Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache! CD

New York City-based drummer Bobby Sanabria might be considered the Buddy Rich of the Latin jazz percussive arena. He's a firebrand who lays down fervent swing grooves while churning out blazingly fast and amazingly coherent salsa beats amid an altogether complex attack. With this 2002 effort, the drummer leads his quartet through a sequence of torridly executed bop numbers and soul-stirring ballads via his polyrhythmic flurries and penchant for nuance. Saxophonist Jay Collins launches the proceedings with grit and determination on Dizzy Gillespie's bop classic "Shaw 'Nuff." Here and throughout, the band commingles inherent elements of clave with crisply executed time signatures and ferocious exchanges. Even when they explore balladry, the soloists seem more inclined to go for the gusto in lieu of settling for lush romanticism or saccharine statements. It all pans out rather nicely, as this release was among the finest Latin jazz recordings of 2002. ~ Glenn Astarita

Led by the renowned Nuyorican master drummer Bobby Sanabria, the powerhouse Quarteto Ache roars its way through two Dizzy Gillespie classics and seven exciting band originals which form a true compendium of Latin jazz musical styles and rhythms of the la

Audio Mixer: Bobby Sanabria.

Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski.

Recording information: Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ (12/19/2001/12/23/2001).

Author: Bobby Sanabria.

Photographer: Martin Cohen.

Arranger: Bobby Sanabria.

Personnel includes: Bobby Sanabria (drums).

Personnel: Bobby Sanabria (vocals, drums); Bobby Sanabria; Boris Kozlov (acoustic bass); Boris Koslov (acoustic bass guitar); John Di Martino (vocals, piano); Jay Collins (flute, wooden flute, bansuri, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone).