T.K. BLUE

Latin Bird

2011-09-07

T.K. Blue came from Jamaican and Trinidadian roots and has been a New York City jazz saxophonist/flautist and jazz teacher for many years. This set attempts to pay homage to the great Charlie "Bird" Parker and does so with an Afro-Cuban take on Parker's music. The exception to the rule is the reflective "He Flew Away Too Soon," a memorial for Benny Powell, a member of T.K.'s band who passed away recently. The music is upbeat, Latin-snappy and the band's tight. T.K. says he's trying to not only tell Bird's story, but his own as well. Suggestions to explore are "Visa," "Barbados" and "Donna Lee." 09/11 Michael J. J-Latin

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Jazz

  • reviewed 08/2007

    ELDAR
    Re-Imagination

  • reviewed 01/2007

    MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
    Surrealistic Swing

  • reviewed 02/2007

    TOM GAVORNIK
    Acceleration

  • reviewed 05/2007

    KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S INFINITY ORCHESTRA
    Transmigration

  • reviewed 01/2006

    BEAT KAESTLI
    Happy, Sad and Satisfied.

  • reviewed 09/2015

    Bob Merrill and Roswell Rudd
    Cheerin' Up The Universe

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.