IMO, Pablo jam session LPs from this era sometimes feel rudderless and lacking in cohesion -- but not this one. Everything coalesces here. It stands out.
I don't know why. The lineup? The repertoire? Serendipity? I dunno. It just sounds really good.
Prompted by TtK's thread on Chico O'Farrill's jazz suites:
I like the CD cover better because O'Farrill gets a credit on the front -- unlike the LP jacket. Glad they corrected that oversight!
I LOVE that record. It's sorta odd at times. But pleasingly odd.
Regarding the "Latin quotient" in his music: O'Farrill isn't, say, Mario Bauza. But neither is Bauza O'Farrill. Just different. Right?