David Sanchez - Sketches Of Dreams (1994)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer David Sanchez Title Sketches Of Dreams Length 60:02 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format CD-R (copy) Packaging Jewel Case Label Sony Cat. Number 67021 Style General Jazz Rating Recorded grudzień 1994

Musicians	Credits
David Sanchez sax tenor, sax soprano Roy Hargrove trumpet Dave Kikoski piano Danílo Perez piano Jerry Gonzalez percussion Jerry Gonzalez percussion John Benítez bass Adam Cruz drums Adam Cruz bass Leon Parker drums, claves	Producer John Snyder Producer Dr. George Butler Producer Charles Fishman Engineer Jay Newland

Track list

01 Africa Y Las Americas 05:38 02 Bomba Blues 06:44 03 Falling In Love With Love 07:51 04 The Extension 05:17 05 Tu Y Mi Cancion 05:39 06 Mal Social 07:46 07 Sketches Of Dreams 06:31 08 It's Easy To Remember 08:30 09 Little Melonae 06:06

Notes

_AMG Review (4): David Sanchez, who has an appealing tone on the tenor (at times hinting at Joe Henderson and Stanley Turrentine), matches well with trumpeter Roy Hargrove and the creative Latin percussionists during the first two numbers. However, at that point Hargrove disappears (only popping up on "Sketches of Dreams") and the percussionists are often de-emphasized in favor of more straight-ahead music; three numbers are played with just a standard rhythm section. Pianists David Kikoski and Danilo Perez both have plenty of solo space, with Perez's complex yet accessible style sometimes coming close at times to stealing honors. But Sanchez's warm sound (which is quite appealing on the ballad "Tu Y Mi Cancion" and a tender "It's Easy to Remember") eventually emerges as the main star. Perhaps in the future he should do a full Latin album or an entire set of ballads. This sampler CD (which includes two outings on soprano) is a good example of his talents. — Scott Yanow