2007-05-21
A thirteen member all-star ensemble. This is the stunning followup to the band’s Grammy-winning 2004 album, although we’re probably still going to be the only ones to play it. Contemporary-meets-traditional on this release of nine original and four interpretations influenced by the legacy of El Barrio, an Eastside NYC community that gave rise to Boogaloo, Latin Soul, and Salsa. –PeteBob Merrill and Roswell Rudd
Cheerin' Up The Universe
McCOY TYNER
Quartet
CONRAD HERWIG
THE LATIN SIDE OF HERBIE HANCOCK
BLUE NEBULA
Relative Dimensions
SONNY FORTUNE
You and the Night and the Music
SONDRE LERCHE & THE FACES DOWN QUARTET
Duper Sessions
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