1. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - Nengueleru [05:04]
2. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - E'cha [04:17]
3. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - City Sunrise [06:47]
4. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - The Forgotten Ones [03:53]
5. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - Black Action Figure [06:21]
6. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - Congo [06:30]
7. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - And This Too Shall Pass [09:28]
8. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - Brown Belle Blues [05:00]
9. Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Christian Scott - La Fiesta Va [05:46]
Playing Time.........: 53:08
Total Size...........: 318,74 MB
I like this album which features three American soloists with two different Cuban rhythm sections, one with electric bass and the other with acoustic bass. Five of the nine tunes are composed by the Americans while the two Cuban pianists -- Rember Duharte and Harold Lopez-Nussa -- contribute two songs apiece. Duharte solos on exactly one tune and Loppez-Nussa on two tunes.
Scott, from his blues phrasing to his pentatonic conception, owes more to Indianapolis native Freddie Hubbard than he does to the city of New Orleans. Afro-Cuban rhythms have been part of jazz since the bebop era in a more explicit way than they were at the turn-of-the-century when Jelly Roll Morton described the influence of habanera rhythms in tunes like "La Paloma" as the "Spanish tinge." There more Latin American jazz in NYC than anywhere else in the country.
I love the feel of the rhythm sections, especially the bass lines. Particularly impressive is the stop-time figure during the vibes solo on the second tune, "E'cha."
Although the three jazz stars are listed alphabetically, New Yorker Harris is driving the convertible presumably because it's his record date, however Sanchez -- born and raised in Puerto Rico -- is the only native Spanish speaker of the three.
