Here is the latest offering by Latin Jazz great Bill O’Connell, making
his fourth release for the Savant label. Always one to seek out new ways
to express his music vision, the pianist has throughout his career
embraced a broad stylistic swath of jazz, Latin and Brazilian idioms
while experimenting with an equally diverse orchestral formats, from a
duo to unconventional trio settings and ensembles of various sizes. His
well-known resume includes long stints as keyboardist and arranger for
the legendary Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria and Puerto Rican flautist
Dave Valentín as well as engagements with a diverse array of jazz and
Latin artists, from saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Gato Barbieri to
trumpeters Chet Baker and Jerry Gonzalez. Here Bll is joined by his
acclaimed group The Latin Jazz All-Stars, featuring Conrad Herwig, Steve
Slagle and Cuban percussion great Roman Diaz.
