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Conguero Poncho Sanchez grew up on salsa and Latin jazz, but his musical influences also included large doses of Stax and Muscle Shoals R&B. So for his latest album, he decided to pay tribute to both traditions: the result is a strange but seriously fun jumble of soul, salsa, son and jazz. Gratefully, he generally avoids trying to fuse them all into a single hybrid musical style; instead, he jumps from one to the other. The album opens and closes with classic-style soul songs: "Raise Your Hand" and "Knock on Wood," both featuring singer Eddie Floyd, organist Booker T. Jones, and guitarist Steve Cropper. In between is a range of material that includes a brilliant straight-ahead salsa number featuring Andy Montañez titled "El Agua de Belen," the gorgeous "Amor con Amor," a very fine Maceo Parker showcase titled "Maceo's House" (which actually does blend soul and Latin influences, and carries it off nicely) and a couple of less compelling numbers as well. But even the nice-but-not-earthshaking "Gestation" offers plenty of fun, and there really is not a single track on this album that is anything less than thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended overall.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Francisco Torres, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Autry DeWalt, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Eduardo Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist - David Torres, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Francisco Torres, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bienvenido Julián Gutierrez, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Ron Blake, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist - Javier Veraga, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Francisco Torres, Composer - Poncho Sanchez, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - Poncho Sanchez, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Conguero Poncho Sanchez grew up on salsa and Latin jazz, but his musical influences also included large doses of Stax and Muscle Shoals R&B. So for his latest album, he decided to pay tribute to both traditions: the result is a strange but seriously fun jumble of soul, salsa, son and jazz. Gratefully, he generally avoids trying to fuse them all into a single hybrid musical style; instead, he jumps from one to the other. The album opens and closes with classic-style soul songs: "Raise Your Hand" and "Knock on Wood," both featuring singer Eddie Floyd, organist Booker T. Jones, and guitarist Steve Cropper. In between is a range of material that includes a brilliant straight-ahead salsa number featuring Andy Montañez titled "El Agua de Belen," the gorgeous "Amor con Amor," a very fine Maceo Parker showcase titled "Maceo's House" (which actually does blend soul and Latin influences, and carries it off nicely) and a couple of less compelling numbers as well. But even the nice-but-not-earthshaking "Gestation" offers plenty of fun, and there really is not a single track on this album that is anything less than thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended overall.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:02
- Main artists: Poncho Sanchez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: World
© 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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