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Posted in Jazz, Latin Jazz on Jul 12th, 2012
“Flamenco Sketches began as a commission from the Barcelona Jazz Festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. The album is a re-visioned reading of the compositions on the iconic Davis album — in different order — as well as two other Davis compositions, “Nardis” (which he never recorded) and “Serpent’s [...]
Posted in Jazz, Latin Jazz on Dec 9th, 2011
Many of the most cherished standards in jazz were born as popular songs. In fact, through the course of jazz history, popular songs have served as a source of inspiration for jazz artists. They still do. Now, in his new recording of classic Puerto Rican songs, saxophonist, composer and arranger Miguel Zenón brings that jazz [...]
Posted in Jazz, Latin Jazz, Vocal Pop, World Music on Apr 2nd, 2010
Check Our Catalog “The pairing of Afro-Majorcan vocalist Concha Buika and Afro-Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés has apparently been a long time coming. But they are here together on this lovely recording, featuring songs from a wide variety of composers, in a handful of duets, or with the Valdés’ band backing them…Clearly a chemistry exists here, [...]
Posted in Jazz, Latin Jazz, World Music on Jan 29th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “It’s a serene, completely agreeable hour…. Chucho has a bit of an edge with speed, power and dexterity, but here and there, especially when they deftly switch roles of ostinato and soloing, it can become hard to guess who’s who. Bebo is an elegant musician, but also one who won’t be outdone; [...]
Posted in Latin Jazz, World Music on Jan 25th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “The set features several strongly tropical numbers, like the gentle ‘Cancao de Amor’ and a fine cover of her father’s original bossa nova classic ‘Bim Bom.’”–Billboard.com