Latin Soul (album)

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Latin Soul
Poncho Sanchez Latin Soul Album Cover.png
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Genre Latin jazz
Length68:04
Label Concord Jazz
Producer John Burk, Poncho Sanchez, David Torres

Latin Soul is a live album by Poncho Sanchez, released through Concord Jazz in 1999. [1] In 2000, the album won Sanchez the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."El Conguero"George Balmaseda, Kenny Goldberg6:10
2."Ven Pa Bailar" Poncho Sanchez, David Torres5:46
3."Ican" Eddie Cano 7:45
4."Watermelon Man" Herbie Hancock 6:13
5."Conga Blue" Billy Mure 7:31
6."Lisa" Willie Bobo 8:51
7."Bésame Mama" Mongo Santamaría 6:55
8."Guaripumpe"Traditional8:54
9."Listen Here/Cold Duck Time" Eddie Harris 5:42
10."Mama Guela"Tito Rodriquez7:23

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Santana Dominates Grammy Awards". The New York Times . The New York Times Company. February 24, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved November 3, 2010.