Don Grolnick - Medianoche (1995)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Don Grolnick Title Medianoche Length 56:47 Discs: 1 Tracks: 10 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Warner Bros. Cat. Number 46287 Style Afro-Cuban; Latin Rating Recorded 1995  Comment rozczarowujący latin

Musicians	Credits
Don Grolnick piano Michael Brecker sax tenor Mike Mainieri vibraphone Andy Gonzalez bass Dave Valentin flute Don Alias percussion Steve Berrios percussion Milton Cardona percussion	Producer Don Grolnick Producer Andy Gonzalez Engineer James Farber Mastering Greg Calbi Mixing David Michael Dill

Track list

01 Catta 04:12 02 Rainsville 05:31 03 Water Babies 07:10 04 Medianoche 05:24 05 Cape Verdean Blues 04:56 06 Heart Of Darkness 06:05 07 If Ever I Should Leave You 07:24 08 Rojo y Negro 04:57 09 Oran 05:36 10 Night Song 05:32

Notes

AMG Review by David R. Adler (3): Medianoche finds Don Grolnick in the company of a hybrid Latin and post-bop supergroup of sorts, with Michael Brecker on tenor, Mike Mainieri on vibes, Dave Valentin on flute, Andy Gonzales on bass, and Don Alias, Steve Berrios, and Milton Cardona on percussion. The idea is simple: authentic Latin arrangements of very hip jazz material like Andrew Hill's "Catta," Wayne Shorter's "Water Babies," Horace Silver's "Cape Verdean Blues," and Chick Corea's "Oran." Four strong Grolnick originals also appear, including a Latinized version of the brooding "Heart of Darkness." Quite beautiful, but not as essential as the late pianist's brilliant output on Blue Note.