In the middle of all the touring and playing this summer, I’ve managed to pull off a pretty cool recording project for Hollistic MusicWorks. Some of you may remember a couple of years ago the “Madera Latino” (Latin Wood) concert I did for the Festival Of New Trumpet Music celebration of Woody Shaw. I decided for this summer’s record date to revise and expand that music, write a couple of original pieces dedicated to Woody, and invite some of my favorite trumpet players to play these Latin-jazz imaginings of the great master’s music with astounding rhythm section players and percussionists . It was a blast! Here’s a few shots from the sessions showing this killer cast:
(all photos by Gary Stager)
Bryan Davis, Etienne Charles, me, Diego Urcola, Dave Douglas
me and Dave Douglas; Sean Jones and I working out:
Mike Rodriguez, me, and Josh Evans:
Luques (b) & Zaccai (p) Curtis:
Obed Calvaire (d); Little Johnny Rivero (conga):
and Pedro Martinez, Anthony Carillo (percussion)
Trumpeters, Latin Jazz fans, Jazz fans, Woody Shaw fans, this is going to be a good one. The second stage (post production) starts soon and you can be a part of it! I’ll be letting you know how very soon – stay tuned! “Madera Latino” will be dropping next spring from http://hollisticmusicworks.com