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- Date Released: November 1, 1994
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Latin Jazz
- Label: Fantasy / Milestone
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The Afro Blue Band is actually a series of bands drawn from a pool of 15 musicians under the overall direction of saxophonist/Miami nightclub owner Arthur Barron, who has pulled a series of mostly hot Latin jazz performances out of the mix. Barron appears on most of the tracks, his workaday tenor and alto sharing the spotlight with the more coherent, impassioned work of Mario Rivera on soprano, tenor, flute, and cornet, Dave Liebman's soprano, Melton Mustafa's trumpet, Papo Vasquez's trombone, and Mel Martin's assortment of wind instruments. The only consistent anchors of these bands are Phoenix Rivera (Mario's son) on drums and Steve Neil on bass, who cook throughout the frequent personnel changes. The pianist is usually Hilton Ruiz, spelled on a few tracks by Mark Levine -- and the tough conga work is often in the hands of Jerry Gonzales. With a boiling clutter of Gonzales' Afro-Cuban percussion work, the collection starts off on the right foot with a great rendition of the title track; it sounds a bit like what Coltrane might have done with the tune had he included it on his "Kulu Se Mama" session. The band's inspiration, "Afro Blue," is also very hot, with Mario reaching toward the edge at the close. Overall, the revolving personnel is this album's strength; the frequent changes of texture and style keeps things fresh and unpredictable.
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| 01. |  |
Impressions |
10:09 |
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| 02. | |
Lonnie's Lament |
5:34 |
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| 03. | |
Afro Blue |
9:28 |
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| 04. | |
Tonesville |
6:51 |
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| 05. | |
Latin Jazzdance |
6:14 |
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| 06. | |
Senor Blues |
6:09 |
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| 07. | |
For Pearl |
5:44 |
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| 08. | |
The Phantom |
4:48 |
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08 Total Tracks, 54:57 Total Length
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Credits
- Mark Levine - Piano // Mark Levine - Piano // Mark Levine - ? // Mark Levine - ? // Mel Martin - Flute // Mel Martin - Clarinet (Bass) // Mel Martin - Flute (Alto) // Mel Martin - Piccolo // Mel Martin - Sax (Alto) // Mel Martin - Sax (Tenor) // Mel Martin - ? // Hilton Ruiz - Piano // Hilton Ruiz - ? // Jerry Gonzalez - Percussion // Jerry Gonzalez - Percussion // Jerry Gonzalez - Conga // Jerry Gonzalez - Conga // Jerry Gonzalez - Flugelhorn // Jerry Gonzalez - Flugelhorn // Jerry Gonzalez - ? // Jerry Gonzalez - ? // Todd Barkan - Producer // Todd Barkan - Liner Notes // Steve Berrios - Conga // Steve Berrios - Bells // Steve Berrios - Claves // Steve Berrios - ? // Glenn Cronkhite - Percussion // Glenn Cronkhite - Cymbals // Glenn Cronkhite - ? // Mike Krowiak - Engineer // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - Sax (Soprano) // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // David Liebman - ? // Melton Mustafa - Trumpet // Melton Mustafa - ? // Steve Neil - Bass // Steve Neil - ? // Mario Rivera - Flute // Mario Rivera - Cornet // Mario Rivera - Sax (Soprano) // Mario Rivera - Sax (Tenor) // Mario Rivera - Timbales // Mario Rivera - ? // Angel Papo Vasquez - Trombone // Angel Papo Vasquez - ? // Papo Vasquez - ? // Lionel Cole - Synthesizer // Lionel Cole - ? // Phoenix Rivera - Drums // Phoenix Rivera - ? // Afro Blue Band - Main Performer // Arthur Barron - Flute // Arthur Barron - Sax (Alto) // Arthur Barron - Sax (Tenor) // Arthur Barron - ? // Nicole Yarling - Violin // Nicole Yarling - Vocals // Nicole Yarling - ?
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