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Title: The Essential Guide To Latin Jazz (3CD)

Label: Essential Guides

Cat No:ESGCD320
Format:CD

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Discovery Records
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The Essential Guide to Latin Jazz presents the finest names and most popular songs from this fashionable genre – a perfect introduction, via the players, the singers and the bands.

This collection brings together luminaries from both jazz and latin music – many of whose artistic output was at its height when expressed as a fusion of the two. Jazz greats such as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson and Duke Ellington sit comfortably alongside giants of the latin music scene, including Jose Feliciano, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Tania Maria and Irakere.

Each CD includes an extensive introduction and informative note on all tracks featured.

Compilation and sleevenotes: Chris Ingham (Mojo)

The Essential Guide to Latin Jazz presents a captivating fusion from two of the most exciting, enduring and popular music styles of all time.

CD1 features some of the greatest instrumentalists and bandleaders to grace the scene, Chucho Valdez, Dizzy Gillespie and many more.

CD2 includes many of the singers that have popularised the songs, such as Flora Purim, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Celia Cruz.

CD3 presents the bands and bandleaders that have secured latin jazz a place in the annuls of feelgood music history including Tito Puente, Irakere, Duke Ellington and Poncho Sanchez

Track Listing for The Essential Guide To Latin Jazz (3CD)
CD1: THE PLAYERS
Stan Getz – Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)
Charlie Palmieri – El Continental
Herbie Mann – Todos Locos
Cal Tjader – Afro-Blue
Dizzy Gillespie – Manteca
Joe Henderson – No More Blues (Chega De Saudade)
Paul Desmond – Theme from ‘Black Orpheus’
Paquito D’Rivera – Who’s Smoking?!
Ray Barretto – Johnny Come Lately
Luis Bonilla – !Escucha!
Jim Tomlinson – She’s A Carioca
Alex Wilson – Havana Thoroughfare
Hilton Ruiz – Mr. KenyattaHector Martignon – Colombaiao
Rubén González – Nueva Guajera

CD2 : THE SINGERS
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina – Águas De Março (Waters Of March)
Jose ‘Cheo’ Feliciano – Oye Como Va (Aprieta)
Paula Santoro – The Girl From Ipanema
Ibrahim Ferrer con Los Bocucos – Mi Tonada Montuna
Tania Maria – Yatra-Tá
Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson - The Gentle Rain
Eliane Elias – Doralice
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Lamento
Celia Cruz – Aguinaldo Antillano
Clare Teal – Madrugada
Flora Purim – Open Your Eyes You Can Fly
Ingrid Laubrock – Beatrice
Mark Murphy – Cantaloupe Island
Saskia - The Look Of Love
Jacqui Dankworth – Nuestro Tema

CD3: THE BANDS
Mongo Santamaria – Brazilian Sunset
Poncho Sanchez – Seńor Blues
Machito Y Sus Afro-Cubanos & Graciela – Mambo Infierno
Tito Puente – Friquilandia
Mario Bauza & Graciela – Guateque De Chomba
Irakere – Homenaje a Beny
Duke Ellington – Caravan
The Bronx Horns – Catch The Feeling
The Brecon Brothers – Grazin’ In The Grass
Grupo Cabana – Desafinado
Danza Latina – Ran Kan Kan
Trio Da Paz – Keep The Spirits Singing
Coco All Stars – Macho
Perez Prado – Mambo No.5
Eddie Palmieri – Mi Cumbia

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