Edy Martinez
Midnight Jazz Affair: Edy Martinez & His Jazz Orchestra
CD
(Jogal Music 07591),
Released 2008;
Editor's Pick:
The Colombian pianist, who has played and worked with Tito Puente, Ron Carter and bunch of other people, turns in a beautiful piece of orchestral Latin jazz. The arrangements, by Martinez, are modern but absolutely redolent of everything from Gil Evans to the great orchestrations of the mambo orchestras. There a bunch of great musicians playing here, from Ruben Rodriguez on bass to Claudio Roditi and Philip Mossman on trumpets; Jimmy Delgado, Ernesto Simpson and Samuel Torres handle most of the percussion and Dave Valentin sits in on flute. Martinez moves from piano to organ and Fender Rhodes piano, and his solos are models of patient improvising, modern but swinging and thoughtful. A small masterpiece.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-06-23)
Song titles include:
Suite For Piano, Percussion & Jazz Orchestra
Guaneņa
Children
Dissapear
Manuela Si
Midnight Jazz Affair
Hard Drive Blues
Mother's Day
Celebration
Musicians include:
Edy Martinez Piano/Rhodes/Organ
Ernesto Simpson Drums
Samuel Torres Congas
Jimmy Delgado Bongos
Mike Viņas Bass
Hector Colon Trumpets
Noah Bless Trombones
Peter Braining Alto and tenor saxes
Enrique Fernandez Baritone sax
Cecilia Tenconi Alto sax and flute
Dave Valentin Flute (guest soloist on 3)
Philip Mossman Trumpets
Ruben Rodriguez Bass on 5 & 6
Richard Vitale Trombones
Category: Latin Jazz
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