Archive for May 17th, 2012
Scott Oakley – Cancion Para Mi Amor (Invisible Music 2008)
How many times has this happened before? A jazz musician - and a very good one, at that - becomes seduced by the music of Cuba (and Latin America). Musicians from Bird and Dizzy to Archie Shepp were… This magnificent obsessio...
The Latin Giants of Jazz – Ven Baila Conmigo (Gigante Records 2009)
It is a daunting task to play in the idioms of jazz, salsa and mambo in a big band setting without the spirit of El Rey, Tito Puente in attendance. But timbalero and musical director, Jose Madera acquits himself with distinctio...
