A versatile trumpeter able to navigate in both the Jazz and Latin music fields, Grammy Award winner Brian Lynch returns to the Criss Cross fold with ConClave Volume 2, a tour-de-force for his revamped Spheres of Influence ensemble.
Up-and-comers Yosvany Terry on alto, Manuel Valera on piano, with bassist Luques Curtis, drummer Justin Brown, and percussionist Pedro Martinez make the scene for a diverse set of mainly Lynch originals.
Mixing the Afro-Cuban beat with touches of samba and funk, Lynch comes up with his best concoction to date of spicy Latin sounds.
1. | The Downside Of Upspeak (Brian Lynch) 9:06 | |
2. | Truth (Charles Tolliver) 7:18 | |
3. | With A Single Step (Brian Lynch) 10:04 | |
4. | Magenta's Return (Brian Lynch) 7:32 | |
5. | Solar (Miles Davis) 8:28 | |
6. | Dance The Way U Want To (Brian Lynch) 6:53 | |
7. | One For Armida (Brian Lynch) 6:17 | |
8. | Blue Friday (Kenny Dorham) 8:16 |
Total Time: 63:59
Recorded
June 4, 2010
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer:
Max Ross &
Max Bolleman (mixing) &
The Masters (mastering)
Producer:
Gerry Teekens