Alejandro Cimadoro

JAZZIZ Magazine/ January 2005

Best Releases of 2004 by Mark Holston

Worthy of Notice

2. ALEJANDRO CIMADORO QUINTET The Princess and the Moonlight (CimaJazz)

The Princess and the Moonlight Alejandro Cimadoro Quintet (CimaJazz). Boston's Berklee College, a finishing school for aspiring jazz and classical musicians, has attracted hundreds of Latin American students in recent years, among them Argentine bassist Cimadoro. His talents as a composer and arranger are fully realized on this refreshing mixture of free-form pieces, bebop and restful balladry. Uruguayan pianist Nando Michelin and Mexico City-born drummer Antonio Sanchez complement the [George Garzone] saxophone and [Joel Yennior] trombone front line and the leader's luxuriant bass work.

Mark Holston