Afro-Cuban Sax Brothers -- Ben Ball & Dave Ellis

Описание: The Latin Jazz instrumental titled "Afro-Cuban Sax Brothers," features gifted tenor saxophonist Dave Ellis and master musician Ben Ball playing brilliant solos on alto sax, piano, and soprano sax respectively. Dave Ellis raises the excitement with a rich tenor sax solo, followed by his spellbinding tenor sax voice over the backdrop of vibrant background horns. Producer Bill Jackson composed this piece as a tribute to saxophone players Ben Ball, Dave Ellis (who've known each other since elementary school in Berkeley), and Melvin Bell (also affectionately called "Mellow," originally from Denver, Colorado), who are all former classmates and graduates of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. Distinguished percussionist Bill Norwood once again assumes the role of the driving force behind this piece.



True Vibe Records, founded in Oakland, recently stepped up its game by revising and releasing its newest and hottest album yet, titled ¡Mucho Mas! Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry. This is the fourth in a series of CDs, following the highly acclaimed Paradise Presents Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry, Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry—Phaze 2, and Give It All U Got! The title of this 14-track project hints that many of these original songs have a Latin influence, along with fusion of Jazz Funk, R&B, Conscious Hip Hop, and Spoken Word. Jazz Funk Hip HoPoetry has developed immensely as a new genre of music since its inception when producer Bill Jackson recruited Bay Area poet laureate/ slam poetry icon/ spoken word artist Paradise to collaborate. Paradise coined the name of this music.

A diverse line up of topflight Greater San Francisco Bay Area vocalists, musicians, conscious hip hop and spoken word artists were recruited to contribute their musical gifts to this unique album. They came from Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, Richmond, Novato, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Danville, San Jose, and Gilroy with their creative juices overflowing with talent.