Genre: Jazz

Label: Blue Note

Size: 12"

Composer: Filin

Additional Artists: Cecile McLorin Salvant Gonzalo Rubalcaba Peter Washington Kush Abadey

Format: 33RPM,

Melissa Aldana Filin LP

Melissa

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UNILP22823

UPC:

602488228237

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Description

Coming February 13, 2026 pre-order your copy today!

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the April 2026 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Ballads Rooted in the Cuban Filin Tradition on Vinyl LP!
Featuring Vocals by Cécile McLorin Salvant on 2 Tracks!

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Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana's third Blue Note album Filin is an exquisite ballads album that presents stunning new versions of songs drawn from the Filin music tradition of Cuba, a style of popular song from the 1940s-'60s that was deeply influenced by American musicians such as Nat King Cole.

The word Filin is derived from "feeling" and the deeply felt performances find Aldana with a remarkable quartet featuring the Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba with Peter Washington on bass and Kush Abadey on drums, as well as special guest vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant on two tracks. The band also interprets songs by Brazilian composers Hermeto Pascoal ("Little Church") and Cartola ("Las Rosas No Hablan").

Aldana's third for the classic jazz label is her most mature statement to date... highlights on this gorgeous Cubano answer to John Coltrane's classic Ballads include Aldana's relaxed, smoky expressions on Salvador Levi's 'La Sentencia,' her deep-toned Ben Webster-ish articulations on 'Ocaso,' and her wistful version of Hermeto Pascoal's 'Little Church,' a tribute to the late Brazilian composer who passed in September of 2025.
-Bill Milkowski, The Absolute Sound, April 2026, Music 4.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features

Vinyl LP

Musicians

Melissa Aldana	tenor saxophone
Gonzalo Rubalcaba	piano
Peter Washington	bass
Kush Abadey	drums
Cécile McLorin Salvant	vocals