Louie Ramirez - Louie's Grooves
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Artist: Louie RamirezEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Single
CD Release Date: 2006-03-20
Music Label: Vampi Soul
Soundtracks:
- Yroco
- It's Not What You Say
- Chin Chon Chow
- Luisito Mozambique
- Times Are Changin'
- Cookin' With A & J
- Azucar En Nueva York
- Barrio Nuevo
- Oracle
- Violent's Guaguanco
- I Dig Rhythm
- Flauta
- Rush Hour In Hong Hong
- Descarga A & J
- Don Maceo
- Vitamina
- Fat Papa's Descarga
- Sid's Groove
Music reviews of Louie's Grooves
Music Review: Very solid (with some must haves)
Rating: 4 Stars
I hate reviews that don't tell me much, so here I am doing something about this one (hope it helps!)
So far this is the only LouRam album I own so I have nothing to compare this to. When I first saw the song lengths I was *very* dissapointed, I'm pleased to say they are all in error on the short side (hopefully this is corrected.) Overall I am very glad to own this album and would buy it again without hesitation. The albums delves a little into the boogaloo as listed on the title but the other tracks are so blistering that you can't ignore this album. Here's my breakdown on the 18 songs.
1 Yroco -Is a what I'll call an Afro-orisha tribute calling out the Yoruba gods. Jimmy Sabater vocals. It's very nice
2 It's not what you say -A tight cha-cha, a bit funny in a 60's sexist way (ex. "Put a wiggle in your strut, and keep your big mouth shut." )
3 Chin Chon Chow -The reason I bought this album in the first place, one of my favorite salsa tunes to dance to.
4 Lusito Mozambique -A high powered, fast song that could easily be used at a salsa congress night demo.
5 Times are Changin' -A social change song with Jimmy Sabater fronting in english (not my cup of tea.)
6 Cookin' with A&J -A boogaloo (not my favorite either.) Great musically.
7 Azucar en Nueva York -A sultry, sizzling Cha-cha, with a very nice musicality transition in the middle that kicks up intensity @1:54 an album diamond that I wasn't expecting. (An example of the wrong song lengths: This song is over 4 minutes long not 2:00 as listed on the back!)
8 Barrio Nuevo -This song turned my musical tastes a bit, it's not what I used to like but this opened my horizons a bit. Louie really shines on the vibes, and it's just a cool mellow jam. Great Latin Jazz.
9 The Oracle -Another blistering jam session, much like #4 it would be at home in a salsa congress demo.
10 Violent's Guaguanco -Another unexpected gift (the title fooled me, I knew it as "Guaguanco de los Violentos"), I wish they let it go longer then 2:45! One of my top 20 salsa favorites
11 I Dig Rhythm -Another boogaloo not my favorite genre if you didn't pick that up by now- It's still good music though.
12 La Flauta -A very nice salsa with Jimmy Sabater once again on vocals. One of the highlights of the collection.
13 Rush Hour in Hong Kong -Louie is letting loose on the vibes once again. Possible congress demo song with the fast tempo. Very strong offering in this album
14 Descarga A&J -The diamond of this album IMHO, my favorite among a lot of great songs. Great Latin Jazz Jam session.
15 Don Maceo -A nice funny slower song to follow up the very serious hard hitting previous two offerings. Very enjoyable.
16 Vitamina -Another instramental, this would normally be very, very, good but it doesn't quite measure up with the others. The unfortunate price of listening to the greatness of previous songs. Great vibe work from Louie again.
17 Fat Papa's Descarga -Charlie Palmieri chimes in for this one. Good, fast song begging for a person to make a congress demo.
18 Sid's Groove -I will never get tired of good vibe work. This one has a tribal feel to it with the percussion. More Latin Jazz and a nice goodbye for this GOOD BUY.
Long winded I know, but it's the kind of review that I like to see. Hope it helps.
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