Latin Jazz Network Radio – Top Ten Recordings of 2010

Tomas Peña’s Best Recordings of 2010 (In no particular order)

The Black Butterflies – 1 De Mayo (Independent)

Tomas Martin Lopez – On the Beat Path (bongotoms music, LLC)

Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Messengers – Chucho’s  Steps (Four Quarters Entertainment)

Omar Sosa – Ceremony (Otá Records)

Mulatu Astatke – Steps Ahead (Strut Records)

Lucas Van Merwijk and the Cubop City Big Band – Que Sensacion! (Tam Tam Records)

Paquito D’ Rivera – Panamericana (MCG Jazz Records)

Jerry Gonzalez y Los Comandos de La Clave – Avisale A Mi Contrario Que Aqui Estoy Yo (Cigala Music)

Buika and Chucho Valdés – El Ultimo Trago (WEA International)

Benito Gonzalez – Circles (Furthermore Recordings)

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# Song Artist Album Label 01 Let’s Talk About You and Me Benito Gonzalez Circles bongotoms music, LLC 02 Sombras Buika and Chucho Valdes El Ultimo Trago WEA International 03 Begin To Be Good Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers Chucho’s Steps Four Quarters Entertainment 04 Avisale a mi contrario que aqui estoy yo Jerry Gonzalez y Los Comandos de La Clave Avisale a mi contrario que aqui estoy yo Cigala Music 05 Para Yemayá Lucas Van Merwijk and the Cubop City Big Band Que Sensacion! Tam Tam Records 06 The Way To Nice Mulatu Astatke Steps Ahead Strut Records 07 Mi Tradición Omar Sosa and NDR Big Band Ceremony Otá Records 08 Waltz For Moe Paquito D’Rivera Panamericana Suite MCG Jazz 09 The Black Butterflies Pipi’s Blues 1 de Mayo Self-Produced 10 Julia Tomas Martin Lopez On the Beat Path Bongotoms Music, LLC