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Crisol Habana

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Roy selected an All Star cast for this CD!! Chucho Valdez on piano, David Sanchez on sax, Miguel "Anga" on congas, Changuito on timbales Oracios"El Negro" on drums, well as you can see its a can't miss hit. Check out "Mr Bruce and Mambo for Roy".This is a must have CD for Latin Jazz Collectors. Ricky

A work of genius from start to finish, Habana goes from subtle and sublime to the all out conga jam without ever missing a beat.

The rhythms seem so natural that they're already a part of you, and everything on top works perfectly, whether its a 10 piece arrangement or a solo.

If you've made it to this review, you might as well hear it for yourself. Ain't no words that can do it justice.

Plus, my friend Andy said it was a Mitzvah to turn anyone on to this album. Nuff said.

i really like Roy Hargrove's tone.he has feeling in his playing.i dig the way he&the other musicians involved get their Groove down on this disc.the styles work well and become one.Afrodisia is the cut.don't sleep on Roy Hargrove.he has talent&chops.

Muchas gracias, Roy ,este es tu mejor disco. Es musica caliente,dinamica,impresionante, imprescindible para todos amigos del jazz latino. Recuerdos a todos los amantes del jazz, greetings to all jazz lovers from good old Europe!

listening to this album causes addiction.i can't keep myself from listening to it two or three times a day.roy really kicks ass when he is playing flugernhorn on 'ballad for children' and 'Mr.Bruce' .you MUST check this out,man; otherwise you'll be missing a lot of things.

Ive long been a fan of latin jazz, but this album is so good that it made me bored with my collection. The complex beats, the powerful soloing, the wide range of moods in the songs and the genereal arc of the album: all make 'Habana' utterly, utterly compelling. The best jazz recording ive heard in years.
'Habana' starts off slow, but by track 7 [mountaings] you pulse will be pounding.
its dope.

This recording has some merit, but as a whole, it is not very cohesive. It is obvious that these are capable musicians, but it's also obvious that they had not spent any real time playing together before this recording session. It is loaded with weak spots both in time, and melodic thought. Lacking direction and common musical goals, it is pretty insipid, and leaves me feeling I've wasted my time with it. Throughout most of the tracks, the players resort to playing loudly what they are used to playing, and very little communication takes place. Sometimes it sounds like very little listening to each other is happening, or that maybe they were having a hard time hearing each other.
Good players.....Bad setting.....mediocre music.

Roy Hargrove has never been better than on "Habana". He combines the Afro-Cuban jazz sound just as well as his predecessors, and the vitality flows from the music. Definitely pick this one up.

ogl

In modern times, it is rare to hear a Latin Jazz album of this quality. Roy Hargrove has taken his traditional jazz trumpet and flugelhorn chops and adapted them to work with Cuban rhythms. The mix is spectacular, and the artists chosen to work on the album couldn't be better. Everything was recorded in Cuba, with a majority Cuban group, and it shows in the quality of the music. This is a must-have album for any jazz enthusiast.