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Havana Blues
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 1998
Track listing:
Havana Blues; The Cobra; Palabras de Mujer; Guajira; Afrodisia; Huachinango de Veracruz; Percussion Excursion; Tres Palabras; Blue Mambo; Where You At? (44:37).
Medicine Wheel
By Ben Allison
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Spy; Mousetrap; Buzz; Apostles of the Ugly; Blabbermouth; Spy (Detail); Quirky Dungeon; Tiny C.
Ben Allison: Medicine Wheel
by Glenn Astarita
Ben Allison asserts: “The Medicine Wheel is a mirror in which the universe is reflected. Any idea, person or object can be such a mirror". Derived from North American Indian beliefs Allison's somewhat mystical approach adheres to the overall attitude behind his music and the band's execution. The Septet aptly called “Medicine Wheel" is a conglomerate ...
The Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan
by Jack Bowers
Palmetto Records has struck gold again with Jeru Blue, Kansas City–based saxophonist Kerry Strayer’s heartfelt and picturesque salute to one of his earliest musical influences, the peerless Gerry Mulligan. It was after hearing a recording by Mulligan and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond that Strayer was hooked forever on the baritone, which he wields in a style ...
The Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan
by Joel Roberts
In the years since Gerry Mulligan's death, a number of albums have been recorded in tribute to the great baritone saxophonist and cool jazz patriarch. Kerry Strayer's Jeru Blue, his debut release on the Palmetto label, certainly deserves consideration as one of the best. Strayer, a Kansas City baritone saxophonist and bandleader, has written eight fresh ...
Latin Jazz Orchestra: Havana Blues
by Jack Bowers
Whenever the words “Latin" and “Jazz" appear side-by-side in a descriptive phrase (in this case the name of an orchestra), one can be almost certain that either one (Latin, rhythm) or the other (Jazz, improvisation) predominates. In this case, it's rhythm - but that's not to say that improvisation is entirely overlooked (there are engaging choruses ...
