This early solo album by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was recorded in Madrid, Spain a few years before his defection from Cuba. Sandoval performs six high-power sides (five original compositions plus A Night in Tunisia") showcasing tremendous technique and ability with his ferocious and rapid licks. The recordings here feature pianist Hilario Dur�n and guitarist Jorge Chicoy.

A prot�g� of legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval has been awarded 10 Grammy� Awards, and been nominated 19 times. He has also received 6 Billboard Awards as well as an Emmy Award for his composing of the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, "For Love or Country", that starred Andy Garcia as Arturo. Considered one of the world's most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, he is also recognized worldwide as a renowned classical artist, pianist, and composer.

Arturo Sandoval and Wynton Marsalis are live with a night of stellar jazz band performances across a number of fan favourite tracks including 'Wheel Within a Wheel', 'Tumbaito' and 'Tunisian Blues'.

Hector Sandoval, Norma Fantini, Scott Hendricks, Tania Kross, and Rosalind Plowright star in this production of the Giordano opera performed by the Vienna Symphony, Bregenz Festival Chorus, and Prague Philharmonic Choir conducted by Ulf Schirmer.