On his Zoho debut, New York trombonist Noah Bless presents his Latin jazz quintet in six Latin standards and two originals.
A 30-year veteran of New York’s rich Latin jazz scene, Bless has contributed his authoritative sound to more than 50 albums for various artists including Paquito D’Rivera, Mario Bauza, Don Braden and Celia Cruz.
2021 Grammy winner, Arturo O’Farrill, said: “I’ve seen him on the finest bandstands representing this great city, in a manner that honours that NYC tradition of purposefulness. He is equally home in swing, rumba, or samba, but always strong.
“He’s brought together a band of New York Strong. Amongst them the great bassist Boris Kozlov, Flautist Alejandro Aviles and percussion Maestro Luisito Quintero.
Bless has immersed himself in Afro-Cuban music, soaking up mambo and rhumba while getting the clave ingrained into his DNA. A graduate of internationally renowned Cincinnati Conservatory, with a master’s degree in jazz from the Manhattan School of Music, he didn’t intend on pursuing this Latin jazz path when he arrived in the Big Apple in 1990. But by 1992 he was touring the world with Afro-Cuban jazz pioneer Mario Bauza.
He subsequently put in time with salsa stars Celia Cruz, Oscar D’Leon and La India, Latin jazz innovator Eddie Palmieri, arranger-conductor Ray Santos, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra and Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Reviewing the album for Jazz Journal, Mark Gilbert, says: “Bless has enviable credentials, and this set has the stamp of quality. It’s sound, solidly played Latin-inflected jazz - not Spanish Fania style - but well-played jazz mostly with a Latin beat.”
The album’s title, New York Strong, exemplifies the city’s response to the deadly pandemic and, as Arturo says: “This lovely recording, made by lovely musicians, in a scary time in history will give the listener strength and respite.”
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EAN:
880956201023
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Discs:
1
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Brand:
CD
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Product Code:
ZM202010
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Weight:
0.1kg
