Artist description Al Molina brought together some of San Francisco's best jazz musicians to make this straight-ahead jazz CD. The CD includes both original compositions and jazz standards (sorry we can't give you a taste of copyrighted standards on this site). The San Francisco jazz scene has long included a mix of bebop and Latin influences. This CD follows that tradition - included among the ten tracks are two original Latin tunes by Molina, "Sonny's Samba" and "Algo Nuevo".

Music Style jazz, bebop

Musical Influences Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Dizzy Gillespie

Group Members Al Molina, trumpet and flugelhorn, Charlie McCarthy, tenor and alto sax, Larry Vuckovich, piano, Monte Budwig, bass, Vince Lateano, drums, Louie Romero, Latin percussion

Instruments trumpet/flugelhorn, tenor/alto sax, piano, bass, drums, percussion

Albums Straight From the Heart

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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