Jorge Reyes has been one of the great innovators responsible for the increasing the freedom and creativity of the double-bass in Cuban music for many years, and De Todo Un Poco is a great album of Latin Jazz and Cuban descarga. It is irrelevant that the space for improvisation is limited. What is truly important here is the spirit of the "descargas", which is manifested in the imaginative interplay between all of the members of Reyes' quintet: Carlos Averhoff Jr. (tenor sax), Emilio Morales (piano), Giraldo Piloto (drums), Adel Gonzlez (percussion) and Evelyn Garcia Marquez (Vocals). 10 tracks. Yemaya. 2007.

Track list

1. CD
Gm’s Musicbox
Toronto
Dark Glasses
Off the Records
Flip Trip
Via Terra
Windmills
Four Steps
Lily of the Nile
Passing
New Year’s Eve

2. CD
Free Landscape
Cut I: Bienenschwarm
Chai Waltz
Cut II: Quadratlichter
Road Trip A22
Cut III: Zirkel
Cut IV: Schneefall
Baharat
Abibliophobia
Cut V: Quantenmechanik
Cut VI: Drei Tage bei Oma
Free Landscape Reprise

This outstanding release features Nina Simones complete New York, 1957 trio session with Jimmy Bond on bass, Albert 'Tootie' Heath on drums and Simone accompanying herself on piano. This edition marks the first time that all fifteen of these tracks (including the extended alternate take of My Baby Just Cares For Me) are available on one CD. Of the 82 studio sessions and live performances that make up Simones discography, this date marks her very first recording. To say that her studio debut was a success would be a terrible understatement. At 25-years old, Simones performance boasted all the passion and ebullience of youth, and all the skill and grace of a seasoned veteran. There are many who consider this session Simones finest recording. Includes the bonus track 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' (Alternate Take). Gambit. 2006.