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Arturo O'Farrill: Upholding the Latin Tinge
by R.J. DeLuke
Arturo O'Farrill, an extraordinary pianist, admits he came out of the bebop school of playing, a Bud Powell disciple, and his strong chops would attest to that. He didn't pursue the music of his father—the great Chico O'Farrill—in his younger days, but he came upon it as he studied the music. He came to not only ...
Rumba Buhaina: The Music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Label: Random Chance Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Along Came Betty; Crisis; This is for Albert; Up Jumped Spring; Madi's Smile; Wildflower; United; The Day You Said Goodbye; One by One; Rumba Buhaina; Ask Me Now.
Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band: Rumba Buhaina: The Music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
by Francis Lo Kee
Art Blakey didn't literally write books, but it could be said that he “wrote the book : first, on jazz drumming, incorporating the essence of swing, extroverted drum solos and some genuinely unique beats that have escaped deeper absorption by contemporary drummers; second, on bandleading, constantly scouting and presenting great (often, younger) talent; and third, on ...
Instant Party & Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Poncho Sánchez Instant Party Concord Picante 2004Poncho Sánchez' Instant Party is part of a Concord series that includes similar compilations from Gene Harris, Tito Puente, Mongo SantamarÃ-a and Mel Tormé. “Just Add the willingness to have a good booty-shaking time and Poncho will bring the party home for ...
Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Hubo Un Lugar, Rosa Para Julia, En El Corazon De Pescaderias, Gitanos De La Cava, Pirata De Lucia, Donnali, Monk's Soniquete, A Abordaje, Obsession
Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco: Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco
by Dan McClenaghan
Jimi Hendrix, of rock guitar fame, once led a group called a Band of Gyspys, who were really a bunch of American guys. On Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco, Jerry Gonzalez, the New York-born, Puerto Rican trumpeter/percussionist, goes for the real thing, steering a group of Gitano (Iberian Peninsula) gypsy musicians through an enchantingly ...
Jerry Gonzalez And The Fort Apache Band: Fire Dance
by Douglas Payne
Seems Jerry Gonzalez can do no wrong. His Fort Apache band has recorded sporadically since 1979, yet has maintained a remarkable unity that continues to strengthen with each recording. Fire Dance is a gem of a performance, caught live at DC's famed (and overpriced) Blues Alley (February 2-6, 1996) and most beautifully recorded by ace producer ...
