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Luis Mario Ochoa & Friends: Cimarron
by Michael P. Gladstone
It has been ten years since Luis Mario Ochoa's Canadian Latin jazz combo, Cimarrón, recorded its first album. On this new release, the guitarist/vocalist also invites Latin jazz star Paquito D'Rivera and noted trumpeter Guido Basso to join in. Basso spent years recording with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass.
The effort is a mixture of Latin jazz and salsa music. The ten selections consist of five originals, two traditional Cuban songs, two from the Great American Songbook, and a ...
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by Jerry D'Souza
Ten years after he recorded his first album, Luis Maria Ochoa and his band, Cimarrón, join guest musicians to make this self-titled third recording. This marriage of originals, a couple of traditional tunes, and music from his native Cuba are fertilized by the band, and the cross-pollination of styles makes for some fine Cuban jazz.
Paquito D'Rivera brings his clarinet along for his bright, snappy composition “To Brenda With Love. D'Rivera brings in whirling changes, ideas coming fast and endearingly, ...
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Luis Mario Ochoa & Friends
