The album opens strongly with Herbie Hancock's classic composition “Cantaloupe Island” with a Latin jazz groove [listen to audio in QuickTime or Windows Media format]. Guest artist Arturo Sandoval adds a searing trumpet solo to "Crisis" by Freddie Hubbard. Other jazz tunes on Psychedelic Blues that are not usually heard with Latin rhythms include  John Coltrane's "Grand Central",  Horace Silver's "Silver's Seranade", and "Slowly But Surely" by John Hicks.

The title track is neither psychedelic nor a blues, but a fast-moving mambo, written by Sonny Henry and arranged here by Francisco Torres [listen to audio in QuickTime or Windows Media format].  On Psychedelic Blues Sanchez included a medley in tribute to the late great Willie Bobo, which features Sanchez on vocals and includes the songs "I Don't Know" (written by Sonny Henry but performed Bobo) and Willie Bobo's compositions, "Fried Neck Bone and Some Home Fries" and "Spanish Grease". The final track on Psychedelic Blues is the upbeat "Con Sabor Latino" by René Touzet which appropriately sounds like a set closer, giving room for solos to the band members. Beautifully arranged and expertly performed, Psychedelic Blues is recommended for any Latin jazz enthusiast and is a must for any Ponhco Sanchez fan.

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