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San Francisco Latin Jazz Society: This
by Dave Sumner
The San Francisco Latin Jazz Society is standing all by its lonesome in a corner of the jazz room. Filling a largely ignored niche, SFLJS channels late sixties Latin jazz à la Gato Barbieri and fuses it with the rock-jazz fusion that rose to prominence in the seventies with bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra and the Love, Devotion, Surrender (Columbia, 1973) collaboration between guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin.On its previous release, Now What (Scott Brown Music, 2011), SFLJS ...
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by Lewis J Whittington
Now What is raucous, adventurous music from The San Francisco Latin Jazz Society--the first of two winter 2012 releases from this electric, bluesy ensemble--and a reminder that Stateside studio jazz is not permanently lurching toward predigested pop territory as it might sometimes seem. On its website, SFLJS states it has had many aliases, including New Latin Jazz Society, Descarga Libre, the Psychedelic Mambo Cult, Los Pinguinos and Latin Jazz Descarga.This album recalls Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970) ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Sonrisa
From: SonrisaBy San Francisco Latin Jazz Society
For Demian
From: ThisBy San Francisco Latin Jazz Society
Something For Freddie
From: Now WhatBy San Francisco Latin Jazz Society
San Francisco Latin Jazz Society
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
