Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, the landmark 1993 album that brought together North American and Cuban musicians in Havana, preceded Buena Vista Social Club by three years. With her all-female sextet, Maqueque, whose self-titled debut recently won a Juno (the Canadian Grammy) for Best Group Jazz Album of the Year, she's breaking new ground yet again. The name of the group means "the energy of a young girl's spirit," and with four of it's members still in their early twenties, this is a band with energy to spare. That spirit is manifested through propulsive montuno improvisations, call and response numbers and ivory-tickling piano features, as might be expected, but also on a stirring cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone."

Tracklist:

Hymn
Ochun
Yo Siempre Oddara
Song from Argentina
Quirino
La Luna Arriba
G.M.S. (Gandinga, Mondongo, Sandunga)
Epistrophy
Yemaya (Asesu) 1
Sweet Dreams 1
Spirits of Havana 1
Que Beno 1
Nascimento 1
Mondongo 1
Yambu 1
Inolvidable 1
Amor Por Ti 1
Descarga a la Hindemith 1
San Lazaro (BabalÃº) 2
Chamalongo 2
Avisale 2
Freedom at Last 2
Coco 2
Piccalo Dance

UPC: 803057023929
Label: Linus
Release Date: 7.22.16
Format: CD

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - Spirits Of Havana (CD)