Outa Sight

• Artist: Poncho Sanchez
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• Release Date: September 09, 2003
• Type: Instrumental, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The legendary conguero may be known as one of the modern kings of all jazz that's Latin, but he's also an old-school soul junkie at heart, having grown up in southern California in the '60s; while he was learning to play tropical Latin music professionally, his radio was full of classic Stax and Motown. Increasingly aware that classic R&B songs adapt well to the jazzy cha cha tempos that drive his ensemble, Sanchez evolves beautifully on the new collection into a style of Latin soul that's truly compelling. The opening track, the funky, brass-driven cha cha "One Mint Julep," features not only the organ arpeggios of Billy Preston, but also two of the horn guys from the James Brown band, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis. "JB's Strut" funks out with the horniest of them, but Brown is paid even greater homage on blues/soul/big-band/Latin renderings of three of his tunes, "Saints and Sinners," "Out of Sight" (sung with a tongue-in-cheek Brown bravura by Sanchez), and "Conmigo." And while he's at it, Sanchez invites two legendary soul men to make things even more authentic. Sam Moore has a blast with the sassy "Hitch It to the Horse," while Ray Charles adds his whimsical touch to the salsified blues tune "Mary Ann." The remaining question is, just where is the Godfather of Soul himself? Hopefully, he's proud of one of the most unique tributes to him ever fashioned. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
One Mint Julep (Lyrics)	Rudy Toombs	Ray Charles, Poncho Sanchez	(5:11)
El Shing-A-Ling	Poncho Sanchez, Francisco Torres	Poncho Sanchez	(5:48)
Hitch It to the Horse	Jesse James	Poncho Sanchez	(3:58)
Saints & Sinners	David Torres	Poncho Sanchez	(4:01)
Mary Ann (Lyrics)	Ray Charles	Ray Charles, Poncho Sanchez	(5:07)
Not Necessarily	Francisco Torres	Poncho Sanchez	(4:36)
Conmigo	Eddie Palmieri	Poncho Sanchez	(6:48)
JB's Strut	Scott Martin	Poncho Sanchez	(5:07)
Out of Sight	James Brown	Poncho Sanchez	(3:50)
El Tambor del Mongo	David Torres	Poncho Sanchez	(8:23)

Credits

Fred Wesley (Guest Appearance), Scott Martin (Sax (Alto)), Billy Preston (Photography), Fred Wesley (Trombone), Salvador Vasquez (Bongos), Ray Charles (Vocals), Valerie Whitesell (Production Coordination), Poncho Sanchez (Percussion), Francisco Aguabella (Bata Drums), John Burk (Producer), Randy Guerrero (Assistant), Salvador Vasquez (Tres), Tony Banda (Bass), Dave Gold (Photography), Francisco Aguabella (Guest Appearance), Poncho Sanchez (Conga), Ron Davis (Engineer), Frank Marrone (Photography), Sam Moore (Vocals), Larry Sanchez (Equipment Technician), John Burk (Executive Producer), Serafin Aguilar (Trumpet), Pee Wee Ellis (Sax (Tenor)), Jill Simonsen (Graphic Design), Poncho Sanchez (Producer), David Torres (Organ (Hammond)), David Torres (Musical Director), Norman Seeff (Photography), Jim Cassell (Associate Producer), Scott Martin (Flute), Joyce Moore (Photography), Salvador Vasquez (Vocals (Background)), David Torres (Associate Producer), Salvador Vasquez (Conga), Serafin Aguilar (Flugelhorn), George Ortiz (Timbales), Pee Wee Ellis (Guest Appearance), Francisco Torres (Trombone), Ray Charles (Guest Appearance), Sam Moore (Guest Appearance), David Torres (Piano), Salvador Vasquez (Percussion), Glen Barros (Executive Producer), Poncho Sanchez (Vocals), Francisco Torres (Vocals (Background)), Scott Martin (Sax (Baritone)), Dale Spalding (Harmonica), Abbey Anna (Art Direction), Dale Spalding (Guest Appearance), Salvador Vasquez (Guitar), Scott Martin (Sax (Tenor)), Tony Banda (Vocals (Background)), Billy Preston (Guest Appearance), Billy Preston (Organ (Hammond))