Poncho Sanchez - Raise Your Hand
ARTIST.....: Poncho Sanchez
TITLE......: Raise Your Hand
LABEL......: http://concordmusicgroup.com/
URL........: http://www.ponchosanchez.com/
RIP DATE...: Jun-15-2007
STORE DATE.: May-22-2007
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 68,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - raise your hand 03:46
02 - tropi blue 05:05
03 - shotgun 03:52
04 - el agua de belen 06:10
05 - rosarito 03:53
06 - maceo's house 05:50
07 - donde va chichi 06:22
08 - gestation 04:52
09 - amor con amor 05:46
10 - knock on wood 03:31
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49:07 min
Release Notes:
Review by Rick Anderson
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 Monta?ez 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.
Personnel
Poncho Sanchez congas, bells, guiro, lead vocals on "Raise Your
Hand," "Shotgun," "Amor con Amor," and "Knock On Wood"
David Torres piano, Hammond B-3 Organ
Javier Vergaratenor & alto saxophones, flute
Ron Blake trumpet, flugelhorn
Francisco A. Torres trombone, background vocals
Tony Banda bass, background vocals
George Ortiz timbales
Joey De Le?n bongos, congas, guiro, bata, chekere, background
vocals
With Special Guests:
Eddie Floyd vocals on "Raise Your Hand" and "Knock On Wood"
Booker T. Jones Hammond B-3 Organ on "Raise Your Hand" and "Knock
On Wood"
Steve Cropper guitar on "Raise Your Hand" and "Knock On Wood"
Maceo Parker alto sax on "Shotgun" and "Maceo's House"
Scott Martin baritone sax
Andy Monta?ez lead vocal on "El Agua de Belen"
Jos? "Perico" Hernandez lead vocal on ┐D?nde Va Chichip?
John Burk rhythm guitar on "Maceo's House"
Joey Heredia lead vocal on "Raise Your Hand," "Shotgun," and
"Knock On Wood"