Rumba Buhaina

by Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band

Overview

In keeping with the recent trend of holding up jazz heroes for Latin listening audiences, a cause championed by Conrad Herwig and Brian Lynch in their tributes to Coltrane and Davis, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band offer up their talents to immortalize Art Blakey and his mighty Jazz Messengers. With some very creative renditions of Jazz Messengers B-sides, like "Crisis" done in a slinky Afro and "Madi's Smile" done in cha cha, Gonzalez shows himself yet again to be a great Latin interpreter of the jazz repertoire. There could not have been a better choice of group than the Fort Apache Band to pay the Messengers homage. They are without a doubt one of the finest Latin jazz outfits operating today, with superb balance and taste. They play as a unit, seemingly without ego, as only a group with better than 25 years under its belt could. The Fort Apache Band have always lacked the ability to dazzle audiences with virtuosity, but over the years their increasing synergy and sensitivity more than compensate. The level of refinement and restraint on Rumba Buhaina makes it one of the most listenable, enjoyable Latin jazz releases of 2005. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2005
Label:	Random Chance
UPC:	0806013002525
Rank:	110090

Tracks

1. Along Came Betty
2. Crisis
3. This Is for Albert
4. Up Jumped Spring
5. Madi's Smile
6. Wildflower
7. United
8. The Day You Said Goodbye
9. One by One
10. Rumba Buhaina
11. Ask Me Now

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band   Primary Artist
Fort Apache Band   Primary Artist
Jerry Gonzalez   Primary Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Percussion,Congas
Steve Berrios   Cymbals,Percussion,Drums
Larry Willis   Piano
Joe Ford   Alto,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Andy Gonzalez   Bass

Technical Credits

Russ Musto   Audio Production,Liner Notes,Producer,Mixing
Francis Wolff   Photography
Wayne Shorter   Composer
Eric Elterman   Engineer
Rick Congress   Executive Producer,Photography
Joe Ford   Composer
Freddie Hubbard   Composer
Elizabeth Carpenter   Photography
Frank Stewart   Cover Photo,Photography
Benny Golson   Composer
Andy Gonzalez   Mixing
Steve Berrios   Mixing
A.T. Michael MacDonald   Mastering
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Ed McConnell   Design,Layout Design