Here is a truly special compendium of charts that pays homage to the human flow of sound and silence...
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band – Ritmo
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Bobby Matos Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble – Mambo Jazz Dance
Music is one of the most magical of all the arts. It can, by its mere sound, excite the body to such an extent that it leaps up and dances—in most cases instinctively; with eyes...
Luciana Souza – Duos III
When Luciana Souza sings, it is possible to experience everything from the elemental ache of the ache of a proverbial knife plunged into the heart to the soaring ecstasy of a soul soaring free and...
Grupo Los Santos – Clave Heart
Grupo Los Santos is a small ensemble that melds together a number of idioms and metaphors that are culled from jazz to Afro-Caribbean in a powerful, muscular mix of music that is original and memorable....
Manuel Valera – New Cuban Express
This album, New Cuban Express is Cuban-American pianist, Manuel Valera’s attempt to redefine his relationship with Cuban music including the classic Cuban son and bolero...
Luciana Souza – The Book of Chet
The music of Chet Baker is located in a place of such utter solitude, yet anyone going there begins to have his or her cup filled up with a kind of remarkable and mysterious peace....
Gabriel Vicéns – Point in Time
It is hard to believe just by listening to “Point in Time” that Gabriel Vicéns just graduated two years ago from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico and this is his debut album. Vicéns shows...
Poncho Sánchez and Terence Blanchard – Chano y Dizzy
For anyone who has watched the interview with Dizzy Gillespie where he describes his encounter with Chano Pozo, when the great percussionist first came to him with the raw, almost primordial ideas for the now...
SM Quinteto – Historias, Cuentos y Canciones
Sammy Morales has been for years, one of the most respected musicians in the Puerto Rico music scene, and a bassist with vast experience playing with some of the most recognized pop artists in the...
Chuchito Valdés – Live in Chicago
In a dynasty there is sure to be some characteristics that link one generation to another—facial characteristics, for instance, but in certain dynasties things become a little more pronounced albeit somewhat esoteric. This is certainly...