Michael Fremer Rated 8/10 Music, 9/10 Sound!
Previously Unreleased Album on Double LP!
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In April of 1998, fresh off their Grammy win for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their debut effort, Habana, Roy Hargrove's Crisol went into a studio in Guadaloupe to record their follow-up album. Until now, that album, Grande- Terre, has never been heard. Featuring an all-star band of Roy's long-time collaborators, Grande-Terre showcases Hargrove's fiery playing, his exquisite writing and the band's incredible power and unique sound.
The sound is outstanding: dynamic, bass energized, percussively 'crisp' in a good way, the horns are very well recorded and it invites turning up to whatever SPLs suit you. There's a party going on. It's shame Hargrove isn't here to enjoy it. You definitely will! This group was on fire. Joe Nino-Hernes' disc mastering is noteworthy.
Features
- Double LP
- Recorded by Henri Debs in April 1998 at La Terreur studio in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- Previously Unreleased
- Made in Canada
Musicians
Roy Hargrove | trumpet, flugelhorn |
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Frank Lacy | trombone |
Sherman Irby | alto saxophone |
Jacques Schwarz-Bart | tenor saxophone |
Gabriel Hernández | piano |
Larry Willis | piano |
Ed Cherry | guitar |
Gerald Cannon | bass |
Changuito (José Luis Quintana) | percussion |
Miguel "Angá" Diaz | percussion |
Julio Barreto | drums, vocal |
Willie Jones | drums |
Selections
Side A:
- Rhumba Roy
- A Song for Audrey
Side B:
- Lake Danse
- Kamala's Dance
- B and B
Side C:
- Another Time
- Lullaby from Atlantis
Side D:
- Afreaka
- Ethiopia
- Priorities