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This musical Jazz special will feature Johnny Hodges and his group. Johnny Hodges was Duke Ellington's right-hand man. In 1954 he and his band recorded two sessions in Los Angeles, one on July 2nd and the other on August 5th. This Album CD features both sessions and was named "Used to be Duke." I will play this Album CD and provide you with some information about it. I will post much more information on this CD Album on http://www.cubanology.com/cubareport ENJOY!!

Riverside Records was an important part of the jazz scene during their relatively short life (1952 to 1964) and their catalog is now part of the Concord Music Group, which recently released a set of five commemorative albums. These Classic Jazz Musical Show will feature tracks from Cannonball Adderley and a host of other great Jazz musicians.

Join me and special guest David Sandoval from the Delexilio "ROCK + ROLL WITH CUBAN SOUL." "These 1962 recordings originally appeared on two LPs called Mighty Mongo and Viva Mongo!, and they capture the barely controlled excitement that Mongo Santamaria's percussion-based music can generate in a live performance. While there are jazz elements present, particularly on some of the standard repertoire like "Tenderly" and "Body and Soul," it's the Cuban elements that dominate. Merengue, mambo, guajira, and descarga rhythms are driven by congas, timbales, and the collective chanting of the band. The authenticity extends to Rolando Lozano's airy wooden flute, while tenor saxophonist Jose Silva adds jazz-based lines that are rooted deep in the rhythm." --Stuart Broomer

With this set, Blue Note returned to "the jazz corner of the world" for an extended inspection of the combusitble and invigorating sounds disseminated by the latest Blakey fivesome.

"The Sermon" is Jimmy Smith's best album bar none. Restored to the catalog with the RVG series, hopefully this most classic of jazz organ albums will never go out of print again. An amazing array of musicians joins Smith on this session, including Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Lou Donaldson, the under-recognized genius Tina Brooks, Kenny Burrell, Art Blakey and Donald Bailey.

I am very proud to announce and welcome special guest Manuel Márquez-Sterling to BlogTalkRadio for a discussion of his new book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro’s Rise to Power.This book unearths a lost world to reveal the undiscovered Cuba during the critical seven years of the Cuban revolution. It brings to light long-buried fragments of history and masterfully pieces them together to lay bare how Castro really came to power.