It’s the end of another summer and it reminded me of summers in the Bronx growing up listening to our transiter radios and the hits of the summer that was a real thing that is not the way it is today. Today people are on their phones and hanging out at the park, corner store or in front of a friend’s house that has been become the mall. I remember the Top 40 Hit Parades with countdowns on the weekends. So here is my summers Top 40 in Salsa and Top 40 in Latin Jazz lists. You may not know many of these song’s but you should get to know them because they are the hits you’ll remember 20 to 30 years from now.
Salsa Top 40
1-Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirate Troubadours Ft. Jose Mangual Jr.- Dos Titos
2-Spanish Harlem Orchestra Ft. Gilberto Santa Rosa- Llego El Caballero
3-Isidro Infante Ft. Rey Ruiz- La Guerra Acaba
4-David Lucca y Los Clasicos- El Pasaporte
5-Josean Rivera- Se Acaban y No Las Pruebo
6-Jonathan Powell- Un Dia Bonito
7-Elizabeth Timbal Ft. Geo Perez- Para No Verte Mas
8-Kiki Valera & Son Cubano- Este Vacilon
9-Roosevelt El Presidente De La Salsa- La Fiesta Es En Colombia
10-David Millan & Amistad- Africa
11-Conjunto Imagen- Tu Precio
12-Willy Calderon- Midnight Pretenders
13-David Sanchez & Fuego Taibori- Be Mine
14-Okan-Iglu
15-El Gafa y sus Ilustres- Pica Pica
16-Jonathan Powell Ft. Anthony Almonte- Un Dia Bonito
17-Zanja All Stars Ft. Changuito & Maria Victoria- Papa Boco
18-Javier Fernandez Big Band- Como Baila Salomen
19-Noel Quintana Ft. Choco Orta- Soy Sonera
20-Zumbale Orquesta- Aunque Me Cueste La Vida
21-Kayven Vega- Se Esta Buscando Un Cantante
22-Luisito Carrion- La Mucura
23-La Paris All Star Orchestra Ft. Jose Berrios- La Vida Es Dura
24-La Liga Habanera Ft. Yordis Larrazabal- Dime Que Bola
25-Orchestra Fuego Ft. David D’- My Heart Will Go On
26-Conjunto Guantanamo- Soul Makossa
27-The Cuban Project- Ta’ Bueno
28-Nils Fischer & Timbazo Ft. Edwin Lebron- Como Soy
29-Gabrielito y La Verdad- Traigo Sabor
30-Grupo Niche Ft. Juliana Velazquez- La Primera Vez
31-C.R.S.- Medley Fania
32-Aimar Habibi- Jurame
33-Kriptony Texeira- Me Enamore (Canto a Colombia)
34-Cubaneros-Lost For You
35-Manny Martinez- El Profe
36-Robertito Hernandez Ft. Maximo Rivera- La Culpa Es Del Bongo
37-Julio Albinos y su Orquesta Secreto a Voces- Mira Lo Que Viene Por Ahi
38-Lusito Ayala y La Puerto Rican Power- Yo No Soy Un Papi
39-Carlos Garcia- He Bebido
40-Fernandito Rentas- Paquetero
Latin Jazz Top 40
1-Zaccai Curtis- Earl
2-Conrad Herwig- African Village
3-Jonathan Powell- Juancito
4-Oscar Hernandez & Alma Libre- No Words Needed
5-Michael Eckroth Group- Human Geography
6-Javier Fernandez Big Band- Sasha’s Walk
7-La Banda Ramirez- The Hand
8-Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirate Troubadours- NYP 9 Hudson
9-Rayko Leon & Alain Perez- Vertigo
10-Tomas Martin Lopez- Friend On The Mend
11-Chucho Valdes & Royal Quartet- Tatomania
12-Marlon Simon & The Nagual Spirits- Straight Ahead
13-Victor Rendon & The Bronx Connection Latin Big Band- Bronx Detour
14-Pacific Mambo Orchestra- Alas De Primera
15-John Santos & Friends- Choho
16-Saul Sierra- Down On Beacon Street
17-Annette A. Aguilar & Stingbeans- Keeper of The Flame
18-Nils Fischer & Timbazo- Arikue
19-Eric Chacon-El Cumbanchero
20-Roby Perissin & The Latin Jazz Ensemble- Bluesette
21-Spanish Harlem Orchestra- Swing Forever
22-Vincent Hsu & The Latin Jazz Supreme Orchestra- Overture: Cotton Field
23-CSAN-II- Fiesta Jazz
24-Noah Abrahamse & The Mambo Jumbo Combo- Calzada De Cerro
25-Malanga Swing- Mambo Randy
26-Pimienta Brava- All Blues
27-Orchestra Fuego- Nostalgia
28-Neff Irizarry- Cargando
29-The Erdos Quartet+ Bronx-Paris Connection- Cherokee
30-The Mantecas- Black Nile
31-Eduardo Barroetabena & Oddara- Orientalisimo
32-Rafa Madagascar- Liberacion
33-Mario Ortiz All Star Band- Classics Hint
34-Ruben Caban- Imperial Strut
35-Dave Schumacher & Cubeye- Smoke In The Sky
36-Zac Astor- Pynthia
37-Dave Chesky- Descarga # 2
38-Daniel Vega- Disturbios
39-Ron Rieder-Capitol Mayhem
40-Dean Saghafi- Yamile’s Cha Cha