2007-05-21
A thirteen member all-star ensemble. This is the stunning followup to the band’s Grammy-winning 2004 album, although we’re probably still going to be the only ones to play it. Contemporary-meets-traditional on this release of nine original and four interpretations influenced by the legacy of El Barrio, an Eastside NYC community that gave rise to Boogaloo, Latin Soul, and Salsa. –PeteWYNTON MARSALIS & MARCUS ROBERTS
TOGETHER AGAIN
JUDY NIEMACK
Blue Nights
Mwalim
Awakened by a Noon Day Sun
GENE CIPRIANO
First Time Out
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
United We Swing
THE JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET
New World
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