Latin Jazz: The Essential Album

Latin Jazz: The Essential Album

Latin Jazz: The Essential Album

ASIN: B0000683WF

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Take Five - Tito Puente
2. Bien Sabroso - Poncho Sanchez
3. Smooth Operator - Mongo Santamaria
4. Yatra-Tá - Tânia Maria
5. Canteloupe Island - Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
6. Mr PC - Snowboy
7. Hoy Tenemos [Boys from Brazil Mix] - Sidestepper
8. Mambo Mindoro - Cal Tjader
9. Felicidade - Suba
10. Ponteio - Da Lata
See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Dia Mas [Matty Hiebronn's II Deep Allstar Mix] - Chichi Peralta Y Son Familia
2. Samba All Day Long - Jorge Dalto & The Interamerican Band
3. Skaravan - Jazz Jamaica Allstars
4. Oye Como Va - Tito Puente
5. Avantage de Rever Voce (Rocking You) - Marcos Valle
6. Chitterlings Con Carne - Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
7. Marie Laveaux - ¡Cubanismo!
8. Valsa for Us (Waltz for Us) - Azymuth
9. California Dreaming - Kymaera
10. Cabo Frio - Pete Escovedo
See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A heady cocktail of the best Latin jazz around on 2 CDs. 25 tracks from various artists including Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez, Sidestepper, Snowboy, Flora Purim, Marcos Valle, Ray Barretto and more. Slipcase. 2002.

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Latin Jazz: The Essential Album
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    		Latin Jazz: The Essential Album
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Manteca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000683WF
    Release Date: 2002-06-10

    Tracks:

    1. FIREHOUSE
    2. LA PERLA DEL CARIBE
    3. TU Y YO
    4. INNER SPIRIT
    5. FANTASY OF SHELL
    6. ITS ALL GOOD
    7. SERENITY
    8. C. J. MAX
    9. PASADENA CHA-CHA
    10. FRIENDS
    11. UN DIA EN ESPAÑA
    12. MI PUEBLO
    13. MEMORIES OF SERGIO
    14. SAMBA FOR YOU

    Album Description

    Afro-Cuban music with Brazilian influences.

    Album Description

    A heady cocktail of the best Latin jazz around on 2 CDs. 25 tracks from various artists including Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez, Sidestepper, Snowboy, Flora Purim, Marcos Valle, Ray Barretto and more. Slipcase. 2002.

    Album Details

    Over Two Hours of Quality Latin Jazz Tracks which Represent a Proven and Successful Music Genre. All the Names You Would Expect Are Included Such as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Tania Maria, Flora Purim and Azymuth but So Are the New Challengers Such as Sidestepper and Zuco 103. They Combine to Give a Truly Broad Picture of this Remarkable Genre.
    Brazil: The Essential Album
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Essential.
    • Solid Double set of MPB and a little Bossa Nova
    • it could had been better
    • The best of Brazilian music!
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    Manufacturer: Manteca
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004XP27
    Release Date: 2000-08-31

    Tracks:

    1. Mas Que Nada - Tamba Trio
    2. Come with Me - Ta Maria
    3. uas de Mar(Waters of March) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
    4. Cena - Beatriz Azevedo
    5. bar - Maria Betha
    6. It Might as Well Be Spring - Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto
    7. Ole Ola - Chico Buarque
    8. Embola a Bola - Djavan
    9. So DanSamba - Antonio Carlos Jobim
    10. Brasil Pandeiro - Novos Baianos
    11. Roda - Elis Regina
    12. Tiro Ao Alvaro (Hit the Bull's Eye) - Adoniran Barbosa, Elis Regina
    13. Adelita - Jorge Ben
    14. Samba de Flora - Airto Moreira
    15. Rapunzel - Daniela Mercury
    16. O Dia Em Que Faremos Contato - Lenine

    Tracks:

    1. Agua de Beber - Antonio Carlos Jobim
    2. Outro Inverno - Sylvia Patricia
    3. Girl from Ipanema - Vinicius de Moraes
    4. P-Raio - As Meninas
    5. Milagre - Quarteto em Cy
    6. Vento de Maio - Elis Regina
    7. Samba de Orly - Chico Buarque
    8. Swing de Campo Grande - Novos Baianos
    9. Tonga da Mironga Do Kabulete - Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho
    10. Multo Obrigado - Djavan
    11. Freio Aerodinco - Marcos Valle
    12. Beija-Flor - Timbalada
    13. Taj Mahal/Fio Maravilha/Pais Tropical - Jorge Ben
    14. Feminina - Joyce
    15. Para Lennon e McCartney - Friends from Rio

    Album Description

    The definitive compilation of Brazilian music with over 30 great tracks on two CDs. Artists include Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Ben, Chico Buarque and many more. Beautifully packaged in a deluxe slipcase. Includes a fold-out booklet with a history of Brazilian music. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.

    Album Details

    The definitive compilation of Brazilian music with over 30 great tracks on two CDs. Packaged with an eight page foldout booklet with a history of Brazilian music & comments on the tracks featured.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Essential........2006-11-14

    There's any number of Brazilian compilations out there, and most of them are good - but this double set is very, very good!
    In fact, as the title says, it's essential. The 31 tracks cover a wide sweep of Brazilian music and take in gentle guitar/vocal bossa novas, percussive sambas, brassy celebrations of life, lazy-sounding folk ballads and much more.
    The compilers have clearly put the package together with knowledge and love. They've selected accalaimed artists, celebrated songwriters and a mix of well-known and more esoteric songs as their starting point. Naturally Antonio Carlos Jobim is well represented with three tracks of which "Aguas De Marco" (from his seminal "Jobim" album) is typical of his relaxed style. Other well-known names featured include Tania Maria, Astrud Gilberto, Joyce, Jorge Ben, and the Tamba Trio. Tania Maria's offering is her wonderful original version of "Come With Me", which is a lot less urgent than the more famous jazz covers, but because of that it actually implies a latent urgency which which is the more powerful - if you know what I mean.
    Astrud Gilberto's inclusion is her Stan Getz-paired version of "It Might As Well Be Spring", while the Tamba Trio's "Mas Que Nada" will forever be associated with those famous yellow and green shirts.
    The lesser known material includes some lovely sporific bossa nova vocals like Maria Bethania's "Ambar" and the mightily percussive Timbalada Dance's "Beija-Flor" - and who cares if the vocals are in Portugese - the message is in the music.
    The more contemporary side of Brazilian music is represented here by a couple of cuts that wouldn't sound out of place on a modern dance compilation.
    Marcos Valle's "Freio Aerodynamic" flies along on the aerodynamics implicit in the title, while Jorge Ben's "Pais Tropical", though a little more subdued, is nevertheless irresistibly rhythmic.
    In effect that's the secret of all Brazilian music. Despite its rich variety, it's all down to feeling the rhythm.


    3 out of 5 stars Solid Double set of MPB and a little Bossa Nova.......2003-10-31

    This is a solid double disc set by the same label that gives you "Latin - the essential album" and etc. There are 31 cuts here from all sorts of different Brazilian artists and mixed artist groups. You have classics, some distant but not VERY distant MPB tracks but nothing particularly new or fresh.

    Highlight artists are Joyce, Jorge Ben, Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim,. Daniela Mercury, lenine, Tamba Trio, Timbalada, Chico Buarque and others. The previous reviewer I agree with when it comes to sound quality... and not all of the cuts are what I'd consider to be the "essential" pieces from the presented artists. But I had never heard As Meninas version of Para-Raio before (no, this is not the same as the Axe band!) and it's sort of a nice light cd. I don't know why but I really like that song and the way they do it.

    All in all I enjoy this cd. Real Brazilian, some great songs. But some of the fillers aren't so great. If there were a compilation this would remind me of, it would be the Chill-Brazil series.

    3 out of 5 stars it could had been better.......2003-10-16

    some of the songs are great and very popular but other sare not, some of the songs are just okay the sound its poor and thats why i gave it only 3 stars.

    5 out of 5 stars The best of Brazilian music!.......2001-07-16

    A gorgeous 2CD collection of some of the most popular Brazilian songs, by the most renowned artists, including the classic 'Girl from Ipanema' sung by composer Vinicius de Moraes. The album also spans a variety of sounds- axe, bossa nova, brazilian reggae, samba and pop and jazz fusion as well. Perfect buy for those who want an introduction to Brazilian music.
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    • Hot hot hot!
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    ASIN: B00005KH0N
    Release Date: 2001-07-03

    Tracks:

    1. I Like It Like That - Pete Rodriguez
    2. Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente
    3. Bamboleo - Celia Cruz
    4. Las Caras Lindas - Ismael Rivera
    5. La Esencia Del Guaguanco - Johnny Pacheco
    6. Distinto, Diferente - Afro Cuban All Stars
    7. Burundanga - Celia Cruz
    8. El Piro De Farra - Johnny Pacheco
    9. El Bombon De Elena - Ismael Rivera
    10. La Murga - Willie Colon
    11. Procura - Chichi Peralta
    12. Muevelo - El General
    13. Latinos - Proyecto Uno
    14. Coro Miraye - Fania All Stars
    15. Vamonos Pa'l Monte - Eddie Palmieri
    16. Mambo No.5 - Perez Prado

    Tracks:

    1. Oye Como Va - Santana
    2. La Fama - Hector Lavoe
    3. Pedro Navaja - Ruben Blades
    4. Arsenio - Larry Harlow
    5. Babarabatiri - Beny More
    6. Rico Vacilon - Ruben Gonzalez
    7. Guantanamera - Omara Portuondo
    8. A Gozar Con Mi Combo - Cachao
    9. El Raton - Cheo Feliciano
    10. Acid - Ray Barretto
    11. Manteca - Alegre All Stars
    12. Que Humanidad - Manny Oquendo Y Su Conjunto Libre
    13. La Flor De La Canela - Jose Alberto 'El Canario'
    14. Yaye Boy (Remix) - Africando
    15. Guallando - Fulanito

    Album Description

    2001 UK release is the definitive compilation of Latin music. The followup to 'Brazil, The Essential Album' & 'I Love Salsa'. The perfect introduction to the rich variety of Latin music (salsa, son, merengue, bachata, rap, cumbia, guaracha, raga, Latin house, plena & Latin jazz. Tracks, 'I Like It Like That' Pete Rodriguez, 'Ran Kan Kan' Tito Puente, 'Bamboleo' Celia Cruz, 'Las Caras Lindas' Ismael Rivera, 'La Esencia Del Guaguanco' Johnny Pacheco, 'Distinto, Diferente' Afro Cuban All Stars, 'Burundanga' La Sonora Matancera & Celia Cruz, 'El Piro De Farra' Johnny Pacheco & Pete 'El Conde' Rodriguez, 'El Bombon De Elena' Rafael Cortijo & Ismael Rivera, 'La Murga' Willie Colon, 'Procura' Chichi Peralta, 'Muevelo' El General, 'Latinos' Proyecto Uno, 'Coro Miraye' Fania All Stars, 'Vamonos Pa'l Monte' Eddie Palmieri, 'Mambo No '5' Perez Prado, 'Oye Como Va' Santana, 'La Fama' Hector Lavoe, 'Pedro Navaja' Ruben

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Good starting point.......2005-03-17

    This is a great first CD in your collection if you are new to Afro-latin music.

    5 out of 5 stars Hot hot hot!.......2003-01-13

    Compilations are always risky, but a big win when they hit the mark. To be become a favored CD, a compilation has to have thematic cohesion, avoid any real clunkers to ruin the listening experience, yet spread out it's content to keep things interesting and justify the cost. This compilation succeeds very well at all 3 requirements! As the CD carrys you around different latin styles the common thread in all the cuts is unmistakeable and provides a "concert like" consistency. Not a single cut is a dog, they are all really hot and each cut could easily stand on it's own as a favorite. You will hear many well recognized and popularized hot favorites, and some great hits from less maintstream cross-over artists.
    Highly Recommended!!
    Brazil: The Essential Album
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000DENP6
      Release Date: 2000-10-03

      Tracks:

      1. Mas Que Nada - Tamba Trio
      2. Come with Me - Ta Maria
      3. uas de Mar(Waters of March) - Antonio Carlos Jobim
      4. Cena - Beatriz Azevedo
      5. bar - Maria Betha
      6. It Might as Well Be Spring - Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto
      7. Ole Ola - Chico Buarque
      8. Embola a Bola - Djavan
      9. So DanSamba - Antonio Carlos Jobim
      10. Brasil Pandeiro - Novos Baianos
      11. Roda - Elis Regina
      12. Tiro Ao Alvaro (Hit the Bull's Eye) - Adoniran Barbosa, Elis Regina
      13. Adelita - Jorge Ben
      14. Samba de Flora - Airto Moreira
      15. Rapunzel - Daniela Mercury
      16. O Dia Em Que Faremos Contato - Lenine

      Tracks:

      1. Agua de Beber - Antonio Carlos Jobim
      2. Outro Inverno - Sylvia Patricia
      3. Girl from Ipanema - Vinicius de Moraes
      4. P-Raio - As Meninas
      5. Milagre - Quarteto em Cy
      6. Vento de Maio - Elis Regina
      7. Samba de Orly - Chico Buarque
      8. Swing de Campo Grande - Novos Baianos
      9. Tonga da Mironga Do Kabulete - Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho
      10. Multo Obrigado - Djavan
      11. Freio Aerodinco - Marcos Valle
      12. Beija-Flor - Timbalada
      13. Taj Mahal/Fio Maravilha/Pais Tropical - Jorge Ben
      14. Feminina - Joyce
      15. Para Lennon e McCartney - Friends from Rio

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      2. Live Around the World [Live]
      3. Live at the Village Vanguard [Live]
      4. Love Stories
      5. Miles in the Sky (Reis) [Original recording remastered]
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