Island Garden

Joseph Diamond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Original Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Basileus
• ASIN: B00006499L
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,592 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Smooth Latin Jazz with polish

Featuring:
Joseph Diamond – Piano all songs, Synthesizer 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
Leo Traversa – Bass all songs, fretless bass 6, 13
Vince Cherico – Drums all songs except 4, 12, 13
Adam Niewood – Tenor Sax 1
Elysa Sunshine – Vocals 1, 11
Bobby Allende – Conga 1, 11; Conga solo 7; Bongo 11
Bruce Williamson – Flute 2, 3
Mark Walker – Percussion 2
Dean Bailin – Synthesizers 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10; Guitar 4
Johnny Almendra – Bongo 3, Shekere 7
Pocholo Segundo – Conga 3, 5
Steve Sandberg – Synthesizers 4, 12
Andricka Hall & Stephanie James – Vocals 4, 12
Emedín Rivera – Conga & Percussion 4, 6, 10, 12
Rob Thomas – Violin 7, 11
Marshall Sealy – French Horn 7
Sogbety Diomande – Bade & Djembe 7
Memo Acevado – Tamboura, Guira & Conga 8
Guillermo Cárdenas – Tamboura & Guiro 9
Guido Gonzalez – Flugelhorn 10
Eddy Zervignon – Flute 11

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent music, March 1, 2009

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glenn grant (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Island Garden (Audio CD)

Catchy swinging latin jazz, it may be the best of Joseph's 3 albums. I recommend them all.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just As Good As the First One, June 23, 2003

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Liberal One "Kindle2 Book Guy" (Annapolis, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Island Garden (Audio CD)

Joe Diamond once again has put out a sweet CD. Another latin flavored gem that is a keeper. The tune "L.A." is a monster hit for me and will go down as one of the best. Even heard it on the Weather Channel the other day. This one is hot and hopefully you will give this CD a shot.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Latin Jazz meets New York, July 3, 2002

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Richard Wilson (Shingle Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Island Garden (Audio CD)

I have been a big fan of Joseph Diamonds work ever since I heard his release "Not Your Typical New Yorker" a year ago. When "Island Garden" was released, I bought it immediately - and loved it.

From the opening track, "Montoya Mambo" you find a groove that hot, smooth and memorable.

Take a drive through New York a night, add a walk on the hot sandy beaches of Aruba and blend in a party with dancing, laugher and friends - and you begin to understand the feeling of Joseph Diamond's music.

Some of my other favorite cuts were "LA", "That's Not a Good Idea" and the very smooth "Someday it will be OK."

Joseph Diamond is one of the rising stars on the Jazz / Latin Jazz scene. Get this CD and you'll understand why.