"Songon" is an instrumental composition by John Enrico Douglas, played by Latin–Jazz band Songon. The groove is 3–2 clave songo. Band personnel: Norma LaTuchie, flute; John E. Douglas, piano; Ian Peters, bass; Cougar Estrada, drums; Raul Rico, Jr., congas.

Songon

2. Ravel’s Bolero en Mambo by Maurice Ravel, adapted by Charlie Palmieri - 7:15
[John’s arrangement of Charlie Palmieri’s adaptation of French impressionist composer Ravel’s famous “Bolero”; after the statement of the theme over a 3-2 clave boogaloo, the clave turns around into son montuno in 2-3 clave and a cierre behind the piano montuno, and then solos on a D7 descarga: Norma (flute); John (piano), whose solo ends with a well-known quote from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue before the band returns back to Ravel’s classic theme.]

2 - Ravel's Bolero En Mambo

3. Y Decídete Mi Amor by José Antonio Mendez - 6:11
[Rumba instrumental arrangement of Cuban composer José Antonio Mendez’s well-known vocal song; after the short introduction, Norma doubles the main theme melody in harmony on flute, and John plays the melody of the bridge on piano; after a flute solo and piano solo on the chord changes of the song, the band returns to the theme as before; after returning back to the short introduction, the band launches into a spirited jam following John’s solo piano montuno, more soloing on the vamp by Norma on flute, followed by a cierre and Raul’s high energy conga solo.]

3 - Y Decidete Mi Amor

4. Frenesí by Alberto Domínguez - 6:08
[Songon’s instrumental arrangement of Mexican marimba composer Alberto Domínguez’s 1939 hit song (composed with words as a vocal, but the first version to hit the charts was clarinetist/big band leader Artie Shaw’s 1940 extended swing arrangement); Songon’s arrangement features the introductory verse with dreamy chord substitutions over bass pedal tones and Afro–son rhythm on drums and congas; then for the well-known main theme, the band breaks into cha-cha; solos: Norma (flute), John (piano) and Ian Peters (Ampeg baby bass); after restatement of the main theme, the band returns to the dreamy intro over the Afro–son rhythm for a gentle ending]

4 - Frenesi

5. Rumba Para Mis Hijos by John E. Douglas - 6:43
[Original song opens with John’s rubato solo piano intro, and then into piano montuno en rumba for the theme; solos: Norma (flute), John (piano), and super-charged drum solo by Cougar, followed by the theme in which Norma doubles the flute on piccolo.]

5 - Rumba Para Mis Hijos

6. Wuenva by John E. Douglas, Mike Peipman & Oscar Stagnaro - 7:52
[Original Afro-Cuban 6/8 song by John, Boston-area trumpet player, Mike Peipman, and Berklee College of Music professor/Paquito D’Rivera bassist, Oscar Stagnaro; solos: Ian Peters (bass), John (piano) and Norma (flute).]

6 - Wuenva

7. Tema de Maria Cervantes by Noro Morales - 10:21
[Well-known theme & variations dedicated to the great Cuban classical pianist Maria Cervantes, composed by Puerto Rican pianist/composer/bandleader Noro Morales, the grandfather of Latin/Caribbean piano. John based this arrangement on Charlie Palmieri’s recording of Noro’s composition. After John’s rubato solo piano intro, he launches into the up-tempo theme; solos: Norma and John solo on the chord changes, followed by a short restatement of the main theme, and into high-energy solos by Raul on congas and Cougar on drums, each followed by an original mambo. After the percussion solos, there is another brief restatement of the theme and the arrangement winds up with a funky tag modeled on the tag in Charlie Palmieri’s version.]

7 - Tema De Maria Cervantes

8. Bright September by John E. Douglas - 7:29
[Gentle original instrumental starts with John playing the theme on piano, then the band joins in with a Latin-pop rhythm under the theme, followed by Norma’s flute solo on the vamp, John’s piano solo on the theme chord changes and Ian’s bass solo on the vamp.]

8 - Bright September

9. For Your Love by Graham Gouldman - 8:48
[Songo/rumba cover of the 1965 smash pop hit by British rock band The Yardbirds. The song starts with a signature montuno by John on piano, followed by the melody stated by Norma on flute; solos: Norma (flute), followed by a mambo, then John (piano), Raul (congas), another mambo, and Cougar (drums); Norma solos more on flute, and drums and congas take it out to a fade ending.]

9 - For Your Love

10. Guajira Pa’ La Jeva by Jose "Perico" Hernandez, Clare Fischer & Poncho Sanchez - 6:13 [Cover of Los Angeles–based bandleaders/composers, Clare Fischer and Poncho Sanchez’s guajira, with the vocal version lyrics by LA-based Cuban singer/percussionist/bandleader Perico Hernandez. On this track, Raul Rico plays timbales and Roberto Gutierrez plays congas; solos: Norma (flute), Roberto (conga solo over the mambo), John (piano).]

10 - Guajira Pa' La Jeva

Pianist/composer/songwriter/arranger/music director. Plays Salsa, Latin–Jazz, Broadway, Jazz, R&B, Gospel,

John Enrico Douglas

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