Remembering Ray Barretto

Our latest broadcast is dedicated to conguero Ray Barretto, who died on Feb. 17th. Ray's seamless fusion of blues, spirituals, jazz and Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican music is arresting, no doubt about it. (Listen to "Motherless Child," which is part of the show; also "Guajira - Summertime," where Ray talks to listeners about this connection.)

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Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is, O+

1. Drume Negrita (Ernsto Grenet)
2. Murmullo (Aguilar Hurtado Salvador)
3. Mags (Joe Magnarelli)
4. Motherless Child (Traditional)
5. One for Ray (Robert Rodriguez)
6. The View from Here (Myron Walden)
7. Time Was - Time Is (Myron Walden)
8. Palladium Nights (Sean Conly)
9. Syracuse (Bernard Dimey - Henri Salvador)
10. Caper for Chris (Ray Barretto - Joe Magnarelli)

Ray Barretto, congas, timbales, drum set; Joe Magnarelli, trumpet, flugelhorn; Myron Walden, alto sax; Robert Rodriguez, piano; Sean Conly, bass, Vince Cherico, drums; Bobby Sanabria, percussion.

Ray Barretto Sextet, Homage to Art, Sunnyside

1. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
2. United (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
3. Sleeping Dancer Sleep On (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
4. Noise in the Attic (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Luis Perdomo)
5. Ballade for Buhaina (Composer-arranger: John Bailey)
6. Frère Jacques (Traditional; arranged by Michael P. Mossman)
7. Buh's Bossa (Lee Morgan; arranged by Hans Glawischnig)
8. Lester Left Town (Wayne Shorter; arranged by Michael P. Mossman)

Ray Barretto, congas & percussion; John Bailey, trumpet; Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone; Luis Perdomo, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Vince Cherico, drums.

Ray Barretto & New World Spirit, Taboo, Concord Records

1. Taboo (M. Lecuouna - S.K. Rusell)
2. Bomba-Riquen (Composed and arranged by Ray Barretto)
3. Work Song (Nat Adderley - Oscar Brown, Jr.)
4. Cancion De'L Yunque (Ray Barretto)
5. Guaji-Rita (Hector Martignon)
6. 99 MacDougal Street (Hector Martignon)
7. Montuno Blue (Ray Barretto)
8. Brother Tom (Stanley Turrentine)
9. Lazy Afternoon (J. Moross - J. Latouche)
10. Effendi (McCoy Tyner)

Ray Barretto, congas, quinto; Ray Vega, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, Adam Kolker, tenor & soprano saxes, flute; Hector Martignon, piano; Jairo Moreno, acoustic & electric bass; Satoshi Takeishi, drums.

Ray Barretto, My Summertime, EMI France/Owl/Blue Note

9. Summertime (Guajira)

Other places:

NPR's interview with Ray, on Jazz Profiles.

* Photo of Ray Barretto by Jennifer Samuels, for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Mi Tierra

The latest playlist is live - click here to listen... (Special congrats to Bebo Valdés on his Grammy win!)

1. Arriba Voy, Abajo Vengo - Batata y Su Rumba Palenquera, Radio Bakongo, Network

2. Malafa, Bebo Valdés, Recuerdos de Habana, Town Crier/Gazell

3. Fajito Fajarda, Brass Roots, Purple Cha Cha Heels, Accurate

4. Onamatopée, Minino Garay y Los Tambores del Sur, Sunnyside

5. Coquí, Papo Vazquez Pirates & Troubadours, At the Point, Volume 1, Cubop


6. Accha, Ritesh Das & Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Weaving, Naxos World

7. Al-Falaq 113, Meshell Ndegeocello & The Spirit Music Jamia, Dance of the Infidel, Shanachie

8. Motherless Child, Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is, O+

9. Ask Me Now, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band, Rumba Buhaina, Random Chance

10. La Rama, Eliseo Parra, De Ayer Mañana, World Village

11. Speaking Tango, Minino Garay y Los Tambores del Sur

12. Luna Rossa, Caetano Veloso, Omaggio a Federico e Giulietta, Nonesuch

13. Mozambique, Richard Galliano - Michel Portal, Blow-Up, Dreyfus

14. Kalimba (Lua Cheia), Egberto Gismonti, Sol do Meio Dia (and Rarum XI), ECM

15. Dos Gardenias, Maria Rita, WEA

16. Canción de Orfeo (Manha de Carnaval), Los Zafiros, Bossa Cubana, World Circuit/Nonesuch

17. Volver a los 17, Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Claudia Acuña, Una Noche Inolvidable, Palmetto

18. Drume Negrita, Ry Cooder - Manuel Galbán, Mambo Sinuendo, World Circuit/Nonesuch

19. The ‘Adoración' Variations, Edsel Gomez, Cubist Music, Zoho

20. Cumbia Cienaguera, Antonio Arnedo, Colombia, Adventure Music

21. Refavela, Gilberto Gil, Eletracústico, WEA

22. Batoumambe, Habib Koité & Bamada, Fôly!, Contre-Jour/World Village

23. Quien Engaña no Gana, Ojos de Brujo, Barí, World Village

24. Monk Soniquete, Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco, Lola/Sunnyside

25. Mel, Caetano Veloso, Prenda Minha, Universal

26. Chiclete com Banana, Gal Costa, Jackson do Pandeiro: Revista e Sampleado, BMG Brasil

27. Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil), Django Reinhardt, Jazz in Paris: Nuages, Verve (France)

28. Ogguere, Bebo Valdés, El Arte del Sabor, Lola/Blue Note

29. Nave, Guillermo Klein, Una Nave, Sunnyside

30. Nardis, Jacky Terrasson, Smile, Blue Note

31. Júrame, Tania Libertad, Costa Negra, Lusafrica/World Village


Other places:

Flamenco World's interview with Ojos de Brujo.