Trumpet/Flugalist Greg Duncan is up to something on Chicago, Barcelona Connections (New Origins 001). Something good.
First off he plays his own brand of post-Hubbard, post-Milesian trumpet and you can hear that to good advantage on this recording.
Secondly he's gathered together musicians I can only assume from both Chicago and Barcelona, Spain, and put together a Latin/Spanish Jazz repertoire, worked out some very nice arrangements, and let loose.
It's an album of high merit. Everybody and everything sounds right, including some well-sung vocals by Patricia Ortega.
Bravo!
