. Hannibal

4. Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra – Africa Challenge (Diabaté) (from the album ‘Boulevard De L’Independance’) Diabaté (kora); Fanty Mady Kouyaté, Alhassane Kanouté (g); Fodé Lassane Diabaté (balafon); Adama Tounkara, Bassékou Kouyaté, Ganda Tounkara (ngoni); Sekou Kanté, Etienne Mbappé (b); Mamadou Fofana (kyb); Alex Wilson (p); Fodé Kouyaté, Brice Wassy (d); Yaya Faye, Souleymane Faye, Mamadou Tounkara, Mohamed Coulibaly (sabar); Mahamadou Kouyaté, Bandiougou Kouyaté (ntama); Dramane Coulibaly (djembé); Lamine Toukara (dundun/bell); Roberto Pla (timbales/mc); Olalekan Babalola (congas/triangle); Moussa Diabaté (v); Pee Wee Ellis, Mike Smith (ts/bar s); Matt Holland, Chris Storr, Byron Wallen, Sid Gould (t); Trevor Mires, Matt Colman, Fayyaz Virji (tbn); Simon Hale (str cond); Gavyn Wright, Perry Montague-Mason, Patrick Kiernan, Julian Leaper, Bruce White (vln); Dave Daniels (vc). 7/06. Nonesuch

5. Luis Bonilla – Escucha! (Bonilla) (from the album ‘Escucha!’) Bonilla (tbn); Tony Lujan, Jim Seeley (t); Donny McCaslin (saxes); Ronnie Cuber (bar s); Vincent Chancey (frhn); Hector Martignon, Kimson Plaut (kybs); Jairo Moreno, Leo Traversa (b); Steve Johns, Mark Walker (d); Valtinho Anastacio, Clayton Cameron, William Cepeda, Vanderlei Pereira (perc). 5/00. Candid

6. Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble feat. Phil Woods - Consternation (Shearing) (from the album ‘Salsa Meets Jazz’) Puente (vib); Woods (as); Sonny Bravo (p); Joe De Jesus (tbn); Jose Madera (congas); Mario Rivera (ts/flt); Johnny Rodriguez (bongos); Bobby Rodriguez (b); Piro Rodriguez, Bill Ortiz (t/flghn). 1/88. Concord Picante

7. Bobby Sanabria Big Band – Nuyorican Son (Washburne) (from the album ‘Afro-Cuban Dream: Live & In Clave!!!’) Sanabria (perc); Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel (congas); Roberto Quintero (bonga & cencerro/shekere); Hiram 'El Pavo' Remón (maracas/guiro/shekere); John Di Martino (p); Boris Kozlov (b); Karolina Strassmayer, Gene Jefferson (as); John Stubblefield, Peter Brainin, Jay Collins (ts); Ricardo Pons (bar s); Michael Mossman, John Walsh, Tim Ouimette, Tanya Darby (t); Chris Washburne, Barry Olsen, Joe Fiedler (tbn); Dan Levine (btbn). 5/00. Arabesque

8. Stefon Harris / David Sánchez / Christian Scott– E’Cha (Lopez-Nussa) (from the album ’90 Miles’) Harris (vib); Sánchez (ts); Scott (t); Harold López-Nussa (p); Yandy Martinez González (b); Ruy Adrián López-Nussa; Edgar Martinez Ochoa (perc). 6/11. Concord Picante

9. McCoy Tyner – We Are Our Fathers’ Sons (Sharpe) (from the album ‘McCoy Tyner & The Latin All-Stars’) Tyner (p);Claudio Roditi (t); Gary Bartz (saxes); Steve Turre (tbn); Dave Valentin (flt); Avery Sharpe (b); Ignacio Berroa (d); Johnny Almendra (timbales); Giovanni Hidalgo (perc). 3/99. Telarc

10. Ray Barretto – Palladium Nights (Conly) (from the album ‘Time Was – Time Is’) Barretto (perc); Joe Magnarelli (t); Myron Walden (as); Robert Rodriguez (p); Sean Conly (b); Vince Cherico (d); Bobby Sanabria (perc). 9/05. O+ Music