Jazz Articles about Bobby Matos

Bobby Matos: Sessions

by Joel Roberts
April 1, 1998

This compilation album is drawn from nine sessions recorded over a 14-year period by Bobby Matos and his Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble. The emphasis here is on the “Jazz" side of “Latin Jazz." Matos, a percussionist and vocalist, leads the various groups through a wildly eclectic assortment of originals, traditional Latin tunes, pop songs, and modern jazz.

How's this for diversity: an English / Spanish rendition of The Rascal's '60s hit “Groovin," three different takes on Herbie Hancock's funk-jazz classic “Chameleon," ...