Episode 66: Dance on the Edge
In order to explain the musical theme today, let me start by saying that as we approach this election I can’t escape my uneasy feelings. I want to state again, for the record, I am optimistic about the outcome, and I think we will be safe… but there is no denying that danger is close at hand. It’s a bit like standing on the edge of a volcano. And that is the feeling that has inspired my playlist today… the way I see it, if we’re standing on the edge of a volcano, we might as well dance. So today I am offering up a clubby mix of uptown latin music… a touch of old school today, but mostly a mod late 60s vibe. Somehow when I think about dancing on the edge of a volcano, this is my soundtrack. We’re on the edge of a volcano here, so there will be none of that happy-go-lucky latin music… and nothing with that country tinge today, either; I see this as a formal dress affair, so if we go down we look like the guests on the Titanic.
- 12:02pm Rhythmagic by Al Escobar & His Afro-Latin Orchestra on Escobar's Rhythmagic (Modern Harmonic)
- 12:05pm Rumba Rhapsody by Cuarteto Caney on Cubana (Decca Records)
- 12:11pm Me Dueles by Tata Ramos con Ernesto Duarte y su Orquesta on El Nuevo (Grabaciones Duarte)
- 12:14pm Nana Secre by Jack Costanzo on King of the Bongos (Clarity Records)
- 12:17pm Calientito by Machito with Xavier Cugat Orchestra on El Rey del Mambo (Grosso!)
- 12:20pm Quimbombo by Luis Grinan y su Orquesta on Quimbombo (Suave)
- 12:23pm Yembe Laroco by Celia Cruz on 90 Degrees of Shade Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz Records)
- 12:25pm Guarare by Noro Morales y su Orquesta on Roots of Salsa Vol. 3 (Grosso!)
- 12:28pm Mi Bomba Sono by Silvestre Mendez y su Conjunto on Roots of Salsa Vol. 3 (Grosso!)
- 12:30pm The Ambassador (Yo Soy el Ambajador) by La Playa Sextet on 100% Typique (Disques Festival)
- 12:35pm Gerona Son by Senen Suarez on single (Areito)
- 12:38pm Canaima by Randy Carlos & His Orchestra on Having a Ball (Fiesta)
- 12:41pm Evening of Cha Cha by La Playa Sextet on 100% Typique (Disques Festival)
- 12:43pm Fantasma by Randy Carlos & His Orchestra on Swingin' with Randy (Fiesta)
- 12:46pm Y Sin Embargo Te Quiero by Tata Ramos con Ernesto Duarte y su Orquesta on El Nuevo (Grabaciones Duarte)
- 12:52pm Me Voy Pa' Pinar del Rio by Orquesta Riverside on Roots of Salsa Vol. 3 (Grosso!)
- 12:55pm Malaguena by Jack Costanzo on Mr. Bongo (Jazzman)
- 12:57pm Sonando by Randy Carlos y su Conjunto on Gozando Con Randy (Fiesta)
- 1:00pm Mil Congojas by Ibrahim Ferrer on Buenos Hermanos (World Circuit Records)
- 1:03pm Buenos Hermanos by Ibrahim Ferrer on Buenos Hermanos (World Circuit Records)
- 1:07pm "Aguantado" by Bobby Pauneto on The Modern Sound of Bobby Pauneto (Mardi Gras)
- 1:11pm Rio Muni by Orquesta Joe Cain on Latin Au Go Go Discotheque (Mainstream Records)
- 1:14pm Mark I by Randy Carlos on Swingin' with Randy (Fiesta)
- 1:20pm Silencio by Jack Costanzo on Mr. Bongo (Jazzman)
- 1:26pm Cool by Rene Grand y su Combo New York on El Gran (Seeco)
- 1:29pm La Soledad by Ismael Rivera y Cortijo on Llaves de la Tradicion (Tico)
- 1:32pm Mambo Sangria by Cal Tjader on Solar Heat (Skye Records)
- 1:35pm Pero Dime Tu by Bobby Pauneto on The Modern Sound of Bobby Pauneto (Mardi Gras)
- 1:39pm Is It Tasty? by Bobby Pauneto on The Modern Sound of Bobby Pauneto (Mardi Gras)
- 1:45pm Ocana Sordi by Los Guaracheros de Oriente on Oye Listen! (GlobeStyle Records)
- 1:48pm Cuco and Olga by Mongo Santamaria on Mongomania (CBS Records)
- 1:51pm El Curandero by Orkesta Mendoza on Vamos a Guarachar (Glitterbeat Records)
- 1:53pm Hay Que Entrarle a Palos a Ese by Ibrahim Ferrer on Buenos Hermanos (World Circuit Records)
- 1:55pm Mami Me Gusto by Los Hacheros on Pilon (Chulo Records)