I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Desserts... from Juan Carlos Quintero and it's in excellent example of light, airy, Latin infused jazz. Opening with Johnny, Mercer's Tangerine, Juan Carlos Quintero puts a cool Latin spin on the track with melodic lead on electric guitar, with strong support by Eddie Resto on bass, Joe Rotondi on piano, Joey DeLeon on percussion, and Aaron Serfaty on drums. Quintero shows good creativity with fluid guitar soloing and Rotondi.s piano soloing adds nicely. Estampa Cubana really moves with excellent bass/rhythm combo by Resto, DeLeon and Serfaty. Quintero rides the rhythm adding real spark to the track. Very nice. Also included is a broad improvisation on Van Morrison's Moondance. This is a pretty adventuresome pursuit with only a few clear references to the original tune yet, it holds itself together really well and stands alone with nice arrangement and soloing by all. Wrapping the release is John Gillespie's A Night In Tunisia with a strong Latin rhythm and rapid fire, guitar riffs by Quintero. Rotondi lays out a really nice piano solo on this one and in my opinion this is an excellent closer showing the best the band has to offer. Very nice.
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