Team Poncho Sanchez, a conga player from Los Angeles by way of Laredo, with Terence Blanchard, a trumpeter from New Orleans, and the result is music born in New York, Afro-Cuban jazz as developed by conguero Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
For his 25th album on the Concord label, Sanchez, his cooking band (which includes former San Antonio denizen Rob Hardt on saxophones) and Blanchard salute Pozo and Gillespie and the percolating music they introduced to jazz in the '40s. The crew does so not with note-for-note readings from the Pozo/Gillespie books but with a mixture of songs written by the masters and original compositions, several by Francisco Torres, CD co-producer with Sanchez and the Sanchez band's trombonist/vocalist.
The disc features a Chano Pozo medley, Tin Tin Deo/Manteca/Guachi Guaro, Pozo's Ari±a±ara, Gillespie classics Con Alma and Groovin' High, Blanchard's Wandering Wonder and Siboney, penned by Ernesto Lecuona. Torres' playful Dizzy's Dashiki and the spare Jack's Dilemma fit not only the spirit of the project but the groove.
Every musician shines, but the ensemble power, the infectious mambo/salsa/bop fusion, makes the sound as captivating and exciting today as it was 65 years ago.
Tracklist:
1. Chano Pozo Medley: Tin Tin Deo / Manteca / Guachi Guaro 6:48
2. Con Alma 5:31
3. Wandering Wonder 2:58
4. Siboney 4:54
5. Dizzy's Dashiki 4:08
6. Groovin' High 5:19
7. Nocturna 6:25
8. Harris' Walk 4:46
9. Promenade 5:29
10. Jack's Dilemma 4:04
11. Arinanara 4:46
2. Con Alma 5:31
3. Wandering Wonder 2:58
4. Siboney 4:54
5. Dizzy's Dashiki 4:08
6. Groovin' High 5:19
7. Nocturna 6:25
8. Harris' Walk 4:46
9. Promenade 5:29
10. Jack's Dilemma 4:04
11. Arinanara 4:46
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