Album Notes

Produced by Colombian pianist and arranger Jose Gallegos Midnight Jazz Affair featuring Edy Martinez and his Jazz Orchestra is a brand new CD, released under Jogal Music Co. label. In "Midnight Jazz Affair" Edy's virtuosity on playing the piano, composing, arranging and orchestration is a celebration of love to music and fellow human beings. The team of musicians is extraordinary; among the guest soloists are, Claudio Roditi, lew Soloff and Peter Braining. Some of the band members included Samuel Torres on percussion, Ernesto Simpson/drums, Jimmy Delgado/timbales, Ruben Rodriguez and Mike Viñas/bass, Cecilia Tenconi/flute. Edy Martinez was born in the south of Colombia, in a small city called Pasto. Edy left Colombia in 1960, moving initially to the Netherland Antilles and then to New Orleans, Miami and New York. He remained for 33 years outside the country, working as apianist and arranger for Tito Puente, Ray Baretto, Mongo Santamaría, Ron Carter, Bobby Watson, Gato Barbieri and Paquito D'Rivera and mny more. Edy came back briefly to Colombia with the idea of promoting the development of Jazz by way of concerts and recordings with young musicians. In 1995 recorded the first CD of Latin Jazz totally produced in Colombia, "Privilegio", featuring a young group of musicians from Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia. That CD has become the most successful Jazz recording ever in Colombia with more than 5.000 copies sold in four years.