Yosvany Terry has helped redefine the Afro-Cuban and contemporary jazz idiom in the New York music scene. Mr. Terry's new release Today's Opinion reflects the growth of a young but mature composer in the international music scene. The music of this album reflects Mr. Terry's deep cultural roots as well as the versatility of his musical styles.
An extraordinary cast of musicians performs on this recording: Michael Rodriguez on trumpet, Osmany Paredes on piano, Yunior Terry on bass, Obed Calvaire on drums, Pedro Martinez on percussion and vocal, and Yosvany Terry on saxophones and chekeré.
This exceptional, multilayered recording Today's Opinion manages to be simultaneously accessible and profound, it signals the next phase of Mr. Terry's distinctive personal vision.
1. | Summer Relief (Yosvany Terry) 8:20 | |
2. | Contrapuntistico (Yosvany Terry) 9:28 | |
3. | Inner Speech (Yosvany Terry) 7:55 | |
4. | Returning Home (Yosvany Terry) 7:42 | |
5. | Harlem Matinee (Yosvany Terry) 6:47 | |
6. | Suzanne (Marcio B.A / Yunior Terry) 8:46 | |
7. | Another Vision Of Oji (Yosvany Terry) 9:04 | |
8. | Son Contemporaneo (Yosvany Terry) 8:36 |
Total Time: 66:44
Recorded
October 26, 2011
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer:
Michael Marciano (recording / mixing / mastering)
Producer:
Gerry Teekens
Yosvany Terry's album Today's Opinion was chosen for Nate Chinen's Top 10 Albums of 2012 in The New York Times (Dec 16, 2012).
Today's Opinion was awarded the first place in The Best Jazz of 2012 list (Dec 26, 2012) by Larry Blumenfeld of artinfo.com.
Chip Boaz also included Today's Opinion in his list of Great Latin Jazz Albums From 2012 (Dec 31, 2012).
Brent Black of Critical Jazz published a glowing review (Dec 21, 2012) of Today's Opinion.
Yosvany Terry reports on May 19, 2013:
Hello friends, I am very happy to share some incredible news.
I just heard that my latest CD Today's Opinion
won the Cuban Jazz Award at
Feria Internacional Cubadisco 2013
in Havana, Cuba, where both my parents went to received the prize.
I also want to congratulate all my friends that have been nominated
in other categories: Yunior Terry, Roman Filiu, Gema Corredera,
Manuel Valera, Carlos Cano, Ailem Carbajal and the list goes on and on.
Hola amigos, me siento muy emocionado al compartir estas gratas noticias.
Mi último disco Today's Opinion
ganó el premio de Jazz Cubano en la
Feria Internacional Cubadisco 2013
en la Habana, Cuba. Mis felicitaciones tambien grandes amigos y talentos que
fueron nominados en otras categorias: Yunior Terry, Gema Corredera,
Manuel Valera, Ailem Carbajal, Carlos Cano entre otros.
Felicidades a todos, se que han estado trabajando muy intensamente.
Yosvany Terry