Jazz Articles about Raul Romero

Raul Romero and His Jazz Stars Orchestra: Moon Trip 2000, 2nd Edition

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2002

As the late Raul Romero is one of my favorite unsung big–band composer / arrangers, it saddens me to report that the second edition of Moon Trip 2000 by his Jazz Stars Orchestra is notably less pleasing than the first, which was reviewed about a year or so ago. The fault lies not with the music but with the annoying distortions caused by its apparently direct transfer from vinyl album to compact disc. The surface noise, particularly on the first ...