Jazz
2 LPs on 1 CD:
Ira Sullivan/HORIZONS (1967)
Luis Gasca/THE LITTLE GIANT (1969)
HORIZONS:
Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida
Ira Sullivan (soprano & tenor saxophones, trumpet, flugelhorn); Lon Norman (trombone); Dolphe Castellano (piano, electric harpsichord); William Fry (bass); Jose Cigno (drums)
Producers: Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd.
Originally released on Atlantic (1476).
LUIS GASCA:
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, New York
Luis Gasca (trumpet, flugelhorn); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Hubert Laws, Lew Tabackan (flute); Herbie Hancock, Paul Griffin (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Mongo Santamaria (congas); Bernard Purdie (drums)
Producer: Joel Dorn.
Originally re;eased on Atlantic
Ira Sullivan, a key member of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1950's, was equally adept on trumpet and a variety of reeds. On "Horizons," Sullivan recapitulates the last twenty years of jazz and forecasts the next twenty in a program ranging from bebop to pop and contemporary jazz. Trumpet and flugelhorn player Luis Gasca straddles the worlds of jazz and Latin music. On "The Little Giant," Gasca leads a group of jazz all-stars (including Hubert Laws and Herbie Hancock) in performances that combine jazz with strong Latin and Afro-Cuban influences. |
