This excellent all-round session features
Paquito D'Rivera on alto, clarinet, and soprano with his sextet, which is comprised of either
Fareed Haque or
Ed Cherry on guitar, the great pianist
Danilo Perez, bassist
David Finck, drummer
Jorge Rossy, and percussionist
Sammy Figueroa. The program has some strong group originals (such as "Havana Cafe," "Jean Pauline," "Who's Smoking?!," and "Bossa do Brooklyn"), and the result is an often-fiery set of modern Afro-Cuban jazz. ~ Scott Yanow