Recommended Jazz: Afro-Cuban Jazz music (#1 - #40)
GERARDO ROSALES: Mongomania
A terrific 2-CD set of sparkling Mongo Santamaria compositions as interpreted by percussionist-bandleader Gerardo Rosales.
CD price: $20.00
NILS FISCHER & TIMBAZO: ¡Gracias Joe Cuba!
A tribute to the legendary Joe Cuba featuring the Grammy winners Brian Lynch, Alain Pérez and some of the best Latin musicians residing in Europe.
CD price: $17.99
PAQUITO D'RIVERA: 40 Years Of Cuban Jam Sessions
Cuban Jam Sessions at it's best. Paquito's guest musicians include Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Juan Pablo Torres, Rene Toledo, Jesus Caunedo, Juanito Marquez, Pucho Escalante, Israel "Cachao" Lopez and many others.
CD price: $14.00
PAQUITO D'RIVERA: La Habana-Rio Conexion
Multi-Grammy Winner and one of the world's top saxophone players.
Recommended if you like Ed Calle.CD price: $14.00
ROB SUSMAN: Tri Boro Trio
Mellow instrumental jazz; a featured soloist with the Duke Ellington Legacy Band. He has toured the with Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra and Salsa singer La India.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BOBBY MATOS AND HIS AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE: Gratitude
Latin Jazz with influences from Charanga to Coltrane
CD price: $14.98
CULLEN KNIGHT: LOOKING UP (Deal With It)
Classic Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz featuring: Cullen Knight, Newman Taylor Baker, Kenny Barron, Bootsie Barnes, Bobby Durham, Charles Fambrough, Monnette Sudler, and a host of others.
CD price: $19.99 / MP3 price: $5.99
PATATO VALDES: Masterpiece
The king of the Congas at his very Best. A Masterpiece, as the title implies.
CD price: $14.00
BEBO VALDES: Bebo Rides Again
Great afro-cuban jazz with Bebo Valdes, Paquito D'Rivera, Juan Pablo Torres and others.
Recommended if you like Chucho Valdés.CD price: $13.00
MARVIN DIZ: Habla el Tambor
A sophisticated and captivating ride through carnival time in Africa, rumba and dance parties in Cuba and the chicest jazz clubs of New York.
CD price: $14.95
STEFAN GASPAR: Orange & Blue
Hot Latin Jazz. Rhythm, Percussion, Energy. Samba's, Mambo's and Bossa's. Great Compositions. What a sax sound.
CD price: $12.97
WILLIE MARTINEZ LA FAMILIA SEXTET: After Winter, Spring
Real New York Style Latin jazz. A perfect marriage of the scintillating rhythms of the Afro Caribbean with the brilliant harmonic spontaneity of American Jazz.
Recommended if you like Mongo Santamaría.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $7.92
TRIO REENACTMENT: Trio Reenactment
Trio Reenactment performs original acoustic jazz inspired by an eclectic mix of sounds.
Recommended if you like Chick Corea, Eddie Palmieri.CD price: $12.97
HUMBERTO RAMIREZ: Duets
Latin jazz trumpet player, Humberto Ramírez, shows his hard bop-latin jazz style in a unique album concept. You will listen to collaborations with top jazz musicians such as, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito Puente and more.
CD price: $12.97
ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Song For Chico
This album re-affirms their claim as the world’s leading Latin jazz big band.
CD price: $18.98
ALFREDO TRIFF: Boleros Perdidos
An original song-cycle exploring the dark, desperate pleasures of the city at night. It expands the classic Cuban bolero form with jazz influences blues inflexions and unexpected rhythmic play.
CD price: $15.99 / MP3 price: $15.99
LUIS MUNOZ: Compassion
A collection of 11 compositions that explore his Central American roots through the idioms of Costa Rican folklore, Classical music and Jazz.
MP3 price: $15.00
BRIAN ANDRES AND THE AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ CARTEL: Drummers Speak
A Latin Jazz release featuring some of the Bay Area's best percussionists performing tunes composed exclusively by notable drummers of Jazz and Latin music.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JEFF BUSCH: Song for the 9th Ward
This is the 2nd album of original jazz by this drummer/composer. His quintet has an open, organic sound, reminiscent of the hard bop era, though the Cuban jazz influence of pianist Julio Jauregui adds a refreshing twist to this swinging mix.
Recommended if you like Art Blakey.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
GRUPO LOS SANTOS: Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea
Folkloric jazz with flavors of Cuba, Brazil and a touch of flamenco.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
THE JOHN SANTOS QUINTET: Papa Mambo
World class Latin jazz for the dancers, listeners, and fans.
CD price: $13.95
JANINE SANTANA: Soft As Granite
Original arrangements of Latin Jazz influence. This is a gutsy, soulful compilation performed by internationally renowned guest artists such as Richie Cole, Jose Madera and others.
CD price: $12.97
THE PAUL CARLON OCTET: Roots Propaganda
What if the spirit warrior goddess had blown through the Hurricane Club during Duke Ellington’s early 1940s flirtations with Latin jazz? Jazz saxophonist and composer Paul Carlon and his Octet imagine just such a musical scenario on Roots Propaganda
CD price: $12.97
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Trompeta Tropical: La Trompeta de Puerto Rico
Outstanding performances by some of the finest trumpet players from Puerto Rico. The unique sound of the Puerto Rican trumpet.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
MARCUS D. WILLIAMS: Gulfview Boulevard
A jazzy, Latin, and funk tour de force of the music of the Gulf of Mexico inspired by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the other tropical storms of 2005.
Recommended if you like Carlos Santana, Grant Green.CD price: $11.97
DAVE ASKREN: Trio Nuevo +
Acoustic latin jazz featuring Dave on nylon string guitar with an all-star rhythm section playing originals and reworked jazz standards.
CD price: $11.99
SĀLONGO: Sālongo
This 7 piece Afro-Cuban/Brazilian group combines the rhythmic drive of Mongo Santamaria, the rhythms of Brazil and the commercial appeal of Santana.
CD price: $15.97
LUIS MUNOZ: The Fruit of Eden
Costa Rican musician Luis Muñoz, winner of an ACAM Award for his previous CD, Vida (Jazz Composer/Producer of the Year 2006), released "The Fruit of Eden" in 1996, a collection of 11 compositions that explore his Central American roots.
MP3 price: $15.00
WET PAINT: Let It Breathe
A deep blues/jazz/soul well of quenching cool watah, echoing hope from the fathomless invincible caverns
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
RUBIM DE TOLEDO: Seu Swing
A mix of Cuban jazz, Brazilian jazz and North American jazz.
Recommended if you like Cachao.CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $7.97
UP ENSEMBLE: Up ensemble
A trio committed to creating a unique blend of instrumental music. Influences range from the classic bop eras of the 1940s and 50s to Afro-Cuban jazz to pop music of the 1960s
CD price: $12.99
MARIO SOLLAZZO PLAYS ERNESTO LECUONA: La 32
A re-evaluation of the Cuban tradition, and additionally Spanish, in a wonderful piano classical key composed by Ernesto Lecuona, the "Cuban Gershwin".
CD price: $14.00
AFROBOP ALLIANCE: Encarnacion
Afro-Cuban jazz: hard blowing clave-based bebop.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
RAPHAEL CRUZ: Time Travel
Smooth Afro-Cuban jazz with blends of Brazilian music. Powerful drums, beautiful melodies and extraordinary solos.
CD price: $16.98
