Poncho Sanchez

• HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL PRESSING FOR SUPER FIDELITY

• 180 gram VINYL – AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

The legendary conguero may be known as one of the modern kings of all jazz that's Latin, but he's also an old-school soul junkie at heart, having grown up in southern California in the '60s; while he was learning to play tropical Latin music professionally, his radio was full of classic Stax and Motown. Increasingly aware that classic R&B songs adapt well to the jazzy cha cha tempos that drive his ensemble, Sanchez evolves beautifully on the new collection into a style of Latin soul that's truly compelling.

PERSONNEL:

PONCHO SANCHEZ, conga, percussion & lead vocals
DAVID TORRES, piano & Hammond B-3 organ
TONY BANDA, bass & background vocals
GEORGE ORTIZ, timbales
SAL VAZQUEZ, bongos, congas, percussion,
background vocals, tres/guitar
SERAFIN AGUILAR, trumpet & flugelhorn
SCOTT MARTIN, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, flute
FRANCISCO TORRES, trombone & background vocals

FEATURING:

RAY CHARLES, vocals (on Side 1, tracks 1 & 5)
PEE WEE ELLIS, tenor sax (on Side 1, tracks 1, 3 & 5; Side 2, tracks 3 & 4)
FRED WESLEY, trombone (on Side 1, tracks 1, 3 & 5; Side 2, tracks 3 & 4)
BILLY PRESTON, Hammond B-3 organ (on Side 1, track 1)
DALE SPALDING, harmonica (on Side 1, track 5)
SAM MOORE, vocals (on Side 1, track 3)
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA, bata drums (on Side 2, track 5)

Recorded on March 3-5, 2003 at O’Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California.

SIDE 1:

01. ONE MINT JULEP
02. EL SHING-A-LING
03. HITCH IT TO THE HORSE
04. SAINTS & SINNERS
05. MARY ANN

SIDE 2:

01. NOT NECESSARILY
02. CONMIGO
03. JB’S STRUT
04. OUT OF SIGHT
05. EL TAMBOR DEL