Release Date: 22 July 2016
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842215426
Genres: Jazz  Modern Postbebop  
Release Date: 22 July 2016
Label: Savant Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 633842215426
Genres: Jazz  Modern Postbebop  
Description
'Heart Beat' by Latin Jazz great Bill O'Connell, is his fourth release for the Savant label. Bill is joined by his acclaimed group The Latin Jazz All-Stars, featuring Conrad Herwig, Steve Slagle and Cuban percussion star Roman Diaz.
Always one to seek out new ways to express his music vision, O'Connell has throughout his career embraced a broad stylistic swath of jazz, Latin and Brazilian idioms, while experimenting with an equally diverse orchestral formats, from a duo to unconventional trio settings and ensembles of various sizes. His well-known resume includes long stints as keyboardist and arranger for the legendary Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria and Puerto Rican flautist Dave ValentÃn as well as engagements with a diverse array of jazz and Latin artists, from saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Gato Barbieri to trumpeters Chet Baker and Jerry Gonzalez.
Personnel: Bill O'Connell (piano & arranger), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Steve Slagle (reeds), Luques Curtis (bass), Richie Barshay (drums), Roman Diaz (Latin percussion), Melvis Santa (vocals)
Tracklisting
Alan Broadbent Trio
Jim Snidero
Denise Donatelli
Conrad Herwig
Bill O'Connell
Mike LeDonne
JD Allen
Louis Hayes
Bill O'Connell
Bill O'Connell
Bill O'Connell
Bill O'Connell
Bill O'connell
Bill O'connell