Laukkanen, Jere
Naxos, 2000, CD
Instrument: Instrumental
Issue: 7.1w
Jazz Ruler Type: Latin
Performance: 4
Sound: 4
Score: 
O’s Notes: Afro-Cuban Big Band with Finnish musicians would not seem a likely success story but Jere and his band do an excellent job! They capture nuances in the music with daring new arrangements that freshen classics like “Manteca” and modernize ancient chants of the Yoruba tribe.
