1) Trombón con Sazón (Trombone with Spice) (5:56) Comp. & Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris, Coro & Soneo by Hiram Remón, ©1998, 1999 D. Kastaris, BMI

Solos: Demetrios- trombone & conch shells, Dave Valentin- flute, Memo Acevedo- timbales, timbalitos, timpani, Angel Rodriguez- quinto (high-pitched conga)

Trombón con Sazón
(rhythms used: Son-Montuno, Pilón, Mozambique)

Coro: Yo te brindo en éste son, flauta, caracol, y un trombón
Soneo: Que contento me siento yo, con éste sabroso son (coro)
yo vengo soneando, yo vengo rumbiando
éste ritmo sabroso (coro)
tromboneando, mamá, tromboneando sabroso (coro) caracoleando, flauteando, éste tumbao yo lo gozo
Soneo: Caracoleando, Demetrio, caracoleando
la flauta de Valentín, esa sí que tiene swing
alegría en mi corazón con mi alma toco el trombón
la flauta de Valentín, esa sí que tiene swing
Coro: Yo te brindo en éste son, flauta, caracol, y un trombón
Soneo: Demetrios toca el trombón, yo le pongo la sazón (coro)
échale candela Demetrios, flauta caracol y un trombón tócame la flauta Valentín, flauta caracol y un trombón
que sabroso, flauta caracol y un trombón
con ese ritmo yo gozo, flauta caracol y un trombón caracoleando, caracoleando se va, flauta caracol y un trombón
¡rico timbalero, agita, agita!

Trombón con Sazón
(English translation)
(Trombone With Spice)

Chorus: I toast to you (I offer you) in this son (rhythm of son), flute, conch shells and a trombone
Soneo: Oh, I feel so happy with this tasty rhythm (chorus)
I come to you singing, I come to you dancing the rhumba; with this very tasty rhythm (chorus)
playing the trombone, mama, playing the trombone so tastily (chorus)
playing the conch shells, playing the flute, I enjoy this rhythmic groove.
Playing the conch shells, Demetrios, playing the conch shells;
Valentin’s flute, that one yes, it swings.
There is joy and happiness in my heart, with my soul I play the trombone
Valentin’s flute, that one yes, it swings.
Soneo: Demetrios plays the trombone and I add the spice (chorus)
Come on, add some fire Demetrios; flute, conch shells and a trombone.
Play the flute Valentin, flute; conch shells and a trombone. Oh how tasty; flute, conch shells and a trombone
I really enjoy this rhythm; flute, conch shells and a trombone;
Playing the conch shells, playing the conch shells
Here we go!
Oh how rich timbalero (timbale player), agitate (the rhythm),
Go on, agitate!

Midnight in Cartagena Suite, Comp. by Demetrios Kastaris, ©1989, 1998, 1999 D. Kastaris, Arr. by Pete McGuinness, Strings Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris

2) Bolero (1:37) BMI

Solos: Connie Grossman- flute & wood flutes, Ray Vega- flugelhorn

Midnight in Cartagena Suite, Comp. by Demetrios Kastaris, ©1989, 1998, 1999 D. Kastaris, Arr. by Pete McGuinness, Strings Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris

3) Mambo, Bembé (5:30) BMI

Solos: Demetrios- trombone, Steve Gluzband- trumpet, Oscar Hernandez- piano, Angel Rodriguez- shekeres, Mario Rodriguez- bass

4) St. Louis Blues (6:15)
Comp. by William C. Handy, ASCAP Arr. by Pete McGuinness

Solos: Demetrios- trombone & bass trombone, Ray Vega- trumpet, Mitch Frohman- tenor sax, Jerome Goldschmidt- congas

5) Tu Sonrisa Cariñosa (Your Affectionate Smile) (7:41) Comp. & Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris for Hilda, ©1989, 1998, 1999 D. Kastaris, BMI

Solos: Edy Martinez- piano, Demetrios- trombone

6) Samba de Orfeo (5:52)
Comp. by Luiz Bonfá, Chappell & Co. Inc., ASCAP Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris

Solos: Demetrios- bass trombone on melody, Dave Valentin- alto flute, Jeff Kruh- synthesizer (vibes), Connie Grossman- flute, Claudio Roditi- flugelhorn

7) The Nearness of You (5:11)
Ned Washington/Hoagy Carmichael, Famous Music Corporation, ASCAP

Solos: Demetrios- trombone (melody & cadenzas), Jeff Kruh- piano, Claudio Roditi- flugelhorn

8) Todos Vuelven (Everyone Returns) (4:29)
Comp. by Cesar Miró, EMI April Music Inc. ASCAP Arr. by Paquito Pastor, Lead Vocal & Soneo: Hiram Remón

Solos: Angel Rodriguez- bongos, Jerome Goldschmidt- congas, Victor Rendón- timbales

Todos Vuelven
Composed by Cesar Miró
Rhythms used: Rumba (Guaguancó), Son-Montuno

Todos vuelven a la tierra en que nacieron
al embrujo incomparable de su sol
todos vuelven al rincón donde salieron
donde acaso floreció más de un amor.

Bajo el arbol solitario del pasado
cuantas veces nos ponemos a soñar
todos vuelven por la ruta del recuerdo
pero el tiempo del amor no vuelve más.

El aire que trae en sus manos
la flor del pasado su aroma de ayer
nos dice muy quedo al oido su canto aprendido del atardecer
nos dice con voz misteriosa de cardo y de rosa de luna y de miel

que es santo el amor de la tierra
que es triste la ausencia que deja el
ayer (bis)

Soneos: por Hiram Remón

Todos vuelven
al sabor que da la tierra
a la cuna que nos vió nacer
al calor de nuestros padres
a disfrutar de un amanecer, regresa…

Todos vuelven
al cariño de su gente
donde el sol es más alegre
vaya Angelito, rompe ese bongó

Todos vuelven
al terruño a la raíz
a la alegría al amor
Jerome en la tumbadora, vaya

Todos vuelven
a las fiestas patronales
que alegraron mi niñez
timbaleando con Victor Rendón

Todos vuelven
a comerse su lechón
que está rico y sabrosón
y la tierra…

Todos Vuelven
(English translation)
(Everyone Returns)

Everyone returns to the land where they were born;
to the incomparable bewitching attraction of its sun;
everybody returns to the place where they came from;
where perhaps more than one love blossomed.

Under the solitary tree of yesterday
we dream, over and over again;
Everyone returns, through the route of memories,
but the time of past love never comes back.

The air, which brings the flower of the past in its hands,
its aroma of yesterday tells us very softly in our ear
the song learned from afternoon;
it tells us with a mysterious voice
of thorns and roses, of moon and honey,
that the love of one’s land is sacred,
that the absence of yesterday is sad (sung twice)

Soneos: by Hiram Remón

Everyone returns
to the flavor of their homeland
to the cradle that saw us born
to the warmth of our parents
to enjoy a sunrise, …return.

Everyone returns
to the affection of their people
to where the sunshine is happier.
Go ahead, Angelito, break those bongos!

Everyone returns
to the beloved land of their roots
to the happiness of love.
Go Jerome on the tumbadoras (conga drums)!

Everyone returns
to the small town parties
that filled my childhood years with happiness.
…timbale soloing with Victor Rendón

Everyone returns
to eat their barbecued pork
that is rich and delicious, and to the land.

9) María Cervantes (5:53)
Comp. by Noro Morales, ASCAP Arrangement and Coro by Paquito Pastor, Soneo: Hiram Remón

Solos: Paquito Pastor- piano

María Cervantes
Rhythms used: Son-Montuno, Songo, Bembé

Coro: María Cervantes que bonita tu sonrisa de marfil

Soneo: Eres tan linda y hermosa, Dios te guardó para mí (coro)
Sueño con tus ojos con tu linda boca y tu bonito perfil (coro)
esas perlas que tu guardas en tu estuche de rubí (coro)
ahora yo te dejo con Paquito Pastor, en el teclado es un doctor

Coro: María Cervantes que bonita tu sonrisa de marfil

Soneo: Acuérdate de Acapulco, de aquellas playas, María (coro)
al oido te susurraba una bella melodía

Coro: María Cervantes que bonita tu sonrisa de marfil

Soneo: te llevo en mi corazón ay mi adorada María (coro)
yo siempre ruego al Creador, amarte toda la vida.

María Cervantes (English translation)

Chorus: María Cervantes, oh so beautiful, your smile is like ivory

Soneo: You are so beautiful and lovely, God saved you just for me (chorus)

I dream of your eyes, your lovely mouth, and your beautiful profile (chorus)
Those pearls that you keep in your ruby case* (chorus)
Now I leave you with Paquito Pastor, on the keyboard he is a masterful doctor
*(In this poetic imagery, pearls refer to teeth, and the ruby case refers to red lips)

Chorus: María Cervantes, oh so beautiful, your smile is like ivory

Remember Acapulco, those lovely beaches, María (chorus)
I whispered a beautiful melody in your ear

Chorus: María Cervantes, oh so beautiful, your smile is like ivory

Soneo: I carry you in my heart, oh my adored María (chorus)
I always beg the Creator that I will love you for all my life

10) Son con mi Trombón (Trombo-Charanga-Son) (5:16) Music & Coro Comp. & Arr. by Demetrios Kastaris, Soneo By Hiram Remón, ©1989, 1998, 1999 D. Kastaris, BMI

Solos: Demetrios- trombone, Oscar Hernandez- piano, Alí Bello- violin

Son con mi Trombón (Trombo-Charanga-Son)

(rhythm: Son-Montuno, Charanga)

Vocabulary

Charanga- a style of Afro-Cuban music that uses violins, cello, string bass, flute, timbales, güiro, piano and conga drums. Charanga is really defined by its instrumentation but is also a rhythm.

Coro: Oye éste son con mi trombón, trombo-charanga-son (Bis)
Oscar Hernandez manos de seda acariciando el teclado
de la tierra de Bolívar; Alí Bello

Coro: Oye éste son con mi trombón, trombo-charanga-son

Soneo: de la antigua Grecia llegó Demetrios Kastaris sonando el trombón (coro)
el griego rumbero le dicen, porque tiene picante y mucho sabor (coro)
ésta sabrosa charanga nos pone a gozar en la parranda (coro)
ponme a gozar tromboneando, que la fiesta me está llamando
Ela Dimitri pexe to tromboni! (lenguaje griego)
¡Bravo! ¡Thelo na tho olo ton cosmo enemenon! (lenguaje griego)
¡Quisiera ver que nuestra música uniera a toda la gente del mundo, chévere!
ven a tocar el trombón con sabrosura
trombo-charanga-son — ¡trombón!

Son con mi Trombón (Trombo-Charanga-Son)

(English translation)

Chorus: Listen to my son (rhythm of son) with my trombone, trombo-charanga-son
Oscar Hernandez; hands of silk caressing the keyboard
from the land of Bolívar (Simon Bolívar; Venezuela); Alí Bello

Chorus: Listen to my son (rhythm of son) with my trombone,
trombo-charanga-son (sung twice)

Soneo: From ancient Greece, Demetrios Kastaris arrived (here in New York)
resounding on the trombone. (chorus)
They call him the Greek Rumbero (Rumba player)
because he has spice and a lot of good taste. (chorus)
This tasty charanga rhythm makes people have a great time at the party.
I enjoy the tromboning; the party is calling me.

Spoken Part:
Come on, Demetrios, play the trombone! (said in Greek)
I want to see all of the people in the world united;. (answer in Greek)
I want to see our music unite all of the people in the world, chévere
(great, wonderful) (in Spanish)
Come on, play the trombone with tastefulness! (said in Spanish)
Trombo-charanga-son -trombone!

11) Zina’s Zamba (4:42)
Comp. by Pete Escovedo, Big Mama Music, BMI
Arr. by Pete McGuinness, Coro by Memo Acevedo

Solos: Claudio Roditi- trumpet, Kimson Plaut- piano, Pete McGuinness- trombone

Inner Tranquility Suite ©1998, 1999 D.Kastaris

12) Psalm 92 (1:51) BMI
Improvisation, also includes section from traditional American Hymn ?Amazing Grace?

Solos: Demetrios- shofar (ram’s horn), conch shells, bass & tenor trombone, Dave Valentin- ocarinas, whistles, wood flutes, alto flute

Inner Tranquility Suite ©1998, 1999 D.Kastaris

13) Joy and Tranquility (4:22) BMI
Comp. by Demetrios Kastaris, ©1998, 1999, D.Kastaris. Arr. by Paquito Pastor

Solos: Dave Valentin- flute, Ray Vega- flugelhorn