2005-12-03
Originally a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s band, Gonzalez has played trumpet and flugelhorn with many bands as well as having produced over ten of his own albums since the late 1970s. In this recording, his Cuban roots put a new spin on the music of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
IBRAHIM FERRER
Mi Sueno
MARISA MONTE
Universa ao Meu Redor
BRAZILIAN GIRLS
Talk to La Bomb
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Ilembe - Honoring Shaka Zulu
THE ELDERS
Racing the Tide
SILA AND THE AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE
Black President
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