Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet's lyrics & chords

Trombonist Wayne Wallace and his Latin Jazz Ensemble have a well-oiled record-making machine that seems incapable of turning out a subpar album. Therein lies the mystery. The ingredients that Wallace and his bandmates pour into the machine are eminently predictable—a studiously well-sampled array of Latin rhythms, didactically specified in the liner notes; a mixture of strong original compositions and Latin settings of jazz standards; tight ensemble playing by the quintet with plenty of space to breathe; a smattering of tasteful contribution...read more