Between 1996 and 2003, Jack West released five remarkable albums with his evolving band Curvature. The recordings showcased West on 6 and 8-string acoustic guitar in small, acoustic ensembles including marimba, second acoustic guitar, saxophone, percussion, and pedal steel. Essential Curvature is a Best-Of Collection. Jack West's music is a new genre of American acoustic music influenced by jazz, rock, folk, and funk, in equal measure - one that features extraordinary acoustic guitar playing. A1. Big Ideas A2. Slinky A3. Interaction Shift A4. Not Touching B1. This Life May Be Monitored (For Quality Assurance) B2. Moon With A View B3. Something About The Dream B4. Quarter Past Stockton C1. Nigel's Dream C2. Oil Vein C3. Colored Shells C4. Closer To The Sky D1. Helicopter D2. Backwards Over Bend D3. True South D4. Christina's Song
Omar Sosa's 88 Well-Tuned Drums, the soundtrack to the documentary film of the same name, is the first solo vinyl release for multiple-GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Omar Sosa. Presented on white vinyl, these newly-remastered tracks highlight Sosa's spectacular range, from soloist to big band leader and everything in between. A must-have for fans and a perfect introduction for the uninitiated, this career-spanning LP captures a Cuban music icon in some of his best and brightest recordings. While Sosa's globetrotting sound defies easy genre categorization, fans of ambient, fusion, Latin jazz, salsa and world music will discover both freshness and familiarity in Omar Sosa's 88 Well-Tuned Drums. 1. Sunrise 2. Toridanzon 3. Portrait 4. Promised Land 5. Cha Cha du Nord 6. So All Freddie 7. Augustia With Tumbao 8. Ella
Es: sensual presents a continuation of Cuban pianist-composer-bandleader Omar Sosa's collaboration with Hamburg's NDR Bigband and acclaimed Brazilian cellist-composer-arranger Jaques Morelenbaum, whose inaugural effort can be heard on the ECHO Jazz awarded Omar Sosa-NDR Bigband CD 'Ceremony' (OTA1021). Recorded at NDR's Hamburg studios, Es: sensual features Morelenbaum's vivid arrangements of selections from a number of Omar Sosa CDs, including 'Free Roots','Mulatos', 'Promise', 'Across The Divide', 'Eggun' and 'Ile" a veritable best of Omar Sosa! Rooted in Afro-Cuban spiritual and percussive traditions, and intimately versed in a range of contemporary world musics, Omar's finely textured compositions present Morelenbaum with the foundation to summon forth a sweeping palette of sounds, inspiring the NDR BigbandA´s brilliant soloists. 1. Cha Cha Du Nord 2. Reposo 3. L3zero 4. My Three Notes 5. Glu-Glu 6. Iyade 7. Angustiado 8. Sad Meeting
