Junior Vasquez live at Cielo – Memorial Day 2009

September in New York is always a peculiar time, when we come to term with the end of the summer season, tentatively grasping for a couple more days at the beach and possibly a last getaway weekend in Fire Island. But there’s no escaping the implacable march of time, and even the most die hard vacationers will soon have to give up,  as the last beats of the final Tea Dance of the season fade into silence, and our summer paradise inexorably sink into a state of hibernation.

To warm up our hearts, and remember the time when summer and all its infinite possibilities were about to unfold, let’s dig up this recording of Junior Vasquez annual Memorial Day bash at Cielo, from May 24, 2009. The mix is an unmistakable blend of pounding tribal beats and soaring anthemic tunes laced with uplifting vocals, arranged in typical Junior fashion.

So let’s close our eyes, throw our hands in the air and let the words of Diana Ross’ “Take Me Higher” bring us back to a time when summer was still young and the sun was shining high in the sky…

Download Junior Vasquez recorded live at Cielo on Memorial Day 2009.