Ancestral Echoes by Paul Goodnight (Art)

Tags

African American, Art, Paul Goodnight

Art has been Paul Goodnight’s saving grace in his recovery from his traumatic experience in Viet Nam when he lost his ability to speak from seeing the horrors of war. Though some thought he had lost his mind, he knew he hadn’t and began to communicate with his drawings of the horrors of war. —Grandpasart.com

-))- Ancestral Echoes by Paul Goodnight [Giclee on Canvas] -))-

Paul Goodnight - Ancestral Echoes

..:: Source: Grandpasart.com ::..

Roland Vazquez Band -][- The Visitor [Review]

Tags

Drums, Jazz, Professor, Roland Vazquez

Roland Vazquez - The Visitor

Roland Vazquez Band -][- The Visitor – [Roland Vazquez Music, 2010] – Review –

With a number of notable recordings under his belt over the years, California native Roland Vazquez pauses for just a moment to record another marvelous album titled “The Visitor.” Furthermore, the gifted Vazquez born in 1951 decided to become a musician after seeing percussionist Mongo Santamaria perform 1963.

As anticipated, Vazquez compositionally stayed on course culturally in the vein of Latin Jazz as he decidedly encrypts his definitive signature on seven poignant gems. Not only that, Vazquez surrounds himself with top-tier talent as he scored and arranged these wonderful pieces in the framework tailor-made perfectly for a large ensemble as the opener “Urantia” superbly illustrates his direction which was inspired by his visit to Greece.

Vazquez drumming and musicianship are noted, his prolific writing skills as expected with this record are realized through the splendid arrangements coupled here are simply breathtaking as featured on “The Visitor” features the gifted Joel Fraham on tenor and Luis Perdomo plays piano.