Label: Challenge Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917330229
Catalog number: CR 73302
Releasedate: 03-09-10
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917330229
Releasedate: 03-09-10
O’Connell and company are more than great players sharing space on a CD. Rather, they comprise an agile and sentient ensemble with an uncanny ability to shift seamlessly between Latin Jazz and swing, each exceptional soloist soars with such fluid harmonic and rhythmic support. The result is this collection of truly great performances, one track better than the next.
- An internationally veteran of post-bop, Latin jazz and hard bop
- Bill O'Connell sets himself apart as a pianist and leader who begs to be compared - and compared to the best
- “...you can’t miss the ensemble’s ability to shift effortlessly between sections and feels”
- He worked for Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins at early stages in his career
- An internationally recognized composer, has his original compositions on
CDs by Mongo Santamaria, Emily Remler, Charles Fambrough, and on virtually every recording made by flutist Dave Valentin
O’Connell and company are more than great players sharing space on a CD. Rather, they comprise an agile and sentient ensemble with an uncanny ability to shift seamlessly between Latin Jazz and swing, each exceptional soloist soars with such fluid harmonic and rhythmic support. The result is this collection of truly great performances, one track better than the next.
Bill O’Connell: piano Luques Curtis: bass (track 1,6,7,8,10) David Finck: bass (track 2,3,4,5) Steve Berrios: drums Steve Slagle: saxophone (alto sax (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9) soprano sax (tracks 4, 7) Richie Flores: percussion (track 1 congas and timbales, track 3 congas, chekere and timbales) Dave Samuels: vibraphone (track 1, 3) Conrad Herwig: trombone (track 5)
Bill O’Connell: piano Luques Curtis: bass (track 1,6,7,8,10) David Finck: bass (track 2,3,4,5) Steve Berrios: drums Steve Slagle: saxophone (alto sax (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9) soprano sax (tracks 4, 7) Richie Flores: percussion (track 1 congas and timbales, track 3 congas, chekere and timbales) Dave Samuels: vibraphone (track 1, 3) Conrad Herwig: trombone (track 5)