Album · 2000
Tracklist
The Blues In Jazz
1 Ray's Collard Greens 6:37
2 Misty 5:21
3 Duke Rays 5:21
4 The Way You Look Tonight 7:01
Modern And Modal
5 Ellington Medley: 8:01
5.1 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
5.2 Five O'Clock Drag
6 Something For John 5:35
7 In The Spur Of The Moment 9:14
Afro-Cuban Sounds
8 Sueños De La Habana 5:45
9 Claudia 9:23
10 Descarga Ahora 6:28
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Andy Gonzalez (tracks: 8 to 10), Buster Williams (tracks: 5 to 7), Peter Washington (tracks: 1 to 4)
Cello, Leader – Akua Dixon (tracks: 9)
Conch [Shells] – Steve Turre (tracks: 1 to 4, 5 to 7)
Drums – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 5 to 7), Peter Turre (tracks: 1 to 4)
Drums, Timbales, Congas, Bongos, Bells [Campana] – Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (tracks: 8 to 10)
Ensemble – Quartet Indigo (tracks: 9)
Maracas – Steve Turre (tracks: 8 to 10)
Piano – Chucho Valdés (tracks: 8 to 10), Ray Charles (tracks: 1 to 4, 5 to 7), Stephen Scott (tracks: 5 to 7)
Trombone – Steve Turre (tracks: 1 to 4, 5 to 7, 8 to 10)
Viola – Richard Spencer (tracks: 9)
Violin [First] – Gayle Dixon (tracks: 9)
Violin [Second] – Sandy Billingslea (tracks: 9)
About this release
Telarc – CD-83484 (US)
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded at Avatar Studios, Studio C, New York City, August 14, 1999.
Tracks 5 to 7 recorded at Master Sound Astoria, Queens, New York, October 5, 1999.
Tracks 8 to 10 recorded at Avatar Studios, Studio A, New York City, October 8, 1999
Thanks to snobb for the addition