Conrad Herwig - The Latin Side of Horace Silver (2020) [Official Digital Download]

In 1996 trombonist Conrad Herwig unveiled the first installment in the popular "Latin Side of" series with the Grammy-nominated The Latin Side of John Coltrane. Since that time other volumes have followed with the current release, The Latin Side of Horace Silver being the latest addition to the franchise. Herwig has assembled an all-star band of his favorite colleagues including tenor sax great Igor Butman along with special guest, the Grammy-winning Dominican pianist, Michel Camilo. "The great thing about jazz is that nothing is so sacred that it can't be recomposed and reinvented and rediscovered," said Herwig, who goes on to prove it by refracting the music of the legendary Horace Silver through his own love of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

The exuberant piano of Michel Camilo weaves in and out of this classic tune displaying his full virtuosic abilities of lightning-fast runs, jackhammer chords and wildly ambidextrous poly-rhythms. While the Dominican pianist’s musical personality is omnipresent, Igor Butman takes a tenor turn notable for an exuberance of his own in the form of a few deftly placed “cackle-attacks.” Next the leader is in the spotlight taking an imaginative solo with impressive machine gun-like repeated notes punctuated by some treacherous leaps cutting in like hatchet blows. Finally, before the band enters to take the tune out, conga player Richie Flores delivers a jaw-dropping solo over a modal vamp in the piano and bass.

TRACKLIST

1. Conrad Herwig - Nica's Dream
2. Conrad Herwig - Song for My Father
3. Conrad Herwig - The Gods of Yoruba
4. Conrad Herwig - Peace
5. Conrad Herwig - The Cape Verdean Blues
6. Conrad Herwig - Filthy McNasty
7. Conrad Herwig - Silver's Serenade
8. Conrad Herwig - Nutville



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