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Michel Camilo - Triangulo (2002)

Born in the Dominican Republic, Michel Camilo's music is rich with Caribbean rhythms that are wedded to engaging harmonic and melodic sensibilities and draw on the whole of jazz over the 20th century. With complex chordal rhythms and melodies that evoke his homeland, Camilo reminds one of both McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea. Besides his own albums, he's also been an important presence on recordings by Paquito D'Rivera. Known for his work in the traditional trio format, Camilo has broadened the scope of the genre via his writing and arrangements, so that the three players take on qualities that are truly orchestral. Cuban drummer Horacio Hernandez and bassist Anthony Jackson are perfectly matched to Camilo's vision. Triangulo dazzles as Camilo's seven new compositions are joined by three well-chosen covers (including Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma"). Quietly nestled amidst the propulsive festivities is the gorgeous ballad "Just Like You," which finds all three players excelling at playing less and less, and at the volume of a whisper. --David Greenberger

Tracklist:

1. Piece Of Cake	Listen	Listen
2. La Comparsa	Listen	Listen
3. Mr. C.I.	Listen	Listen
4. Afterthought	Listen	Listen
5. Anthony's Blues	Listen	Listen
6. Con Alma	Listen	Listen
7. Las Dos Lorettas	Listen	Listen
8. Just Like You	Listen	Listen
9. Descarga For Tito (Puente)	Listen	Listen
10. dotcom-bustion	Listen	Listen

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Suite 4 Y 20

Record Label: Blue Note Records (Usa)
Originally released: 1993

Tracklist:

1. Preludio Proyecto Latino

2. Transparence

3. Our Spanish Love Song

4. Here, There And Everywhere

5. Tres Palabras

6. Comienzo

7. Love Letters

8. Perfidia

9. Nuestro Balance

10. 4 Y 20

11. Siempre Maria

12. Nadie Me Ama

13. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Rapsodia

Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano, keyboards); Reynaldo Melian (trumpet); Felipe Cabrera (bass); Julio Barreto (drums); Mario Garcia (programming). Recorded at Woodstock Karuizawa Studio, New York, New York from November 15-21, 1992. RAPSODIA was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

Tracklist:

1. Contagio

2. Circuito

3. Tributo

4. Santo Canto (Holy Chant)

5. Moose the Mooche

6. Chancletera

7. Rapsodia Cubana

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - The Blessing

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This was the first of Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's recordings to appear in the United States, and it's a stunning introduction to his work. He's more than ably supported by Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette, with Haden's fundamentalist approach to the bass acting as a secure anchor to Rubalcaba's frequent flights of virtuosity and DeJohnette's polyrhythmic approach. With his deep roots in the rhythmic language of Cuban music, Rubalcaba brings a subtle and complex pulse to even his most reflective moments at the keyboard. He's also rooted in some of the more adventurous paths that jazz took in the 1960s, as that stellar rhythm section would suggest. It shows in the original approaches that he finds to Coltrane's "Giant Steps," Bill Evans's "Blue in Green," and Ornette Coleman's "The Blessing." --Stuart Broomer

Tracklist:

1. Circuito	Listen
2. Sandino	Listen
3. Besame Mucho	Listen
4. Giant Steps	Listen
5. Sin Remedio, El Mar	Listen
6. Silver Hollow	Listen
7. The Blessing	Listen
8. Blue In Green	Listen
9. Sinpunto Y Contracopa	Listen
10. Mima	Listen

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba - The Trio

Tracklist:

1. Maiden Voyage	Listen
2. Caravan	Listen
3. On Green Dolphin Street	Listen
4. Hot House	Listen
5. Yesterdays	Listen
6. Woodyn' You	Listen
7. Manha De Carnaval	Listen

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