For your Grammy® Consideration

Best Latin Jazz Album
Mambo Jazz Party: Jonathan Powell

Featuring Jonathan Powell, Andrew Gould, Jeremy Powell, Jimmy Bosch, Doug Beavers, Itai Kriss, Louis Fouché, Nir Felder, Axel Tosca, Manuel Valera, Luques Curtis, Camilo Molina, Marcos Lopez, Marcos Torres, Luisito Quintero, Ariacne Trujillo, Anthony Almonte, Jeremy Bosch

Drawing on two decades of expertise as a sideman for Latin Jazz legends such as Eddie Palmieri, Arturo O’Farrill, Miguel Zenon, Oscar Hernandez and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and Tito Puente Jr., acclaimed trumpeter Jonathan Powell assembles a rotating 18-piece ensemble that brings the party of great, danceable Latin Jazz and Mambo and combines it with the aesthetic of modern electric jazz on Mambo Jazz Party.

Mambo Jazz Party derives its name from the noble quest to capture the essence of “party time”. Aligning himself firmly within the lineage of Latin Jazz and Mambo, Powell pays homage to the masters with whom he’s had the privilege to work, both through the authenticity of the performance and the song selection. The difference on this album, however, comes with that which is not typically found on a Latin Jazz record. Enthused by the sounds of modern electric jazz and the great history of electric jazz fusion, Powell draws directly on the sounds of artists like Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Headhunters, Weather Report, Kneebody, Snarky Puppy, and even Thundercat. Add to this the sonic textures of the tabla from the Carnatic music that Powell studied during his teens and the contemporary harmonic concept of crossover jazz artists and one begins to understand the intricacies of the layers that are present in how Powell takes the genre and, in his own words, “bends” it.

The album features a curated blend of original compositions and arrangements, both of which come together to acknowledge the various traditions and pioneers who paved the way for Powell.

Jonathan Powell
  1. Juancito
    feat. Jimmy Bosch & Louis Fouché
  2. Hope
    feat. Nir Felder & Itai Kriss
  3. You’re Everything
    feat. Ariacne Trujilo
  4. Butterfly
    feat. Manuel Valera
  5. Inner Urge 
  6. Un Dia Bonito II Intro 
  7. Un Dia Bonito II
    feat. Anthony Almonte
  8. Frogwala
  9. Alone, Alone and Alone
  10. Paramahansa
  11. Yogananda  
    feat. Manuel Valera and Itai Kriss
  12. Juegetón
  13. Totem Pole

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