Dreaming in Lions: CD 200topsellingUK2024 and Blue Note stalwart in

and Blue Note stalwart in a trio with Bob Cranshaw on bass and Mickey Roker on drums

Paak himself

the ensemble returns with a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of its members as well as their respective gifts as composers

A Fickle Sonance is a quintessential hard bop outing by Jackie McLean that also offered just a hint of the avant-garde explorations the alto saxophonist was about to embark on in the years to come with the dissonances of the title track’s intro

Blue Note transitioned to the 12” LP and began the fabled 1500 Series

Dreaming in Lions: CD 200topsellingUK2024 and Blue Note stalwart inGRAMMY winning composer, bandleader, and pianist Arturo OFarrill has fulfilled what he calls a lifelong dream with his signing to Blue Note Records and the release of his Blue Note debut dreaming in lions The album finds OFarrill leading a colorful 10 piece assemblage he calls The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, a scaled down edition of his renowned Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The program encompasses two inspired multi movement suites that OFarrill has