OMAR SOSA’S 88 WELL-TUNED DRUMS (Ota 1035) As a rule, I am not fond of compilations, but Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums is a captivating musical...
For an ensemble as medium-sized as Angel Roman & Mambo Blue what you get on Festive Interplay is big music-making; soaring horns – both brass and...
Ricky Rodriguez has proved himself a bassist of exceptional agility and finesse in other musicians’ groups, notably in his work with Joe Locke and Fabian Almazan,...
This disc has special significance for Angel Roman. It came as an epiphany twelve years after he had virtually played any music at all. Spiritualism and...
On El Conde Negro Pete Rodríguez seems bask in the burnished glow of his horn as he stretches and relaxes his way through ten beautifully wrought...
It is probably unfair to compare the younger Pete Rodríguez to his father Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez, who was a fascinating figure in another era when...