Results for "Con Alma"

Album

Con Alma

By Mark Weinstein

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2008
Track listing: Santi's Africaleidescope; Broadway Local; Con Alma; Crescent; Fee Fi Fo Fum; Evidence; La Coneja Loca; Gotcha; Soul-Leo; Monte Adentro; Stella by Starlight.

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Mark Weinstein: Con Alma

by Craig W. Hurst
July 24, 2008

Mark Weinstein's Con Alma is a delightful collection of Latin styled tunes featuring the light and refreshing sound of jazz flute. From bassist Santi Debriano”s opening “Santi's Africaleidescope" through to the closing standard “Stella by Starlight," the combo creates a constantly catchy Latin groove, establishing a foundation for the light flittering sounds of Weinstein's flute. Although ...

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Con Alma

Featuring the music of The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band
Duration: 9:55
May 28, 2008

Featured soloists are Bobby Lavell, Claudio Roditi and Slide Hampton. Director/Trombone: Slide Hampton Saxes: Antonio Hart, Mark Gross, Bobby Lavell, Andres Boiarsky, Frank Basile Trumpets: Claudio Roditi, Roy Hargrove, Frank Greene, Greg Gisbert Trombones: James Burton, Jason Jackson, Steve Davis, Douglas Purviance Piano: Roy Assaf Bass: John Lee Drums: Denis Mackrel

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Mark Weinstein: Con Alma

by Michael P. Gladstone
January 4, 2008

Con Alma is a highly listenable album reminiscent of the days of Afro-Cuban Latin jazz and the beginnings of the salsa movement. The leader, flutist Mark Weinstein, brings a most interesting story with him to this project. Weinstein was once a trombonist alongside veteran Barry Rogers in Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta Orquesta in 1966. ...

Album

Con Alma

By Mark Weinstein

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2007
Track listing: Santi's Africaleidescope; Broadway Local; Con Alma; Crescent; Fee Fi Fo Fum; Evidence; La Coneja Loca; Gotcha; Soul-Leo; Monte Adentro; Stella by Starlight

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Mark Weinstein: Con Alma

by Woodrow Wilkins
November 25, 2007

There's a common word of advice often given to beginning authors: “Write what you know. It's a suggestion that the aspiring novelist would do best by writing about things that are familiar, such as personal experiences. If such advice were followed by musicians, life would be quite boring. If Mark Weinstein had stuck to what he ...

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Mark Weinstein: Con Alma

by Chip Boaz
September 17, 2007

Collaboration lies at the heart of any successful performance--a fact all artists remember when gathering musicians for a recording. The personnel need to compliment each other artistically while reflecting diverse musical backgrounds. The repertoire needs to challenge the musicians yet they must demonstrate mastery over it. The ensemble should display a mutual respect for the tradition ...

Song of the Day

Con Alma

August 8, 2007

Album: Scenarios
By Andy Milne and Gregoire Maret
Label: ObliqSound
Released: 2007
Duration: 6:13

Album

Con Alma

By Chano Dominguez

Label: Venus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: La Tarara; No Me Platiques Mas; How About You?; Dolphin Dance; Con Alma; El Toro y La Luna; It Could Happen to You; Hullo Bolinas; Jure; Speak Low; Darn that Dream.

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Chano Dominguez Trio: Con Alma

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
August 16, 2004

This is a rather different Chano from the one who first enthralled me with Hecho a Mano (Hand-made), his blazing flamenco/jazz mix recorded in Madrid in 1996 and released on Sunnyside a few years ago. On Con Alma he's replaced the handclaps and multilayered percussion with a traditional jazz trio, bringing on world-class band mates George ...