Poncho Sanchez - Raise Your Hand (2007) flac

Tracklist:

[3:47] 01. Poncho Sanchez - Raise Your Hand (Album Version)
[5:05] 02. Poncho Sanchez - Tropi Blue (Album Version)
[3:53] 03. Poncho Sanchez - Shotgun (Album Version)
[6:11] 04. Poncho Sanchez - El Agua De Belen (Album Version)
[3:54] 05. Poncho Sanchez - Rosarito (Album Version)
[5:51] 06. Poncho Sanchez - Maceo's House (Album Version)
[6:22] 07. Poncho Sanchez - ¿Dónde Va Chichi? (Album Version)
[4:53] 08. Poncho Sanchez - Gestation (Album Version)
[5:47] 09. Poncho Sanchez - Amor Con Amor (Album Version)
[3:32] 10. Poncho Sanchez - Knock On Wood (Album Version)
[4:37] 11. Poncho Sanchez - A Night In Tunisia (Album Version)
[4:01] 12. Poncho Sanchez - Voyage (Album Version)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:57:35
Main artist: Poncho Sanchez
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Concord Records
Genre: Jazz
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
© 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.

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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