Jerry Gonzalez - Music For Big Band (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 295 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 127 MB | Covers (14 MB) included
Genre: Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music Spain (0602517241916)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 295 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 127 MB | Covers (14 MB) included
Genre: Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music Spain (0602517241916)
Jerry González took a global view of jazz in creating his unique brand of improvised music. While his trumpet and flügelhorn reflected the influence of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, his personal cultural roots gave him a natural understanding of Afro-Cuban rhythms. As he explained to The Detroit News, "I am bilingual - I speak Spanish and English. I can play the blues and I can play the rumba." Launching his musical career in 1970 as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's band, González briefly joined Eddie Palmieri in the group El Son the following year. He soon left to join timbale player Manny Oquendo's band, Conjunto Libre…